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Blake Jackson, Nikenson Perin, and Keneth Altidor were all charged for the murder of Christin Cassels, 23.

Two men will spend the rest of their lives in prison following a violent home invasion in Micanopy that ended with a police helicopter tracking suspects through the woods. A jury found 52-year-old Ronald Cyril Ganser and 60-year-old Mark J. Cambre guilty last week on charges including kidnapping, burglary with...

After review of Alachua County’s current wildland fire conditions and in consultation with the Florida Forest Service, the mandatory county-wide burn ban has been extended. The burn ban will remain in effect until Dec. 2, 2025. The post Alachua County extends mandatory burn ban appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

A Summerfield woman was arrested for trespassing at a bar in Summerfield near The Villages. A deputy spotted 45-year-old Jessica Beryl Rhoades in the parking lot of DJ & Gina’s Lounge on U.S. Hwy. 441 at 12:25 a.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

A Villager has been arrested in connection with a little girl who went missing in 1983. Debra Leigh Newton, 66, of the Village of Piedmont, was arrested Monday by Marion County sheriff’s deputies. At the time of her arrest she was considered a fugitive from justice in Kentucky. Officially, she has been charged with...

Lil'Terrance Jerome Tobler, 18, of Palatka, was arrested last night for armed burglary of a vehicle at The Polos, tampering with evidence, and possession of a firearm by an adjudicated delinquent; sworn complaints were also filed against several juveniles. The post Palatka man arrested for vehicle burglary and...

An Ocklawaha man was arrested after putting a sheriff’s office K-9 in a chokehold to avoid being arrested for attacking his parents. Deputies were called to an undisclosed camper when 34-year-old Troy Thomas Clinton attacked his 67-year-old stepfather around 6:10 p.m. Monday, according to an arrest report from the...

As a result of an investigation, Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) found probable cause for disciplinary action against Gainesville High School (GHS) history teacher Lauren Watts for giving a student a “Most Likely to Become a Dictator” superlative during the 2022-23 school year. Watts was issued a written...

TRENTON, Fla. (WCJB) - Trenton city leaders continue moving forward with a plan to dissolve its small police department and turn law enforcement duties over to the Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office after city commissioners voted 4–1. Under the plan, four full-time and four part-time officers will remain on the city...

For nearly a decade, Marion County has consistently had one of the five highest drug overdose rates in the state, with the county having recorded over 1,500 overdose deaths since 2015. According to the Florida Department of Health, the state has recorded 56,559 “age-adjusted deaths from drug poisoning” since 2015....