Gainesville FL

Two Louisiana men will spend the rest of their lives behind bars after being found guilty of kidnapping and robbery in connection with a 2022 home invasion in Marion County. Last week, 52-year-old Ronald Cyril Ganser, Jr. and 60-year-old Mark J. Cambre were found guilty of principal to kidnapping, burglary of a...

Rakeem Lizel Calhoun, 37, was arrested early this morning after allegedly stealing his girlfriend's car, hitting her, taking her cell phone, and attempting to elude law enforcement by listening to a police scanner. The post Man arrested for carjacking, battery, and using a police scanner to avoid deputies appeared...

As a former Gator, I remember when former University of Florida guard Shannon Snell — who recently became the franchise owner of the Sonny’s BBQ (Note-Snell took over for previous franchisees and New Tampa residents Jim and Cristina Hoff, who ran the local Sonny’s since it opened in 1998) on Bruce B. Downs Blvd. in...

At the November 20 Gainesville City Commission meeting, GPD reported a reduction in crime, and Commissioners expressed frustration that GRU continues to deduct its legal fees from the General Fund Transfer. The post Gainesville City Commission hears about crime reduction, expresses frustration with paying GRU’s...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Gainesville police say a man with active warrants tried to use another man’s name. Now he’s in the Alachua County Jail. Police say 60-year-old Philip Roberts gave a dead man’s name to officers who stopped him on Northeast 15th Street on Tuesday. Roberts...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - On March 31, 2025, agents with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service along with volunteers from several animal rescue groups took part in an operation that led to the seizure of eight neglected monkeys. Operation ‘Out of the Dark and into the Light’ is one of the...

OCALA, FL (352today.com) – The Marion County Planning and Zoning Board approved recommendations for a small-scale land use change from low residential to medium residential, along with a recommendation of a change in zoning general agriculture, for a planned unit development with a maximum of 72 houses, by a 6-2...

After so many twists and turns, it seems like the Lane Kiffin coaching carousel finally made the wildest move. Message Board Geniuses dropped a bomb Thursday morning claiming the Ole Miss skipper has already signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Florida. The X account didn’t just throw out some tips. They cited...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A woman in Alachua County is behind bars after trying to break into a home on Wednesday. Frandreka Woods, 32, allegedly used a tool on the window to force her way through the front door. Deputies said Woods attacked a man inside and threatened to kill...

A Bonefish Grill location at 4701 Southwest College Road in Ocala, Marion County, Florida, was ordered to temporarily close on November 21, 2025, after state inspectors documented 31 violations during a routine food safety inspection, according to the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation.