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Updated: Jul. 11, 2020 at 5:30 PM EDT
|By Nicole Rogers
Alachua County Sheriff Candidate Clovis Watson and current sheriff, Sadie Darnell, discussed some serious issues in the community today in an online forum.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2020 at 1:28 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
The Florida Department of Transportation is in the process of demolishing and rebuilding both rest areas on I-10 west of Columbia County.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2020 at 1:05 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
Bradford County deputies and Starke police officers are teaming up to investigate an armed robbery.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2020 at 12:55 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
A missing family pet so beloved by a family that they offered a two thousand dollar reward has been found by a TV20 News viewer.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2020 at 10:10 AM EDT
|By Nicole Rogers
Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies are investigating a possible prejudice crime at the Queen of Peace Catholic Church on Southwest Highway 200 .
Updated: Jul. 11, 2020 at 9:50 AM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
A motorcyclist was killed in a two vehicle crash yesterday in Columbia County.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 11:52 PM EDT
|By Ruelle Fludd
Two Gainesville men are chartering the organization to empower young black men in the Gainesville area.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 11:23 PM EDT
|By Casey Fite
24 YEAR OLD CYNTHIA MASH KNEW HER BOYFRIEND VIOLATED PAROLE AND WAS WANTED BY POLICE BUT INSTEAD PROVIDED HIM SHELTER.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 11:03 PM EDT
|By Casey Fite
The church on baseline road in Ocala underwent deep cleaning and sanitization this week and services will resume in person this weekend.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 6:14 PM EDT
|By Casey Fite
Gainesville Police say 66 year old James Gardner got into an argument with the victim because he was allowing friends to park on SW 37th street.
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Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 5:46 PM EDT
|By Nicole Rogers
Police reform was a hot topic today in a three-hour Alachua County Commission special meeting.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 5:23 PM EDT
|By Julia Laude
In partnership with the Florida Municipal Power Agency and other municipal electric utilities, Ocala and Alachua are creating one of the largest municipal-backed solar projects in the country.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2020 at 8:56 AM EDT
|By Amber Pellicone
Alachua County Commissioners and Sheriff to hold a special meeting to discuss police reform.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 11:46 PM EDT
|By Ruelle Fludd
More than 100 people joined the Zoom call to offer input on what de-funding looks like in Gainesville
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 7:58 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
The owner of the world's smallest dog is suing the University of Florida's Small Animal Hospital for the death of her pet.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 7:30 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
The Levy County Health Department hosted a free COVID-19 testing at the Holy Family Catholic Church in Williston.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 6:30 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
The Alachua County Sheriff's office says one additional inmate, and one additional contract employee, tested positive for the COVID-19.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 6:22 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
If you want to be part of the COVID-19 vaccine research, there will be clinical trials nationwide soon.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 6:21 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
A 911 caller reported a man was threatening a family and firing a gun at a home near the Ocala International Airport. After several hours of negotiations, he surrendered and was charged with aggravated assault.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 6:14 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
The money to fund the program was donated by Walmart and will support operational and infrastructure improvements at rural food banks, which often don’t receive the same level of federal assistance as food banks in more urban communities.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 4:33 PM EDT
|By Julia Laude
A measure by the School Board was approved by voters last year to appoint future superintendents, so for the first time in the district’s 151 year history, an appointed superintendent has taken the helm.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 8:58 AM EDT
|By Amber Pellicone
Free COVID-19 testing options in North Central Florida.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2020 at 6:06 AM EDT
|By Walker Thomas
Duke Energy reported a record number of scam attempts on their customers in the month of June.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2020 at 11:48 PM EDT
|By Ruelle Fludd
Hundreds of people tuned into the virtual school board workshop meeting ahead of the anticipated August start date in Alachua County.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2020 at 10:17 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
A viral picture was taken in north central Florida of a deputy’s kind gesture.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2020 at 9:00 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
