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The college basketball world is thinking of a former Florida Gators standout this weekend. Patric Young, a former Florida basketball star turned college basketball analyst, was involved in a single-car accident in Nebraska earlier this week. The car of the ex-college basketball star rolled over several times. Young has since...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Conchita Garcia, 42, and Ronald Dwayne Johnson, 56, of St. Petersburg, were arrested yesterday at the Burger King on Newberry Road in Gainesville after a license plate reader system alerted Gainesville Police Department (GPD) that the car Garcia was driving was stolen out of St. Petersburg.

State police say a co-pilot was killed and a pilot received life-threatening injuries in a single-engine plane crash in Madison County in the Metro-East late Saturday morning. Preliminary information indicates the aircraft took off from St. Louis Metro East Airport and for unknown reasons, the aircraft lost altitude and crashed on Keck Road just west of Illinois Route 4.

The plane lost altitude for unknown reasons, according to Illinois State Police.

Wide receiver Daquayvious Sorey has pushed back his commitment date, a target for the Florida Gators in the 2023 recruiting class.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Alunzo Devon Peoples, 23, was arrested late last night and charged with possession of marijuana, possession of crack cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, and driving without a valid license. Peoples previously pled nolo contendere to similar charges in 2018...

Alex Fudge's last appearance in Florida’s O’Connell Center was as a visiting player. A freshman at the time, Fudge played off LSU’s bench last season and received limited game time in that capacity. Against the Gators, the 6-foot-9 forward saw the floor for 19 minutes and contributed four points in his team’s 64-58 victory over the Gators.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Samonta Leondre James, 22, who is on drug offender probation, was arrested early this morning and charged with possession of marijuana. A Gainesville Police Department officer reported that he pulled over the vehicle James was driving because it was being actively sought by detectives. Officers reportedly found about 8 grams of marijuana in his clothing during a search.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Former Gator men’s basketball player Patric Young is recovering in a South Dakota hospital after being involved in a single-vehicle car accident, earlier this week. Young was driving his pickup truck in Nebraska when he tried to slowdown as he approached an intersection, but flipped...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Hundreds of people got out their lawn chairs and blankets enjoying music and food at Flavet Field. Marianne who attended the event explained what the 4th of July means to her. “It’s about our independence and our freedom and our liberty in this country and other...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - A little temperamental “Raines-ville” weather did not stop a smoky good event on the east side of town today. SOAR Mentoring Services put together Saturday’s East Gainesville Backyard Barbeque community event. Chanda Mayes said the goal of the event was to have a...

Reviewing the recruitment history and providing a long-term outlook for Florida Gators defensive back Devin Moore.

What's on your mind? Call Sound Off, our weekly column of community comments, at 352-337-0368.  • Let me get this straight: Former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown cannot vote in the state of Florida because she is a returning felon who has not completed her court-ordered restitution in money. However, she can legally run for Congress again and conceivably hold a position in the U.S. House of Representatives. I need to resurrect my Logic 101 textbook to figure out...

Blake Buchanan will travel across the country to play college basketball, but the Lake City High center will play for someone who made his name coaching less than 100 miles from his hometown of Coeur d’Alene. Two weeks after narrowing his college choices to Virginia and Gonzaga, Buchanan committed...

Despite the humid 80 degrees and a small chance of rain that lingered into the evening, families still gathered on the University of Florida's Flavet Field for the annual Fanfares & Fireworks show on Sunday. The event kicked off at 6 p.m. and with a few thousand people scattered across...

St. Amant has a tough task ahead for 2022, replacing the swiss army knife that was three year starting quarterback Cole Poirrier. Just 6 total starters return for David Oliver's group who might be low on returners but not on leadership as the Gators will boast 27 seniors heading into the fall.

ST. JACOB - Illinois State Police has released more information on a single airplane fatal crash today in rural St. Jacob at Keck Road, just west of Illinois Route 4 in Madison County. The crash occurred at approximately 11:39 a.m. A 60-year-old Lake City, Florida, man died in the accident...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Former Gator swimmer Ryan Lochte is allowing you to possibly own a piece of Olympic history. The 12-time Olympic medalist is auctioning off half of his collection - six silver and bronze medals - to benefit a children’s charity. The sale of the medals will...