Aaron James McRae, Jr., 20, and Kemari Leon Thomas, 18, who are both inmates at the Alachua County Jail, have been charged ...

Former Alachua County sheriff and Florida state senator Steve Oelrich died late Monday night (Sept. 16, 2024), according to ...

Stephen Oelrich had a long and distinguished career in law enforcement. He loved spending time with his family and helping ...

The Alachua County Emergency Operations Center is staffed around the clock during major events such as hurricanes.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office (GCSO) deputies said they have arrested a suspect in a shooting ...

The measure creating single-member districts in Alachua County passed in November 2022 with about 51.5% of the popular vote.

Alachua County announced a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon due to the threat of Hurricane Helene. Shortly after, the ...

National Hurricane Center updates estimates of storm surge as high as 18 feet. Wednesday, 3 p.m. The National Hurricane ...

Officials have ordered all tourists to leave as well as all RVs. Mandatory evacuations also are in place for residents in ...

Former news anchor, Shonda Knight, wrote the book Omnilocks, and Artist and Author Terrence Ho wrote The Traveling Canary in ...

Helene is expected to be a monster Category 4 hurricane upon landfall wielding winds up to 132 mph that could push up to 20 ...