Gainesville FL

WILLISTON, Fla. (WCJB) - A man has been arrested after threatening someone with a gun during a domestic violence incident. Early in the morning of Feb. 12th, Levy County Sheriff’s Office officials responded to a domestic violence call at Northeast 147th Court in Williston. The victim reported Oscar Cruz-Baldo,...

At the beginning of their April 3 meeting, the Gainesville City Commission heard an update on the GRU Authority's lawsuit against their ballot referendum to regain control of GRU and decided to wait before making any decisions about how to respond. The post “We’re not going to end this quickly”: Gainesville City...

Mitchell Lee Jones, 35, was arrested yesterday and charged with grand theft of a motorcycle, drug possession, and resisting an officer without violence after allegedly stealing a motorcycle, riding it for several weeks, and running from officers across Archer Road into Panera. The post Homeless man arrested for...

Clinton Andre Green, 21, was arrested on March 24 and charged with simple assault. The victim told police that Green threatened to punch her in the face and lunged at her with a closed fist but did not strike her. However, Green reportedly did punch a TV. Green reportedly admitted...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - U.S. World News and Report released its rankings of the top schools in Florida. Not many from our area made the top 100. PK Yonge in Gainesville is 64. Buchholz is 67. And Belmont Academy in Lake City is number 91. Eastside in Gainesville fell short...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (CBS12) — A Florida man has one million reasons to smile. The Florida Lottery announced on Thursday that Archer resident Leo Raleigh claimed a $1 million prize from the $1,000,000 A Year For Life Spectacular Scratch-Off game. Lottery officials said Raleigh bought his winning ticket from the...

Dharmen K. Patel, 48, who owned Dee's Liquor Store until he transferred ownership of the company to his wife following his arrest in January, has been sentenced to three years in prison for cocaine trafficking. The post Former liquor store owner sentenced to three years in prison for cocaine trafficking appeared...

A Florida man has claimed a $1 million prize from the Florida Lottery’s $1,000,000 A YEAR FOR LIFE SPECTACULAR scratch-off game. Leo Raleigh, 59, of Archer, collected his winnings at the Lottery’s Gainesville District Office, opting for a one-time, lump-sum payment of $640,000.00. Raleigh purchased his winning...

The Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier’s Office of Statewide Prosecution (OSP) has secured a 25-year prison sentence for a man convicted of possessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM). Lucus Figueroa was charged with 22 counts of possession of CSAM. Law enforcement investigations revealed that Figueroa...

A Florida man has been arrested after he shot and killed his girlfriend while she slept in bed with their three children, deputies say. The man then allegedly attempted to stage the murder as a home invasion. Authorities say Saun Rainge and his accomplice, Benjamin Garmon, now both face a first-degree murder charge...