Gainesville FL

A statewide missing child alert is active for 15-year-old Lilyana Blanco, who was last seen on the 2900 block of Southwest 42 Street in Gainesville, Florida on Sunday, September 20, 2025.

Imagine stumbling upon a sprawling wonderland where treasure hunting isn’t just a metaphor but an actual weekend activity that leaves your wallet surprisingly intact and your car trunk mysteriously full of items you never knew you needed. Welcome to Waldo Farmers and Flea Market, a magnificent labyrinth of commerce...

Eastern Airlines used to fly DC-9 aircraft to Ocala from Atlanta throughout the 1970s. I have always wondered why Gainesville has commercial jet service from American and Delta, but the larger airport in Ocala does not. I am also aware that there were once discussions about developing Williston Regional Airport...

Poe Springs Road was reopened after Bomb Team members destroyed a device that appeared to be constructed of several sticks of dynamite, bundled in tape and with a timer attached. Technicians determined the device was a hoax device. There is no threat to the public at this time. The post Poe Springs Road reopened...

Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies and the ACSO Bomb Team are responding to reports of a suspicious device. Cancer research organization raises over $30,000 in 5K. People helped raise another $30,000 for cancer research. Gilchrist County celebrates 100th birthday with a feast. Updated: 23 hours ago. Gilchrist County...

Dominic J. DeGrego, 25, and Hannah Elizabeth Hofmann, 24, were arrested yesterday and charged with stealing a vehicle from Lake County. The post Pair arrested for stealing vehicle from Lake County appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

Porche Latrice Jeffery, 40, was arrested on Friday evening on a warrant for allegedly setting the interior of a car on fire in May. The post Homeless woman arrested for setting car’s interior on fire in May appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

STARKE, Fla. (WCJB) - UPDATE: Bradford County Sheriff’s deputies say Arguello has been found safe. ORIGINAL STORY: The Bradford County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing teenager from Starke. Deputies say Kryslin Arguello, 15, was last seen Saturday night around 10:30 at the residence of 14841 SE...

WALDO, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man in Waldo on Saturday on charges of battery by strangulation and hindering a victim from calling 911. They say Jordan Martini, 26, strangled and pushed the victim into the stove of the kitchen during an argument on Sept. 13. She was unable to...

The CEO of Happy Homes Construction, Drew Thomas Worthmann, 43, was arrested at his house in Tioga Tuesday afternoon for threatening IQ Fiber employees. The victims were present at Worthmann’s residence to install fiber optic cables, as the Tioga director of development hired IQ Fiber to install them throughout the...