From left: Gainesville residents Erich Marzolf, 55, and Michael Haynes, 26, help each other make sandbags at the Alachua County Public Works Department's sandbag location, located at 11855 NW U.S. Highway 441, on Thursday morning. The men are strangers, but they are both working to prepare for possible Hurricane Matthew water buildup. “See if I can protect the front of my house," Marzolf said. "We don’t have gutters.”
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By Daniela Ortiz | 11:23pmExtreme heat warnings and heat advisories continue to be issued for many Florida counties throughout the summer.
Blossom and Bloom
By Sonaiya Brown | July 29Blossom and Bloom treats customers at the Alachua County Farmer's Market on July 25, 2026.
Occhiconein Execution
By Riana Sage | July 28Kamilah Marion looks to the sky as she listens to the sermon for Dominick Anthony Occhicone to demonstrate against his execution and the death penalty in front of the Florida State Prison in Raiford Tuesday, July 28, 2026.





