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Alachua County Pets: Autumn, Bug, and Otis
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Let’s take a look at some adorable adoptable animals from Alachua County looking for their new loving homes. This pup is ready to fall in love with your family. Meet Autumn. She is sweeter than pumpkin pie, has a calming presence, and loves to play with toys.
Bourdage no-hitter leads GHS to title
Gainesville 4, Middleburg 0 – The Gainesville softball team has leaned on freshman pitcher Leanna Bourdage so far in 2024. On Thursday night, she delivered once again, and this time brought the Hurricanes a district title. Bourdage tossed a no-hitter with 18 strikeouts and Braylin Cook homered to lead...
Florida sheriff’s granddaughter threatened to ‘shoot up’ school during prom, deputies say
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WFLA) — The teenage granddaughter of a Florida sheriff was accused of threatening a mass shooting at her high school prom on Friday. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office confirmed the suspect, identified as Brook Gollwitzer, 18, is the granddaughter of Sheriff Emery A. Gainey. According to an ACSO arrest report, the FBI received […]
Gainesville man sentenced to prison for school shooting threat
A Gainesville man who posted on his Instagram page that he was going to shoot up a middle school was sentenced to three years in prison on Monday. According to a State Attorney Eighth Judicial Circuit press release, Judge Peter Seig sentenced Daniel Julio Dominguez, 32, to three years in the Florida Department of Corrections followed by 10 years of felony probation. Dominguez will also not be allowed to possess any firearms or have contact with any Alachua County schools.
All 9 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at UF released from jail; one faces felony charge
An Alachua County judge released all nine pro-Palestinian protesters from jail on Tuesday after their arrest on the University of Florida campus on Monday. The final protester to be released, UF student Allan Hektor Frasheri, posted bail and is facing a felony battery charge related to his arrest. Frasheri, 20,...
Gainesville residents concerned with installation of fiber optic lines in their neighborhoods
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - As companies work to install new fiber optic cables for internet service in Alachua County, some residents are concerned with damage caused to their property. Robert Healy, a Gainesville resident, is expressing concerns about the damage fiber optic internet construction is causing to his neighborhood. “I...
Official’s loyalty points benefit kids in need
Three years of a community leader shopping at an Interlachen grocery store helped feed Putnam County children this week. County Commissioner Larry Harvey bought 2,200 packets of tuna fish from Hitchcock’s Market in Interlachen and donated them to Feed the Need of Putnam County on Monday. He purchased the tuna using 25,000 loyalty points he accumulated by shopping at Hitchcock’s.
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