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Gainesville is the second-largest city in Florida whose police department has not signed an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. A 287(g) agreement is an ICE program that allows state and local law enforcement officers to act as deputized federal immigration agents. Under the program, trained...

In a domestic violence case from Marion County, sheriff’s deputies say a resident is in jail after hitting and choking a woman during an argument.

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Let’s take a look at some adorable adoptable animals from Marion County looking for their new loving homes. Storm is an eight-year-old girl who loves the beach. Willy is a two-year-old cat with a confident and mighty spirit. Rolo is a six-year-old boy with a...

Jason Futch [email protected] Thelma Boltin carried the spirit of old Florida, sharing with people from near and far the folk stories from the Suwannee River to the tale of the Devil’s Millhopper in Gainesville. Not only was she a storyteller, but Boltin was also demonstrating dance techniques and teaching...

The Gainesville (FL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated proudly recognized their esteemed Platinum Alumna and Alumna Links during the February Chapter meeting The post Love, legacy, and leadership: The Links honor their Platinum and Alumna Links appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - JoAnn Minshall, co-founder of WCJB TV20 and a pioneer of television broadcasting in North Central Florida, died Feb. 14. Minshall and her husband, Bill, were awarded the license for the first commercial television station in Gainesville in 1971. The couple took out personal loans to finance...

Lee Gladden has spent 52 years in and out of the boxing ring. Now, the owner of Gladden Boxing Club says he is returning to the Olympics — this time as a coach for Team USA at the 2028 Games.

A daycare worker is facing child abuse charges after surveillance video allegedly showed her slapping, dragging and roughly handling toddlers at a Marion County child care center, authorities said.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A Gainesville man was indicted in federal court for illegally possessing a firearm as a felon. According to a press release, Kenneth Wetherington, 59, is set to appear for a jury trial on March 25 in Gainesville. If convicted, Wetherington faces up to 15 years in...

A 17-year-old male from Lake Butler was killed this afternoon in a crash on State Road 121, and a 30-year-old Lake Butler man and a 38-year-old Gainesville man were seriously injured. The post 17-year-old killed, two seriously injured in Union County crash appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .