WCJB Staff
Gainesville, Fla.
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A tractor trailer and a dump truck collided on US 441 and CR 235A requiring all southbound 441 traffic to be detoured to NW 173 street on Tuesday afternoon.
On Tuesday night Alachua county commissioners were supposed to consider whether or not a 650 acre solar farm should be built near the City of Archer.
Alachua County is clarifying their mask ordinance after Gov. Ron DeSantis moved the state fo Phase three of reopening.
Florida’s season started with an offensive bang and maybe a defensive dud in a nice win over Ole Miss.
A felon’s voting rights were restored in Alachua County and he can now register to vote in the upcoming election.
Polls suggest most voters have already made up their minds, but a good or bad showing by either candidate could matter in a razor-thin election.
Florida Republicans and Democrats are staking their positions on Amendment 2, which would raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2026.
Dr. Charles “Mac” McIntosh is now part of the statewide Florida Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission.
LCPD investigating a Monday afternoon shooting at Wayne Manor Apartments.
According to the latest UAA COVID-19 testing report, the Gators have had no new football players test positive for the virus this past week.
The Post Farm will host the drive-in concert on October 23rd.
The Gilchrist County School District is changing how they handle sporting events.
On Saturday afternoon, just after 2:30 p.m., gunshots were heard near the 800 block of NE 4th Street.
A vehicle struck and killed a pedestrian in Marion County Monday.
Burglary suspect arrested wearing just his underwear after throwing a bible at a deputy.
A Columbia County pastor in prison faces a multi-million dollar lawsuit.
Florida restaurants were hit harder by the COVID shutdown than any other industry, however, the FRLA expects members to take a cautious approach to returning to normal.
The controversy comes after former Democratic Presidential Candidate Michael Bloomberg pledged to donate at least $16 million to the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition.
Vote for your favorite football play of the week for week four.
The Gainesville Police Department responded to four separate gun related incidents over the weekend.
In an exclusive sit down interview with WCJB’s Ruelle Fludd, Chief Tony Jones discusses the uptick in gun violence in the city, the ‘Black Lives Matter movement,’ defunding the police and much more.
The grants will help fund programs that conserve and restore native habitat, protect and rehabilitate wildlife, as well as preserve natural resources like waterways, and support environmental education.
Marion County Sheriff’s has ruled Sandra Gordon’s death as accidental.
The Lake City Police Department has identified the victim of a suspicious death last Friday.
According to the FHP press release, a 31-year-old Lake City man was driving along County Road 131 late Sunday night when his car went left, struck a culvert, and overturned, hitting a tree.
Firefighters found the fire was burning inside a dryer unit and put it out.
Our friends at Gainesville Health and Fitness have some tips to get those abs working.
The stories you need to keep an eye on this week
Local mom pays respect to her son and others who lost their life in combat
Mayor Poe sent a letter to Gov. DeSantis disagreeing with him lifting restrictions on bars and restaurants.
A group in Alachua County were making sure people were fed on Saturday morning.
The Sports Overtime provides the latest scores for Week 4 of the high school football season in North Central Florida.
Election officials have started sending out mail-in ballots for the upcoming general election.
Two seats were up for grabs on the city council in Cross City and both winning candidates led their general election races as well.
The Gator football team makes a long-awaited return to the field on Saturday in the SEC kickoff at Ole Miss. Florida, like all conference teams, is playing a ten-game SEC-only schedule this fall.
The woman who purposely drove her vehicle head on into a gasoline tanker with her children in the car was found guilty in an Alachua County courtroom on Friday.
You can wear your lederhousen and bring the taste of Oktoberfest to your home this weekend.
Lake City Police Department says a body was found in the area of NW Railroad Street.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Friday that he would move Florida into Phase 3 of re-opening, lifting restrictions on all restaurants.
Levy County Sheriff McCallum announced the passing of retired Cpl. Jay Crooms of Williston Friday morning.
Here are the local and national stories from Sept. 24th that you need to know about, in case you missed it.
On Thursday evening the Gainesville City Commission voted unanimously to approve the budget for the 2021 fiscal year.
Deputies say they tried to conduct a traffic stop on James Marino and Tucker Morton, but they drove off.