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Florida’s top education official wants Alachua County School Board Chair Sarah Rockwell to face repercussions after a contentious public comment period spiraled out of control July 31.
The Alachua County School Board addressed controversy over a comment on Hulk Hogan’s death and approved the tentative budget and millage rate at a budget hearing Thursday night.
El evento “Alto a la Violencia: De Regreso a Clases” celebró su 26ª edición el 26 de julio en el Centro Multipropósito Martin Luther King Jr.
An armed suspect was killed by Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies after barricading himself in his apartment Tuesday morning.
Alachua County Sheriff's Office deputies blocked West University Avenue after responding to an armed suspect on Tuesday, July 29, 2025.
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The Stop the Violence Back to School Rally returned to the Martin Luther King Jr. Multipurpose Center July 26 for its 26th year.
Editor’s note: This story contains descriptions of death and may be sensitive to some readers.
Alexandra Walker has taught in Alachua County for 17 years, including seven working with Grandma D., who became “a second mother” to her. When Grandma D. called her saying they needed to talk, she knew something was wrong.
Florida football redshirt senior offensive lineman Devon Manuel was arrested July 18 on charges of driving under the influence and possession of a concealed weapon, Swamp247 reported Saturday.
Emerging from a parking lot piled with cars, people tucked signs protesting President Donald Trump’s administration underneath their armpits. They held them in the air, shouting as cars whizzed by. Some drivers honked their horns in passing, eliciting cheers from the protesters.Around 200 community members gathered in East Gainesville’s Fred Cone Park to participate in a nationwide protest Thursday. Titled “Good Trouble Lives On,” the event was organized by the 50-50-1 movement. The local group held other major demonstrations, such as June 14’s “No Kings Day” protest.
The Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization held its third public workshop Tuesday for its long-term plan for Gainesville and Alachua County’s public transit.
After months of negotiations, the University of Florida and the University of Florida Police Department agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement.
The University of Florida Police Department wants a raise, but UF isn’t ready to meet its demands.
Bob Hochmuth has spent more than four decades working side-by-side with farmers, mentoring young professionals and leading research-backed innovation across North Florida — a dedication that earned him the highest honor in his field.
Driving past the animated streets of downtown Gainesville toward the far east side, telephone poles turn into trees. Longleaf pines replace electricity lines. Paved roads ease into dirt roads.
Paul Pritchard has been involved with wildlife conservation for decades. He served as deputy director for the U.S. Department of the Interior under former President Jimmy Carter and founded the National Park Trust.
The Alachua County Commission addressed a proposed development near Paynes Prairie and set a transition date for Celebration Pointe’s Sports and Event Center at a meeting Tuesday.
In 2024, Sean Farrell’s family put up rain shutters, locked windows and doors, packed up their dogs and cat and drove to the Panhandle to ride out Hurricanes Helene and Milton. When they returned, they found no damage, save a couple of trees knocked down in the surrounding area.
Florida’s only wild bison roam the savanna of Paynes Prairie State Park, but a proposed housing development has environmental scientists concerned for the future of the park’s endangered species.
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