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As parents search for a way to entertain their children during the summer break, community organizations and businesses are opening their doors and curating various programs that allow kids to socialize and learn a new talent while out of school.
Roughly a month before schools go back in session, a new law restricting K-12 sexual and health education looms over the heads of school staff, students and parents.
With the flood of state legislation reshaping areas like education and gun control that took effect July 1, political tensions in Florida have reached a boiling point.
A board hand-picked by Gov. Ron DeSantis will take control of Gainesville Regional Utilities within the next few months.
Update: Prosecutors dropped the charges in the case. Editor's note: This story contains depictions of sexual assault and rape
NKwanda Jah, a 69-year-old East Gainesville resident, grew up in the rural, unincorporated community of Grandin, Florida. With nothing to do, Jah spent a vast amount of time outside, where she slowly grew into a “proud tree hugger.”
This article has been updated to reflect that there will be an expected 1 mil increase to Gainesville’s property tax. The Alligator initially reported otherwise.
In light of pressure from state lawmakers, the Gainesville City Commission heard proposals for drastic cuts for the 2024 fiscal year budget at a special meeting Wednesday.
For the 12th consecutive year, local families have an opportunity to change their future trajectory and access affordable mortgages, largely due to Santa Fe College and Alachua County Habitat for Humanity.
A month has passed since Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 1718 into law. The bill focuses on the regulation of migrants working in Florida.
Gainesville City Commissioner Casey Willits and Alachua County Commissioner Mary Alford represent Gainesville as the only two elected officials in the county who are openly a part of the LGBTQ community.
As children ran past the rows of tables set up in the foyer of the Harn Museum, their parents chatted and fixed plates of pasta salad and mini hamburgers. Volunteers excitedly distributed maps detailing the night’s different exhibitions. Rainbow flags hung from the hands and purses of many guests.
City Commissioner Casey Willits (left) sits in the pavilion behind his apartment complex and County Commissioner Mary Alford (right) sits at her office in the Alachua County Administration Building.
A Gainesville man was arrested June 5 after an underage victim said she had sex with the man the night before, according to a Gainesville Police Department arrest report.
Sheriffs are looking for two people who stole several firearms from Big Daddy Guns in Gainesville early Thursday morning.
A Gainesville woman was arrested on suspicion of shooting her boyfriend in The Polos Apartments parking lot.
A Gainesville man was taken into custody May 17 on charges of 11 counts of possession of child pornography and one count of distribution of child pornography.
A Gainesville man was arrested Saturday night on suspicion of his gun discharging and striking a victim in his apartment’s parking lot.
A Gainesville man was arrested on Wednesday morning on suspicion of shooting a man near a Chevron.
Alachua County Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to settle with ability housing for almost three million dollars.
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