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WIMAUMA, Fla. — Researchers want to help Florida farmers grow more strawberries. A University of Florida student has based her graduate studies on boosting production, while keeping costs down. Surrounded by plants, Kaitlyn Vondracek has been immersed in learning about strawberry production. She’s a doctoral student at the University...

Bill Augustine writes that High Springs' decision to cut a fire position is reckless. The post Letter: High Springs Commissioners and City Hall officials recklessly gut their fire department as wildfires surge appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

A woman charged in a hit-and-run crash that killed an elderly man in late 2025 was sentenced by a judge on April 23. Here's what we know about cases heard at the Marion County Judicial Center the week of April 13 and 20. Somer Lynn Fox Judge: Circuit Judge Timothy McCourt. Charge: Leaving the scene of an accident involving death. Lawyers: Assistant...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -We are at the end of National Volunteer Week, and those with the North Central Florida American Red Cross have mobilized multiple times to help out as wildfires burn across the area. TV20’s Hawah Ezell spoke with Joni Perkins, the executive director of the NCFL chapter, about...

Florida is now up to two receiver commits in its 2027 recruiting class.

UF head coach Tim Walton pulled a surprise Saturday night, handing the start to junior left-hander Olivia Miller. Despite 24 appearances in the circle, Miller had yet to make a start in 2026. But a return to her hometown of Orlando provided the perfect stage for the opportunity. And it...

Palms Medical Group partnered with the Dollar General Distribution Center in Alachua on Friday, April 24, to donate various supplies to fire rescue agencies in North Central Florida. This large-scale, multi-agency donation included breakfast bars, beef jerky, water bottles, lip balm, and sunscreen – all items reported by the Florida Forest Service as needed by fire rescue staff. The post Palms Medical Group...

DUNNELLON, Fla. — Two men are behind bars after a search warrant led to drugs being found in a home near a park, according to Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Anwar Taylor, 42, and Stanley Jackson, 43, face drug charges after deputies issued a warrant for the home located along Bostick Street in Dunnellon, less than 400 feet from Ernie Mills Park.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB/Gray News) - Police in Florida say a 17-year-old boy was hospitalized after he was hit by a car while apparently attempting a stunt. Gainesville Police say a 17-year-old boy tried to jump over a Chevrolet Camaro moving at 45 mph and was struck around 6:15 p.m. Tuesday. The teenager suffered a serious head injury and was...

Fredrick Joseph Augustus, 45, was arrested yesterday for allegedly raping a woman who had recently arrived at GRACE Marketplace. The post Homeless man arrested for raping woman in woods near GRACE appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .