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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A Gainesville High School teacher may have her teaching certificate revoked after giving a student a controversial “Most Likely to Become a Dictator” superlative. Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas announced during a state Board of Education meeting that he was moving to prevent...

NEWBERRY, Fla. (WCJB) - Brand new American flags are flying on the Newberry Veterans’ Memorial after they were initially stolen in August. Congresswoman Kat Cammack posted photos of her handing city leaders brand new flags Wednesday. She posed with Mayor Tim Marden and Commissioner Mark Clark. Flags flying at...

OCALA, Fla. – Florida Highway Patrol troopers are searching for a van they say struck and killed a man who was pushing a grocery cart across State Road 200 in Marion County. The crash occurred just before 8 p.m. Tuesday at the intersection of S.R. 200 and SW 60th Street, troopers said.

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Jordan Anthony Martini, 26, Saturday and charged him with domestic battery by strangulation and hindering police communications, both felonies. According to the arrest report, Martini began arguing with the victim because she hadn’t done his laundry. Martini...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Former Florida Governor Lawton Chiles signed the Marchman Act in 1993, and now his daughter, Rhea Chiles, says healthcare facilities are abusing it. Lawton Chiles became governor in 1991 before dying in office in 1998. He signed hundreds of bills, including what is known as the Marchman Act...

A Summerfield woman going through a polygamous breakup was arrested for battery after allegedly pushing her ex-girlfriend’s head during an argument. A deputy responded to a disturbance at the residence of 26-year-old Devon Devarah Louise Driscoll, located at 14540 SE 90th Ter., around 10 p.m. Tuesday, according to an...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A new study lists Gainesville among the most expensive metro areas for renters. Researchers from “Lawn Love” conducted the study out of 196 metros. Florida and California dominated the top 25 spots, with Gainesville ranked at No. 11. The study was based on overall...

Linda Vista is poised to open its second Gainesville location as the Mexican restaurant finalized the purchase of 43rd Street Deli & Breakfast House’s former Williston Road location this week. The announcement comes a few months after the deli posted on Facebook that it would close its operations at...

HAWTHORNE, Fla. — The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office responded to a violent stabbing and subsequent standoff on Wednesday afternoon that left one person hospitalized and a suspect in custody. At approximately 2:47 p.m. on September 24, dispatchers received multiple 911 calls reporting a fight and stabbing in the...

Dustin Chase Baker-Gray, 30, was arrested early Tuesday morning after allegedly threatening to punch a deputy; he later allegedly threatened to stab the deputy while he was detained in a patrol vehicle. The post Man arrested for threatening to punch deputy if he asked any more questions appeared first on Alachua...