Jordan J. Cain, 27, was arrested by Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies on June 11 after he fled a traffic stop while having an out-of-county warrant. Today, he faces additional charges of four ...

NEWBERRY, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua County Sheriff’s Office has released information about the man arrested in Newberry Tuesday evening after a manhunt. One of our viewers called in to report a ...

There are three people up for Alachua County Sheriff this year: a Democrat, a Republican and a nonpartisan candidate. Republican candidate Emery Gainey is the incumbent, having served as Alachua ...

(The headline on this story was updated to correct that the race for Alachua County sheriff is headed for a recount.) Alachua County residents turned out in droves for the 2024 General Election ...

Alachua County voters overwhelmingly approved a ballot measure Tuesday night that will once again allow county commissioners to be elected countywide. The referendum passed with more than 70% of ...

An inmate at the Alachua County Jail died by suicide over the weekend, the Alachua County Sheriff's Office confirmed to The Sun on Wednesday. Stewart Robinson, 54, who was being housed in the male ...

Voters of Alachua County reelected incumbent Democrat Kim Barton on Tuesday night. Barton secured the victory with 62% of votes. This election marked the first time Barton has run in a contested race.

Just over 84% of Alachua County's 163,369 eligible voters cast a ballot in Tuesday's General Election, which locally included races for County Commission District 1, County Commission District 3 ...

Alachua County’s general election ended on Nov. 5 with nearly 140,000 votes cast. This election season, voters had the chance to cast ballots for the presidential election as well as seven local ...

Alachua County has made voting more convenient by opening eight polling locations, including one at Santa Fe College’s Northwest Campus. Two new options are designed to reduce wait times and ...

Jordan Graham covers congressional politics and county government for the Orange County Register. He began his career reporting freelance civic and watchdog journalism in his hometown of Chicago ...

Mark Jordan has defeated Lake County Property Appraiser Carey Baker, who ran as a write-in candidate to avoid paying the qualifying fee, believing nobody would challenge his bid for a fourth term.