Former inmates speak out about sexual, physical abuse at Lowell Correctional Institute
(09/21/18 12:23am)
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GPD: Man counterfeits 10 credit cards
(09/20/18 10:51pm)
A man accused of stashing fake cards in his wallet also tried to hide a crack pipe in a patrol car, Gainesville Police said.
‘Runnin’ Down a Dream’: Tom Petty is getting a park named after him
(09/18/18 9:53pm)
Tom Petty’s legacy will be memorialized in a Gainesville park next month.
GPD: Police still searching for two men who robbed accused drug dealer
(09/17/18 9:38pm)
A couple’s trip from Daytona Beach to Gainesville Sunday morning ended with a drug deal gone wrong and jail time, Gainesville Police said.
ACSO: Man stopped for wearing headphones on scooter, arrested for cocaine
(09/17/18 12:03am)
One Gainesville man’s hide-and-seek game with deputies ended in several drug possession charges on Saturday.
UF researchers develop new drug for pancreatic cancer
(09/16/18 8:25pm)
UF researchers created a new drug that could be the key to treating pancreatic cancer.
Non-violent felons deserve the right to vote: Why you should support Amendment 4
(09/10/18 12:32am)
On Nov. 6, 2018, Florida voters will decide the fate of eight possible amendments to the state constitution. One of these is Amendment 4, entitled “Voting Restoration Amendment.” According to the Miami Herald, Amendment 4 would restore voting rights to felons who had served their time (except for more serious crimes like murder or sexual offenses). Previously, according to The Palm Beach Post, felons convicted of nonviolent crimes would have to wait at least five years before petitioning to have their voting rights restored, with their case being argued before the board of Office of Executive Clemency, headed by Gov. Rick Scott.
Students react to Mac Miller's death at 26
(09/07/18 7:00pm)
Hannah Fox’s music taste changed after seeing Mac Miller perform when she was in ninth grade.
Alpha Gamma Rho to get new building on UF campus
(09/06/18 9:14pm)
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In honor of International Overdose Awareness Day
(09/04/18 11:24pm)
On Monday, people around the world mourned, remembered and honored those they lost to drug overdose on International Overdose Awareness Day. We are reminded daily, louder and clearer, that the problems of drug abuse, whether prescription or illegal, are issues more closely related to health than crime.
Shooting suspect arrested with sandwich bag of cocaine, police say
(08/30/18 7:46pm)
A man wanted by Gainesville Police in regards to a shooting two weeks ago, was arrested Wednesday with a sandwich bag of cocaine in his front pants pocket.
Candidate Guide: Marihelen Haddock Wheeler
(08/28/18 7:16am)
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Candidate Guide: Randy Wells
(08/28/18 7:12am)
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Candidate Guide: Yvonne Hayes Hinson
(08/27/18 11:27pm)
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Candidate Guide: Jason Lee Haeseler
(08/27/18 9:40pm)
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Candidate Guide: Olysha Magruder
(08/27/18 9:31pm)
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GPD: Man arrested for possessing 3.6 pounds of meth
(08/22/18 12:06am)
Gainesville Police arrested a man early Tuesday morning for reportedly possessing more than three pounds of crystal meth.
GPD: Man arrested for cocaine possession found near apartment complex
(08/22/18 12:03am)
A Gainesville man was arrested Monday morning after Gainesville Police found cocaine baggies floating in swamp water, according to the arrest report.
FDA recalls blood pressure medication offered at SHCC
(08/08/18 9:36pm)
UF Student Health Care Center announced July 19 it will no longer offer prescriptions for certain high blood pressure medications.
Three years later, HIV pill still not widely used
(08/07/18 12:44am)
The Student Health Care Center has a pill that effectively prevents getting HIV, but students at UF haven’t taken advantage of it in at least three years.
