Gainesville FL

School Board Member Janine Plavac argues that the board should wait for a clearer financial picture before borrowing money for new buildings at Lincoln, Mebane, and Oak View. The post Plavac: School Board should exercise fiscal restraint in an era of uncertainty appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

An official with the Marion County Sheriff’s office confirms there was a shooting early Saturday morning.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A homicide investigation is underway after a man was shot and killed in Northwest Gainesville Sunday night. Gainesville Police Department officers say 911 callers reported shots fired on Northwest Sixth Street near the intersection of 26th Avenue around 9:20 p.m. Officers found a man sufferin

Food inspectors made their rounds across Alachua County in April 2026, and the results were a mixed bag. State records from the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation show that inspectors visited 51 restaurants in the county over the last 30 days, with 34 establishments passing on their first visit.

Eric Wayne Davidson, 57, was arrested yesterday for allegedly stealing over $700 in merchandise from JC Penney in two incidents. The post Convicted thief arrested for stealing over $700 in items from JC Penney appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

A lottery ticket worth over $100,000 was sold at a gas station in the south part of Marion County this week. A winning ticket for the Fantasy 5 evening drawing was sold at the Quick King Food Store #8 (14725 U.S. Hwy 441) in Summerfield on Wednesday, May 6. The...

At what point are we going to have county commissioners stop getting their pockets lined and voting yes to every project that turns our rural and farm lands to cookie cutter houses on zero lot lines with no character?. The Brick City/Horse Capital are a distant memory. No buildings with...

ANTHONY, Fla. (WCJB) - Horse Plus Humane Society, a nationally known horse rescue organization, is establishing a new presence in Anthony with a mission centered on community outreach, compassion and protecting horses in need. For the past 20 years, the organization’s founders say they have rescued and rehabilitated mo

Monique Dashay Harrington, 43, of Ft. White, was arrested early this morning after a driver on I-75 reported that a woman pointed a gun at her during a road rage incident. The post Ft. White woman arrested after I-75 road rage incident appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. (WCJB) -Mother’s Day celebrations kicked off a day early this year in High Springs, with a full slate of locally organized activities—from breakfast to downtown shopping and a meal out. The morning began with a Mother’s Day breakfast hosted by the High Springs New Century...