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GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The National Weather Service has issued a freeze watch for our area, due to nighttime temperatures dropping into the low 30s starting on Monday. Daytime highs will be chilly, too. It’ll be sunny this week, but temperatures likely won’t exceed 60° on Monday. Tuesday will be even colder in...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) — A man who was accused of making threats against a Florida synagogue was shot and killed by law enforcement officers while they were serving an arrest warrant Thursday. The suspect, Ali Ihsan Bayhan, of Gainesville, was linked to a bomb threat that was reported Wednesday...

Kenyata Malik McCoy, 21, was arrested yesterday and charged with having a firearm on the University of Florida campus; he is currently in a pre-trial diversion agreement following an April arrest for loitering/prowling and resisting an officer without violence. The post Man in pre-trial diversion program arrested...

ORLANDO, Fla. – Central Florida typically sees a couple of these types of cold blasts every winter. The difference? They normally occur in the heart of winter, not the middle of November. A freeze watch is in effect for Marion County as the there is the potential for actual...

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office says A 22-year-old Keystone Heights man is facing serious charges after a child exploitation investigation.

Morgan Wallen announces 2026 “Still The Problem” stadium tour and 95.1 WAPE Has your chance at tickets! Morgan Wallen brings his tour to Gainesville at the Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on May 15th and YOU could be there to watch!. Dex and Barbie T has your chance to...

Another pedestrian was killed on a Marion County roadway on Saturday morning, marking the 17th pedestrian death and fifth hit-and-run fatality from approximately 1,000 local hit-and-run accidents this year. The fatal accident occurred near the intersection of U.S. Highway 441 and SE 135th Street in Summerfield on...

The Veterans Day holiday will not affect residential curbside collection service for solid waste, recycling, and yard trash. The regular schedule for these services will occur on Tuesday. The post Alachua County closings and waste collection for Veterans Day appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A University of Florida dining hall employee was arrested Friday after police say he brought a firearm on campus. UFPD officers say surveillance camera footage shows Kenyata McCoy, 21, entering the restroom in the Broward Dining Facility, where he worked as a dishwasher, just after midnight.

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County commissioners are proclaiming November of this year as “Family Caregivers Appreciation Month.”. Officials made the announcement during their Tuesday meeting, while recognizing the group “Meadow-Brook Church Caregivers” for their work. County leaders hosted an event Saturday morning...