Alyssa Perry
Reporter
Gainesville, Fla.
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Alyssa Perry joined the TV20 News Team as a reporter in May 2024. She graduated from East Carolina University in May of 2024 with a Bachelor of Science in communications and a concentration in Journalism.
Education
Updated: 11 hours ago
|By Alyssa Perry
Alachua County students prepared to go back to school, but they also learned valuable lessons.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 10:13 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office held its third and final “Summer Night” event.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 at 5:08 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
An organization that tracks evictions found that Gainesville is among the cities with the highest rates in the Country.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2024 at 7:53 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry and WCJB Staff
At their 13th annual Manhood Celebration Sunday at the Blount Center at Santa Fe College, mentors and mentees alike reflected and shared what the program means to them.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2024 at 4:06 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
Many people were stuck in the I-75 northbound traffic today. Most people got off to the closest exit to avoid having to be in a standstill.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2024 at 4:45 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
The city of Gainesville Commissioners passed the proposal for affordable housing having smaller houses, on smaller properties, for a smaller price.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 6:16 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry and Ryan Wyatt Turbeville
In an effort to increase the allowable density of housing in Gainesville’s neighborhoods zoned for single-family homes, city leaders are proposing a change to minimum lot sizes and setbacks
Updated: Jul. 17, 2024 at 5:28 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry and WCJB Staff
Williston City Council members approved a request from the medical marijuana company “Fluent” to use the vacant school into a commercial marijuana grow house.
Updated: Jul. 14, 2024 at 7:56 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry and WCJB Staff
North Central Florida residents say they are shocked after learning about the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2024 at 3:59 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
All of the profits that were made today go directly to providing fresh and tasty food for people in need.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2024 at 5:33 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
Technology is advancing which means scammers are getting smarter.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2024 at 5:08 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff and Alyssa Perry
Lake City police arrest a McDonald’s employee for shooting at a co-worker on Tuesday.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2024 at 5:22 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
Heat-related deaths have skyrocketed in the past four years and first responders tell us how to avoid becoming a statistic.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2024 at 4:51 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
Red, white, and blue decorated boats and delicious hot dogs could be spotted at Melrose Bay Park.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2024 at 10:03 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
Bushey and leaders of three adult establishments, including Cafe Risque in Micanopy, are suing the state of Florida. They argue that the new law violates employees’ First Amendment rights.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2024 at 5:46 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
Levy County commissioners are hopeful they will find a replacement for their county coordinator by the end of September.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2024 at 5:30 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
It’s more than just fun and games at the Levy County Animal Shelter. They are launching a “playtime” program for the first time.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2024 at 10:22 AM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
The new law requires sheriff’s offices in every county to designate a portion of their parking lot as a safe exchange location.
Updated: Jun. 28, 2024 at 4:15 PM EDT
|By WCJB Staff and Alyssa Perry
On May 28, Alachua County commissioners voted to move forward with a proposal to renovate the golf course.
Updated: Jun. 27, 2024 at 5:22 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry and WCJB Staff
A semi-truck crash caused a huge standstill after hydroplaning today for drivers on I-75 in Alachua County. All lanes are now re-opened.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2024 at 5:31 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
The election season is here. Curators at the Matheson Museum have added a new exhibit that could help educate voters.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2024 at 4:19 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
The groundbreaking ceremony for Niblack Elementary School took place Tuesday morning in Lake City. The old school building is saying goodbye and the new and improved building is saying hello.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2024 at 6:15 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
Employees of the Oaks Mall are sharing their experiences from the weekend when a potential hostage and shooting situation was called into the Gainesville Police Department (GPD).
Updated: Jun. 4, 2024 at 5:25 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
A unified CAD system would allow Marion County fire and law enforcement to communicate with their partner agency Advent Health with one seamless line.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2024 at 5:30 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
Police say 21-year-old Kyle Kinsman tried to attack two officers on Saturday.
Updated: May. 30, 2024 at 6:02 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
The NC Ranch development got approved by commissioners this week. This will be one of the largest subdivisions in Newberry’s history.
Updated: May. 29, 2024 at 6:10 PM EDT
|By Alyssa Perry
A Marion County family has to figure out what to do next after their two dogs and more than a dozen reptiles were killed in a mobile home fire