With nearly 40% of U.S. households yet to complete the 2020 census, local community partners are teaming up to increase participation by holding a virtual three-day Census-A-Thon.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2020 at 6:33 PM EDT
The first round of funding will be nearly 2 million dollars given to businesses on a first-come-first-serve basis. The rest of the money has yet to be allocated.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2020 at 6:31 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
The council agreed to pay a little more than two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars and the contract can be renewed in two-year terms.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2020 at 6:14 PM EDT
|By Julia Laude
Finally after close to 500 trips to the hospital for dialysis, and other doctors appointments, Cole Tumey can finally start to live life as a teenager.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2020 at 5:58 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
In a statement released Wednesday, Senior Academic Affairs Vice President Joe Glover said international students should have “Sufficient in-classroom coursework to continue to maintain a legal presence”.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2020 at 5:41 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
With COVID-19 canceling weddings, proms, and graduations, flower shops in NCFL are adapting to stay in business.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2020 at 10:37 AM EDT
|By Amber Pellicone
The board said they want to receive feedback on the draft plan and answer the questions of students, staff and parents.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2020 at 7:40 AM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
Let’s take a look at some adorable, adoptable animals from Marion County looking for their new loving homes.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2020 at 11:49 PM EDT
|By Ruelle Fludd
An anonymous teacher says more needs to be done to protect teachers from testing positive especially since brick and mortar schools have to reopen.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2020 at 9:39 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
Gov. Ron DeSantis laid out his plan for establishing facilities specifically for COVID-19 patients.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2020 at 9:07 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
As Confederate statues fall across the county, in north central Florida the discussion around a monument is being put on hold due to the pandemic.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2020 at 6:25 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
UF has more than 5,000 students that may be affected by these new guidelines, according to university leaders.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2020 at 6:14 PM EDT
|By Julia Laude
Despite COVID-19 concerns, a new executive order from the Florida Department of Education says that schools will re-open next month.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2020 at 6:13 PM EDT
|By Nicole Rogers
The Small Business Administration and U.S. Treasury Department released the names of more than 650,000 companies that received loans through the paycheck protection program.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2020 at 6:13 PM EDT
The order from the Education Commissioner says schools must reopen all brick and mortar buildings at full capacity at least five days a week.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2020 at 9:18 AM EDT
Using existing research, scientists have found that silent transmission could be responsible for half of the COVID-19 cases.
Updated: Jul. 7, 2020 at 8:52 AM EDT
|By Amber Pellicone
The Alachua County School Board will host two public sessions to discuss the renaming of JJ Finley Elementary School.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 11:45 PM EDT
|By Ruelle Fludd
Whether the Lake City special council meeting for the Olustee monument discussion will be virtual or in-person has not been decided.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 6:27 PM EDT
|By Walker Thomas and WCJB Staff
After being closed for about a month and a half, the Florida Museum of Natural History is ready to reopen to the public, officially starting up again on July 3.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 6:12 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
District One Commissioner David Moore, who is also a pastor at Grand View Baptist Church in Dunnellon, says he was exposed to the virus at his church after learning a member of the congregation had tested positive.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 4:31 PM EDT
|By Julia Laude
The water break was a result of gasket failure in the pipe. The pipe was fixed at 10:45 Sunday night and Monday’s construction efforts were to restore the road.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 10:39 AM EDT
|By Amber Pellicone
The Lake City City Council will consider a proposal to waive water and sewer impact fees for six months as an incentive to start new projects in the area.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2020 at 6:58 AM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
Our friends at Gainesville Health and Fitness have your Monday morning yoga routine with some breathing exercises.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2020 at 1:51 PM EDT
|By Nicole Rogers
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office says deputies responded to at drive-by shooting at the area of 1900 SW 68th Terrace last night around 9:20 p.m.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2020 at 12:25 AM EDT
6th year cold case anniversary of the death of Leo Rives. Crime stoppers of Levy County has authorized a cash reward for information leading to an arrest and prosecution.