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A 17-year-old boy was arrested on a slew of gun-related charges after he allegedly fired multiple shots at a juvenile victim who was attending a homecoming bonfire party in Ocala. On Sunday, September 28, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office received reports of a shooting incident that had occurred the previous...

Danielle Monique Rivers, 25, was arrested this morning for aggravated battery with a deadly weapon after hitting another woman with her vehicle. The post Woman arrested for intentionally hitting victim with her car appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

A 17-year-old from Marion County was arrested on Tuesday, October 28, 2025, in connection with a shooting that occurred a month prior at a Forest High School homecoming bonfire party. Zachary Sarrach faces a host of charges, including aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, after allegedly firing multiple shots at...

Alachua Police Department is asking the public for help in their investigation of a jewelry store burglary that occurred early on the morning of Saturday, October 25. The post APD asks public for help in investigation of the theft of $200k in jewelry appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

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NEWBERRY, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies say they arrested 26-year-old Brent Rodgers Friday night after he got into an argument with a bartender at Fluid Lounge and punched him. Deputies say the punch made the victim fall to the ground and a witness recalled Rodgers “sucker punched”...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) — The Early Learning Coalition of Marion County has hired LaTrisha Sims as chief executive officer. The organization’s executive board made the decision official, with Sims assuming the title on Thursday. She had been serving as interim CEO for more than two and a half months.

An Ocala man who was the subject of a Silver Alert this week was found safe nearly 400 miles away in South Carolina. On Friday night, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office issued a Silver Alert in reference to Ronald Sharp, who had last been seen on Thursday, October 30.

A 44-year-old man traveling on a Marion County roadway on Friday died after he overturned his Jeep and was ejected from the vehicle. The fatal accident occurred approximately three miles south of the intersection of State Road 19 and County Road 314 in Marion County on Friday, October 31. According...

In September, Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas announced, after an investigation, he found probable cause to revoke the license of a respected high school history teacher. In addition to this, Kamoutsas stated he would “take every necessary action” to make sure this teacher “never teaches again.”....