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Saturday, May 9, 2026
Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies placed Buchholz High School on lockdown Friday after an anonymous caller claimed a bomb had been placed inside one of the campus buildings. Students and staff were moved to a secure location while deputies conducted a thorough search of the grounds. Law enforcement ultimately cleared the school following the search.
Sources: Mainstreet Daily News · WCJB TV20
A 30-year-old Gainesville man, Khalil Barnett, was sentenced to seven years in federal prison after pleading guilty to drug and firearm charges. The case stemmed from an August domestic disturbance call during which Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies said Barnett fled and dropped a loaded firearm and roughly 600 grams of marijuana. Federal prosecutors subsequently charged him in connection with the incident.
Sources: WCJB TV20 · Mainstreet Daily News · The Gainesville Sun
Bradford County Sheriff’s Office investigators believe a 13-year-old boy perished when a camper on Southwest 84th Avenue in the Sampson area caught fire Tuesday morning around 9:30 a.m. Authorities have tentatively identified the victim as Colton Austin Kuehl, though the medical examiner cannot confirm the identification or establish a cause of death due to the extent of the fire damage. The investigation remains ongoing.
Sources: WCJB TV20
A motorcycle crash on North Main Street in Gainesville left a rider with serious injuries Thursday morning, according to Gainesville Police Department officials. Southbound lanes between 16th Avenue and 23rd Avenue were shut down while crews worked to clear the scene.
Sources: WCJB TV20
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