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Kendrick Rashaed Bullard, 33, was arrested early this morning after allegedly fleeing from a traffic stop into an acquaintance's apartment and then forcing the occupants, including a 16-year-old, to sit in the bathroom of their apartment for over two hours until officers forced entry into the apartment. The post Man...

According to Alachua County Sheriff’s officials, deputies arrived on scene in the parking lot of Bonefish Grill just before 10 p.m. DJ’s Cast Iron Burgers in Gainesville is launching the Lagway Burger. Mother creates petition to pass Florida law requiring toxicology tests after fatal crash. Updated: 12 hours...

A mobile home in Silver Springs was destroyed by an explosion on Wednesday afternoon. Marion County Fire Rescue units responded to reports of a residential structure fire along NE 170th Court on Wednesday, July 2, at around 3:21 p.m. According to MCFR, multiple 911 callers reported an explosion, followed by...

As families gather at Legacy Park to take in the city of Alachua’s annual July 4 fireworks display, a neighboring family will be celebrating a special milestone of their own. On Nov. 2, 1925, Allen and Maggie Lumpkins purchased a 6-acre plot of land for $500 that abuts where...

Two suspects are being sought in a $900 booze heist at a Publix liquor store in The Villages. The two individuals on Monday entered the Publix liquor store at Mulberry Grove Plaza. One filled a bag, the other a shopping basket—both walked out with more than $900 worth of stolen liquor, according to the Marion County...

MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Lurking in the woods of Ocklawaha is a large, two-story house built nearly 100 years ago. No one lives there anymore, but that wasn’t always the case. Originally, the home was built on Lake Weir in 1930 by the Bradford family, and it was...

Plantiffs explain why they filed motion to drop suit against GRU. The lawsuit questioning the right of the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority Board to control the utility was dropped. ‘Bravest, toughest kid’: Gilchrist County rib sale held for 6-year-old boy battling cancer. Updated: 2 hours ago. Barbecue and...

Sheriff's deputies said what started as a simple traffic stop took a dangerous turn.

Alachua County Sheriff's Office is looking for Chloe Isabella Lacorte, a 20-year-old white woman who was last seen in the area of 4200 SW 21st Place. The post ASO asks public for help finding missing woman appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

MARION COUNTY, Fla. (WSVN) — Authorities made a startling discovery after catching up to a driver who tried escaping police during a routine traffic stop near Orlando. After Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies took Jordan Skeene into custody, they discovered he had a child in the backseat of his car the entire...