Health departments in Alachua, Marion counties issue rabies alerts, officials urge to be cautious
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Health departments in Alachua and Marion counties have issued multiple rabies alerts in the past month, demonstrating the rampant run of the disease amongst wild animals in North Central Florida. Last week, Marion County Health Department officials issued a new rabies alert after finding an...
Bradford County man sentenced to more than a century in prison for drug trafficking
A man from Bradford County was sentenced to 105 years in prison after he was found guilty of drug trafficking.
Gainesville, FL – Drug Bust: Convicted Felon Found With Cocaine, Meth
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Gainesville, FL – A convicted felon wanted out of Tennessee was arrested early Wednesday after deputies in Alachua County allegedly found a large stash of drugs, pills, and paraphernalia inside his car....
Florida house party turns violent when host allegedly cuts off guest’s thumb with a...
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (TCN) -- A victim and a suspect were both arrested after an argument turned physical and ended with a man losing a thumb to a machete attack. In the early morning hours of Dec. 13, 42-year-old Carlos Hernandez Nicolas and Jose Turcios Garcia, 38, began to argue during a gathering at Nicolas’ home,...
Charges dropped against former Marion County child-care worker accused of abuse
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – Charges have been dropped against a former employee of a Marion County day care who was fired following her arrest on accusations of child abuse, records show. State prosecutors on Thursday filed an announcement of “no information” in the case of Karla Loenie Gonzalez Penalverty,...
Man on probation arrested for home invasion robbery and fleeing
Taurus Cordarryl Duncan, 36, was arrested yesterday on a warrant for home invasion robbery after allegedly fleeing from a police officer. The post Man on probation arrested for home invasion robbery and fleeing appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .
U.S. Marshals-led Operation “Northern Lights” results in the recovery and location of 43 missing...
The U.S. Marshals Service, in conjunction with numerous law enforcement partners, including Alachua County Sheriff's Office, led a missing child operation in December that resulted in the recovery and location of 43 critically missing children from 14 counties across North Florida. The post U.S. Marshals-led...
Villager arrested after caught panhandling on median
A Villager was arrested after she was caught panhandling on a median. Lucretia Merry Hewson, 51, who lives on the Historic Side of The Villages, was spotted Wednesday on the median at the intersection of U.S. Hwy. 441 and SE Hwy. 42 in Summerfield, not far from Mulberry Grove Plaza in The Villages, according to an...
Alachua County Farmers Market moves to new location
The Alachua County Farmers Market (ACFM) will relocate to its new location at San Felasco Tech City, starting Jan. 3. According to a press release, the oldest-operating farmers’ market in the area, which has supported local growers for over 50 years, will be relocating to its new home at 13900 Tech City Circle. In...
Man on probation charged with drug possession and attempted carjacking; deputies seek carjacking victim
John Roosevelt Wilson III, 36, was arrested yesterday after allegedly fleeing from deputies and trying to get into a passing vehicle; he was also charged with selling drugs. The post Man on probation charged with drug possession and attempted carjacking; deputies seek carjacking victim appeared first on Alachua...
