Darts & Laurels 6/5/14
(06/05/14 12:16am)
What a week! The Gators swept the NCAA softball championship, a first for UF. Congratulations to the kick-ass ladies of Gator softball: We’re incredibly proud.
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‘Palo Alto’ opens Friday at The Hipp
(06/05/14 12:12am)
Gia Coppola’s directorial debut, “Palo Alto,” opening tomorrow at the Hippodrome State Theatre, is in some ways a mix of “Mean Girls” and “The Catcher in the Rye.” It’s a coming-of-age film that frankly addresses the sex, drugs, despondency and debauchery of adolescence, while at the same time mourning the loss of its characters’ childhoods.
Bad batch of Spice hospitalizes 28 in Gainesville
(06/03/14 12:37am)
A bad batch of Spice is believed to be the reason 28 people were hospitalized for seizures this weekend, leading to the raid of a local smoke shop and sending Gainesville residents reeling.
Woman arrested with a medley of drugs, some found in her crotch
(05/29/14 12:24am)
Gainesville Police arrested a local woman carrying a bag of meth and seven oxycodone pills after she tried to destroy 0.2 grams of crack cocaine in her pants.
Mac Miller’s new ‘Faces’ highlights mature production, personal struggles
(05/29/14 12:00am)
Mac Miller, also known as “Easy Mac with the Cheesy Raps,” capitalized in his teenage years as a party rapper with chorus-driven songs of low lyrical depth like “Nikes on my Feet” and “Donald Trump.”
Former Florida wideout catches another charge
(05/27/14 1:00am)
Editor’s Note: A version of this story ran online on May 15.
Man arrested with cocaine after attempting to flee police
(05/27/14 12:45am)
A Gainesville man was arrested after resisting arrest when police found cocaine in his pocket.
GPD arrests man after he runs, throws cocaine away for him during chase
(05/22/14 12:32am)
Gainesville Police arrested a man after he ran from officers and threw a 1.4-gram tube of cocaine to the side of the road, officials said.
New players offer hope for GOP in 2016
(05/21/14 11:57pm)
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky wants to stir up dialogue — a word that has been forgotten in our hyper-partisan, deadlocked political climate.
GPD arrests 3 for drug possession and probation violation
(05/19/14 11:54pm)
Gainesville Police arrested two men and a woman for having .4 grams of cocaine, a crack pipe, weed and giving a false ID after a traffic stop on Sunday, officials said.
Former Gators receiver Reche Caldwell arrested
(05/15/14 7:53am)
Former Florida wide receiver Reche Caldwell is in trouble with the law again. This time Caldwell was arrested for possession of the drug ecstasy with the intent to sell.
Florida man flees crash barefoot, arrested with meth
(05/15/14 2:17am)
Gainesville Police arrested a man carrying 14.37 grams of meth Wednesday after he fled a three-car crash scene at The Polos apartment complex, officials said.
FDA set to start regulating sale of e-cigarettes
(05/13/14 2:37am)
Gainesville residents are reacting to the news that the Food and Drug Administration will begin regulating the sale of e-cigarettes.
UF researchers test drug to reverse memory loss in adults
(04/22/14 1:01am)
As people grow older, they tend to forget simple aspects of life, like what they need to buy at the grocery store or where they parked their cars — an inevitable effect of aging.
Barry Setlow
(04/22/14 1:00am)
Barry Setlow, an associate professor at the UF College of Medicine, works in his lab at the McKnight Brain Institute. He and a team of researchers are testing a drug therapy that could help with memory loss.
Summertime wantonness: Six hookup types
(04/20/14 11:18pm)
“I just wanna get laid,” lamented one of the characters in “Wet Hot American Summer.”
Gainesville locals question study about marijuana effects on brain
(04/18/14 12:32am)
A new study showing a relationship between marijuana use and brain abnormalities is facing scrutiny from some Gainesville experts and residents.
Gainesville Police arrests man with 100+ grams of weed in backpack
(04/17/14 11:29pm)
Gainesville Police arrested a local man Wednesday after discovering 113 grams of marijuana in his backpack.
Vermont man arrested in Waldo with 9.2 grams of weed in underwear
(04/15/14 1:02am)
Waldo Police arrested a Vermont man Sunday who hid marijuana in his underwear.
Gainesville Police arrest Fort Lauderdale man with 89.5 pounds of weed in car
(04/09/14 11:45pm)
Shiloh took a sniff: He knew first.
