Community effort reveals details into Alachua County Animal Resources investigation
(04/20/26 4:41am)
Editor’s Note: This story contains mentions of animal cruelty, neglect and death.
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Your favorite downtown Gainesville restaurants are about to get more walkable
(04/20/26 1:19am)
This fall, community members can escape the honks and horns of Gainesville traffic and wander around a pedestrian-only portion of downtown.
Want to be a part of The Alligator? Join our Summer 2026 staff!
(04/20/26 4:00pm)
Are you interested in growing your career in media and communications? Are you ready to join a network with alumni at organizations like The New York Times, The Washington Post and Wall Street Journal? The Independent Florida Alligator is looking for its next team of reporters, editors, photographers and more for the Summer semester. Applications are due April 27 at 11:59 p.m.
Wildfires in Alachua County continue, prompt neighborhood evacuations
(04/19/26 11:26pm)
Update: As of 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, fire containment remains the same, according to an Alachua County Instagram post. The fire by North Main Street remains 25% contained and spans just over 100 acres, and the fire on State Road 121 is 60% contained and spans 25. Impacts from smoke have already been seen as far as Levy and Marion Counties, according to the post.
Alachua County school closures part of statewide trend
(04/19/26 4:51pm)
Underenrollment and school closures have drawn heated debates, countless community input meetings and carefully drawn rezoning maps this year in Alachua County. But those issues aren’t unique to Alachua. The Florida Parent Teacher Association hosted a Zoom meeting Saturday morning to discuss the trend of school closures across the state.
Gainesville City Commissioners approve millions in funding for new fire stations
(04/18/26 1:44pm)
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously entered a maximum price agreement for sitework construction to begin at two local stations — three and nine — at its Thursday meeting. The deals, made with Ajax Building Company, LLC, will cost the city about $2 million and $4 million respectively.
Gainesville wildfire nearly one-third contained after 4-hour response
(04/16/26 1:17am)
CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the location of the wildfire as the Prairie Creek Preserve area. The fire is in the area of Alachua County’s Balu Forest, south of State Road 20.
UF BugFest brings crowds in to explore the world of insects
(04/14/26 2:52am)
On a 2-foot-long circular track, two cockroaches — each named Herman — raced against each other. Children and parents cheered the two Hermans on at one of the many insect-centered events at Saturday's BugFest.
The ‘Big’ pursuit to put Gainesville on the map for artistry
(04/14/26 1:35am)
As a UF freshman, Laila Fakhoury hung a poster of Earl Sweatshirt above her bed in her apartment.
For some UF researchers, the race to build AI is outpacing efforts to make it fair
(04/13/26 1:00pm)
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DoctorGPT: AI’s rising role in Gainesville healthcare
(04/13/26 1:00pm)
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¿Puede la IA reemplazar a los traductores de idiomas — y debería hacerlo? Lingüistas de la UF opinan
(04/13/26 1:00pm)
Claudio Ferrer es hispanohablante nativo. Eso no impide que este estudiante de 18 años de primer año de ingeniería eléctrica en la UF obtenga un poco de ayuda adicional con sus traducciones con ChatGPT.
Alachua City Commission reverses course on polling site after backlash
(04/13/26 2:06am)
After criticism from local political groups, the Alachua City Commission unanimously voted Feb. 9 to open the Alachua Branch Library as a polling location for Precinct 53 for the April 14 municipal election.
OPINION: AI data centers threaten the real Florida
(04/13/26 1:00pm)
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Alachua County is all in on the AI Revolution
(04/13/26 1:00pm)
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How 3 small Gainesville businesses are using — or rejecting — AI
(04/13/26 1:00pm)
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Local agencies, researchers keep up with quickly developing AI deepfakes
(04/13/26 1:00pm)
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Gainesville activists respond to Trump’s war on Iran at evening protest
(04/09/26 11:14pm)
About 100 people gathered outside the Alachua County Clerk’s Office in downtown Gainesville on Wednesday evening to protest against the Trump administration’s continued war efforts against Iran. The demonstration joined a nationwide series of protests taking place in more than 60 cities across the country.
Helping Honks: Caretakers of UF campus cat seek money for vet care
(04/09/26 6:39pm)
Lexline Johnson thinks Honks deserves more love.
Ai and Local Businesses
(04/09/26 5:18pm)
Book Nook Cafe, Wednesday, April 8, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
