Florida football team loses rivalry game to Florida State

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -The No. 2 Florida gymnastics team set a season-high score and set a new conference record in a win over a top rival on Friday night. Things don’t get much better than that--and Trinity Thomas threw in yet another perfect score to boot. Florida prevailed, 197.900...

HAWTHORNE, Fla. (WCJB) - The Columbia Tigers were not phased by the Hawthorne Hornets’ five-game winning streak, recording a 58-45 road win on Thursday.. Right from the tipoff, it was the Tigers’ (14-8) night to shine. In the first half, Columbia forced 18 turnovers (including 12 steals) and left the Hornets stung by a 27-9 halftime lead.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The number two in command at the University of Florida is announcing his plan to step down during the summer as UF’s next president prepares to take over in February. UF Provost Joe Glover is planning to leave his position after 15 years in the...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCJB) — A potential class-action lawsuit has gone to the Florida Supreme Court in a dispute about whether the University of Florida should return fees to students because of a campus shutdown early in the COVID-19 pandemic. Attorneys for UF graduate student Anthony Rojas filed a notice...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - People with the Gainesville Guardian, a weekly publication of the Gainesville Sun, announced it would stop being published. Instead, the Guardian will become an email newsletter. An online article attributed the change to “the economic challenges of the local news business.”. The final published edition...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Talking about some fun weekend events and making animal noises. Here’s what you missed when we caught up with K-Country!

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Three Alachua County teachers were selected as the finalists for the teacher of the year award. and the one representing Buchholz High School went home the winner. Karen Kearney was awarded teacher of the year. She went up against Marie Gore from Sidney Lanier School and...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - January is Move Over Awareness Month. Florida Highway Patrol officials are reminding drivers to move over to protect law enforcement officers, first responders, and other public servants. According to Florida Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, there have been 15 hundred move-over crashes since 2015. Out of...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Mayor Harvey Ward and the city commission is continuing to work towards safer Gainesville streets after another accident. A 13-year-old was hit while riding his bike Wednesday night. This is just one of several injuries happening to pedestrians and cyclists on city streets. Mayor Ward says this most recent accident hits home because his children frequently walk around in the city.

STEINHATCHEE, Fla. (WCJB) - The search for a missing man is over after a body was found in Dixie County. Sheriff’s officials say David Crapps, 83, of Gainesville was found dead on a family property near Sink Creek in Dixie County. He had been missing since Saturday when family...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - The UF International Center will hold a study abroad fair on Wednesday. The event will take place at the Reitz Union. It will run from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. You can go and find out what study abroad program is right for you!

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - City of Gainesville Transportation officials walked and talked along with residents, in ‘Corridor Walks’, to get their input to create safer roads. Corridor Walks is a six-segment outreach from January 24th through the 26th. “I’m glad the city is taking user input on how...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - On Tuesday, Florida House members raised the possibility of giving state regulators more oversight of municipal utilities. Those include Gainesville Regional Utilities and Ocala Electric Utility. State Sen. Keith Perry said high prices are a concern for those who are customers of municipal utilities but live...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - After a devastating apartment fire, Gainesville resident Tina Strawder is ready to sleep under a new roof. Strawder, a single mother of eight, and grandmother of 14, lived in her Gainesville apartment for 28 years. She was heartbroken to see the home where her children grew up engulfed in flames.

BRONSON, Fla. (WCJB) - Six city elections are coming up in Levy County, and the qualifying period is now over. We have a list of open seats in Bronson, Cedar Key, Inglis, Williston, Yankeetown, and Otter Creek HERE. Elections will take place April 4. In Chiefland, all three incumbents qualified...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Let’s take a look at some adorable, adoptable animals from Marion County looking for their new loving homes. First up is a handsome fellow who loves explore Bishop. This 4-year-old pup is very happy go lucky and if you toss him a treat, he’ll catch it with good accuracy.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - School will be in session at the Medieval Faire. The royal gates will be open from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. for school day at the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire on Friday. Students, teachers, and chaperones can watch as artisans demonstrate their skills as blacksmiths, glassblowers and...

OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A Marion County truck repair facility is joining a nationwide network. TML Truck & Trailer Repair has been acquired by “Fleetpride,” according to a company press release. TML has been in business since 2012 and is located at the intersection of State Road 326...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) -One class of fifth graders put a month’s worth of work into a three-minute performance of life before the 1700s. Williams Elementary School students performed “Williamsville” on Thursday morning. The program consists of 9 three-minute long skits depicting various formers of colonial life. Whether it was witch trials, jobs, or school life, Williams Elementary teacher Laura Maxwell says the performance helps her students get a hands-on approach to learning this portion of American history.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Three adults and four children are displaced after an apartment fire in Gainesville on Thursday afternoon. Alachua County Fire Rescue crews say a two-story building in the Holly Heights area had to be evacuated after the fire started around 2:15 p.m. Gainesville Fire Rescue also responded.