WCJB Staff
Gainesville, Fla.

Updated: Oct. 17, 2023 at 10:04 AM EDT
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Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies say they found Brigman’s body inside of a tent in the woods near Southwest 35th drive in May 2020.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2023 at 2:49 AM EDT
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Her owner thought she was living happily with someone else who adopted her.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2023 at 7:11 PM EDT
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GPD arrest a woman for driving under the influence and damaging property after she drove into a residents house.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2023 at 12:06 PM EDT
|By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville, WCJB Staff and Gray News Staff
Five people were hurt as attendees fled the plaza. Emergency crews treated those injured on site.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2023 at 12:25 AM EDT
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Four children were taken to the hospital after a bus flipped on Maricamp Road.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2023 at 12:44 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff and Gray News staff
Baylee Holbrook, 16, died surrounded by her family at a hospital in Gainesville, Florida.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2023 at 5:37 PM EDT
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According to Gainesville Police detectives, two 3-year-old twin girls were beaten over a long period of time which led to the death of one of the children earlier this month.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 11:05 AM EDT
|By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville and WCJB Staff
Gainesville Police officers arrested a man after they say he traveled to meet a minor for sex on Thursday and met an undercover officer instead.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2023 at 1:44 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff and Gray News staff
Jesse Smith, 47, is accused of stealing a Komatsu excavator and using it to cause millions in damage.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2023 at 4:04 PM EDT
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The Alexander Springs swimming area reopened over the weekend after a brief closure.
Updated: Jul. 30, 2023 at 10:22 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff and Amanda Alvarado
Police officers had been conducting crowd control in downtown Gainesville, Florida.
Updated: Jul. 12, 2023 at 1:54 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff and Andrew McMunn
The sawfish was listed as an endangered species in 2003 under the Endangered Species Act.
Updated: May. 30, 2023 at 4:07 PM EDT
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Deputies say that when confronted with the files, Huffman stated he was guilty and that he has viewed child pornography multiple times a week for years.
Updated: May. 28, 2023 at 6:21 AM EDT
|By WCJB Staff and Gray News staff
The victim used her cellphone to reach out to a friend whose father confronted the suspect and reported the incident to police.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 1:55 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff, Emma Delamo and Andrew McMunn
The hole measures about 30 feet wide and 18 feet deep.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 1:37 PM EDT
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A 14-year-old Marion County teen was arrested Tuesday for shooting his dog with a BB gun and posting video of the incident on Snapchat
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 11:46 PM EDT
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A man from Tampa was killed in Gilchrist County after a head-on collision while trying to overtake another vehicle in traffic.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 6:42 PM EDT
|By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville, Emma Delamo and WCJB Staff
An explosion at a chemical plant in High Springs injured 4 people but left no hazardous chemicals in the air according to officials.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2023 at 10:24 AM EDT
|By WCJB Staff and Emma Delamo
The Marion County Sheriff’s office has made arrests in connection to the triple-homicide in Ocklawaha.
Updated: Apr. 5, 2023 at 2:19 PM EDT
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The University of Florida joined Florida State University in banning TikTok Friday, over concerns of data security
Updated: Apr. 4, 2023 at 1:28 AM EDT
|By WCJB Staff and Gray News staff
One of the victims was found dead inside a car, and two others were found along the side of roadways.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 8:47 AM EST
|By WCJB Staff and Debra Worley
This was the first time the baby box at Ocala Fire Rescue has been used.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2022 at 2:22 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff
The board vote was unanimous. The final step in the process is for the Florida Board of Governors to approve Sasse.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2022 at 2:22 PM EDT
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Deputies with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office charged a man with the death of a toddler whose spine was completely severed.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2022 at 12:39 AM EDT
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Citrus and Marion County deputies worked together to track down grand theft auto suspect.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2022 at 11:54 PM EDT
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27-year-old Dejonai Dismukes was arrested yesterday after Gainesville Police were called about a fight at the Majestic Oaks Apartments.
After the fight, the victims fled in a car.
Dismukes chased them in her car, wrecking into the vehicle and causing severe damage.
Updated: Jul. 23, 2022 at 11:56 PM EDT
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Two Bradenton men jailed for high speed crash, fleeing
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 12:23 PM EDT
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The driver of the truck went around the arms and was struck by the train.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2022 at 11:41 AM EST
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A former UF football player is now a Super Bowl champ - and a new dad.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2022 at 10:03 AM EST
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According to the arrest report, Thomas B. Wells was passing out cards to vote for him at a UF student event at Flavet Field.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 12:39 PM EST
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The four-year-old got a hold of the gun and shot himself in the hand. He was taken to the hospital for surgery.
Updated: Jan. 13, 2022 at 1:57 AM EST
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Some UF Health outpatient services are closed due to the rise in COVID-19 cases in North Central Florida.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2021 at 10:51 PM EST
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K-9 Ozzy and his handler deputy Christopher Dasher with the Alachua County Sheriffs Office took 1st place in the competition.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2021 at 5:06 AM EST
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Wier faces two counts of DUI manslaughter and six counts of DUI with bodily injury or property damage.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2021 at 1:22 PM EDT
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The email sent by Simon in early October accuses Paulson of threatening, sexist and unprofessional statements made on a phone call.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2021 at 11:58 AM EDT
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The order threatens to withhold state funds on a monthly basis equal to 1/12 of the total annual pay for school board members.