Florida man pleads guilty to postal key theft and robbery
GAINESVILLE, Florida - Antrell Jermaine Hillard, a 33-year-old from Live Oak, Florida, has pleaded guilty to charges related to the theft of postal keys and robbery, according to the United States Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Florida. Hillard admitted to conspiracy to steal postal keys, theft of posta
‘No one saw anything:’ Shooting erupts at 100-person party, Marion sheriff says
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A shooting broke out at a home in Reddick over the weekend, though investigators are being left with little to work with, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. In a release, deputies said the incident happened around 1:50 a.m. on Saturday, when reports...
Paddock Mall gun scare sends Mother’s Day shoppers running, forces temporary shutdown
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Mother’s Day shoppers scrambled for cover inside Paddock Mall after a fight broke out and someone waved a gun. The incident forced the mall to shut down temporarily, and Ocala police are now searching for three people they say were involved. Officers responded just...
Deputies ask for help identifying two men accused of robbing a gas station at...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies released photos of two men accused of robbing a gas station at gunpoint this weekend. Sheriff’s deputies say two masked men entered the Circle K gas station on Southeast Hawthorne Road (State Road 20), just east of Gainesville, early Sunday morning.
Benderson, The Villages to Develop 700-Acre Hospital-Anchored Mixed-Use Campus in Central Florida
The Villages, Fla. — Benderson Development, in a collaboration with The Villages, has announced plans to develop Legacy Place, a 700-acre mixed-use development in Central Florida. The project will be situated along three miles of Florida’s Turnpike near County Road 470 and Central Parkway and serve as the southern gate
Two juveniles arrested following unauthorized block party in Majestic Oaks
Two juveniles were arrested late Saturday night following an unauthorized block party in Majestic Oaks; one was charged with unlawfully carrying a loaded rifle in a backpack, and the other was arrested on two warrants for violating probation. The post Two juveniles arrested following unauthorized block party in Majest
Morgan Wallen To Use Live Audio Description For Blind Attendee At Florida Concert, Believed...
Helping everyone feel included. Morgan Wallen is currently out on the road for his 2026 Still The Problem stadium tour, which will head to Gainesville, Florida for two nights this coming weekend at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, where he will be joined by openers Ella Langley, Thomas Rhett, Gavin Adcock and Zach John King o
68-year-old woman dies in custody at Alachua County Jail, authorities investigate
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua County Sheriff’s Office officials have confirmed an inmate died in the county jail on Sunday night. Officials say Shirley Williams, 68, was being held in the infirmary when a detention officer, doing routine 15-minute checks, found her unresponsive in her bed around 11:15. The...
University of Florida, other institutions receive $4M in Alzheimer’s research funding
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) — Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo announced a grant of more than $4.2 million for eight institutions to research Alzheimer’s treatment and prevention during a news conference at the University of Florida on Monday. The University of Florida and seven other institutions, all in...
Gainesville woman arrested for trying to hit man with vehicle and throwing doorbell camera...
Shantavia Jermicia Venning, 34, was arrested early this morning after two incidents in which she allegedly accelerated her vehicle toward a man at a family member's house and later went to his residence and threw a doorbell camera through a window, breaking the window. The post Gainesville woman arrested for trying to
