Gainesville FL

Alachua County will host its final community workshop on Tuesday, Sept. 23, to address concerns about street safety for all road users. The workshop will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Swick House (15100 NW 142nd Terr., Gainesville). RSVP to the event on Facebook. The meeting will...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Free Narcan is now available at the Alachua County Jail . Deputies are thanking the non-profits, Oxford House and Released Re-entry Florida, for their new Narcan dispenser. It was installed last month. Sheriff Chad Scott says helping prevent drug overdoses is personal. “I lost a son...

As UF research spending hit an all-time high, undergraduate funding across the country fell into turmoil when the National Institute of Health abruptly terminated research grants. Some of UF’s undergraduate programs were swept into the mix. Three UF programs received NIH funding to conduct biomedical research, with a...

The Gainesville City Commission will consider a contract to install school zone speed cameras on Thursday, along with items on the renovation of City Hall Plaza and a historic designation for Gainesville Lodge. The meeting will start at 10 a.m. with the morning agenda. The commission will hear an expansion...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Niyani Arcola Markham, 22, has been charged with property damage and two incidents of battery, all inside the Alachua County Jail, in the past two weeks; the charges are on top of a July charge for battery on another inmate and charges from January, February, and March for possession of drug...

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. (WCJB) - Residents of Sunrise Inn in Alachua County are raising alarms over deteriorating living conditions that they say are causing health issues. The building, which used to be owned by St. Francis House, was purchased by the county in 2024. County leaders say they stepped in to save 35 people...

At a special budget meeting on September 10, the Gainesville City Commission approved the amended Fire Assessment fee and Schedule of Fees, Rates, and Charges; they also approved the first readings of the FY26 budget and property tax rates. The post Gainesville City Commission approves FY26 budget and property tax...

HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. (WCJB) - The High Springs Chamber of Commerce hosted a fall festival all weekend. Food trucks and various vendors lined the farmers’ market pavilion. One vendor says this is her first time attending a festival like this one and says it’s a great way for small businesses to network and sell their...

Body Worn Camera (BWC) footage shows a victim in one of the Ignite Life Center (ILC) cases has concerns about a pastor with the church, Adolfo Gomez, who also works as a chaplain for UF Health & Shands. The victim doesn’t press any specific allegations against Gomez, but shares her thoughts on his behavior in the...

Jessica Marie Parker, 33, was arrested yesterday after spitting on and kicking police officers who asked her to leave UF Health Shands, where she was reportedly doing her laundry despite being trespassed from the hospital. The post Woman charged with battery on officers after being asked to stop doing her laundry at...