Gainesville FL

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - About 1,800 people gathered at Depot Park to hear Will Graham, grandson of evangelist Billy Graham, deliver a faith-based message based on the parable of the prodigal son. “When you come home to him, you become a child of God,” Graham said during the event.

Braving a breezy, cool and damp evening at Depot Park, an estimated 1,800 North Central Florida residents attended a free event Tuesday night called “The Sunshine State Good News Tour.”. Sponsored by the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, the event featured well-known Christian music artists Jeremy Camp and...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The owner of Pizzazz Piercing and Tattoo says their downtown building is haunted. Owner Kimberly Bussey says she and her employees have had encounters with what she says is a ghost on and off for years, and it’s not only during business hours. “So then...

The Florida Highway Patrol is seeking the driver of a SUV that struck two men working on a disabled dump truck along a southwest Marion County roadside the evening of Oct. 28 and fled the scene. One man died and the other was seriously injured, according to an FHP press release. The hit and run […] Share ...

Editor’s note: This is an expanded version of a previous article. As the federal government shutdown stretches on, thousands of Marion County families who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) could face a gap in food benefits next month. SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, is the...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Marion County Sheriff’s deputies caught the teenage suspect accused of attempting several car burglaries. They say they found the teenager pulling on door handles, trying to break into parked cars near 5100 SE 31st St. in Ocala. He took off when deputies arrived, but they...

(The Center Square) – Florida’s attorney general on Tuesday called for the state to consider placing limits on the use of the insanity defense after a Kentucky parolee who killed a 6-year-old was found living near a school in Marion County. “The facts of this case are tragic,” Attorney General James Uthmeier said at...

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital today announced the appointment of Alex Gumiroff, M.D., MBA, FACOG, as chief medical officer for the 523-bed HCA Florida North Florida Hospital, its affiliated freestanding emergency rooms, and its outpatient centers. The post HCA Florida North Florida Hospital announces the...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Every year, city officials urge University of Florida and University of Georgia fans to arrive early for the annual rivalry matchup at EverBank Stadium. But this year, that message is being emphasized even more. “Be aware of how to get to the stadium. Where to park,”...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) — County commissioners approved a 25% increase in building permit fees across the board following a consultant’s recommendation. Growth management officials said their department, which performs inspections and issues permits for new construction, is self-funded and has been falling behind in...