A major roadway in ALachua County was shut down on Monday afternoon due to a rapidly growing 100-acre wildfire ...

After a First Alert Weather Day brought rain to North Central Florida, conditions may feel less threatening, but emergency ...

Going out to eat? See which Alachua County restaurants were rated best by inspectors, and which failed the test.

A map of the shows the areas where plans are going to be implemented for pedestrians and cyclists. Click here for a high resolution version. Alachua County and Gainesville city officials are working ...

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – All lanes on State Road 26 between County Road 234 and U.S. 301 in Alachua County were closed Wednesday as fire crews worked to extinguish a more than 400-acre wildfire. The ...

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. — A 30-year-old man from Jacksonville is dead after a wrong-way crash in Alachua County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Troopers say the crash happened around 11:45 p.m.

CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the location of the wildfire as the Prairie Creek Preserve area. The fire is in the area of Alachua County’s Balu Forest, south of ...

The Burlington County Health Department is distributing free radon test kits to county homeowners so they can check their property for the radioactive gas. About 100 kits are available as part of a ...

After criticism from local political groups, the Alachua City Commission unanimously voted Feb. 9 to open the Alachua Branch Library as a polling location for Precinct 53 for the April 14 municipal ...

Over 130 active wildfires are burning across more than 25,000 acres in Florida. Air quality in Jacksonville is considered "unhealthy for sensitive groups" due to the smoke. The Railroad Fire in ...

A wildfire east of Gainesville Regional Airport along State Road 26 has grown to 400 acres, according to a release from the Florida Forest Service. The Florida Forest Service–Waccasassa Forestry ...

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Students from seven middle schools across Alachua County put their knowledge to the test with the ninth annual Civics Challenges. Officials say the family feud-style ...