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(09/25/24 10:43pm)
UPDATE: UF will reopen Saturday, having sustained only “minor damage from downed trees,” President Kent Fuchs wrote in an email Friday.No UF students or employees were injured in the storm, Fuchs added.“I want to extend my sincere thanks to our campus staff who worked tirelessly overnight and through the storm to ensure the university and our facilities remained steady,” Fuchs wrote in the email.
(09/25/24 3:08am)
In its meeting Tuesday, the Alachua County Commission declared a local emergency in preparation for Tropical Storm Helene, which is expected to turn into a category 3 hurricane and make landfall on Florida’s big bend Thursday morning.
(09/19/24 12:32am)
An 11-year-old Kanapaha Middle School student was arrested Wednesday after sending threatening messages to a fellow student Tuesday.
(08/28/24 10:15am)
After Venezuela's presidential election results erupted in an international outcry, Vanessa Volkmann decided to get involved with politics for the first time.
(08/28/24 10:10am)
80 personas protestaron en Depot Park el 17 de agosto, después de que los controversiales resultados electorales provocaron disturbios políticos.
(08/22/24 10:15am)
La elección primaria del condado de Alachua terminó el 20 de agosto con más de 11.000 votos emitidos durante el día. Los ciudadanos votaron según las líneas partidarias para la Comisión del Condado de Alachua, la Comisión de la Ciudad de Gainesville y escaños estatales, así como para el candidato demócrata a sheriff. Hubo un total de ocho escaños abiertos y seis carreras competitivas. Los votantes también emitieron votos para los miembros de la junta escolar.
(08/21/24 2:43am)
CORRECTION: The Alligator previously reported Raemi Eagle-Glenn won the District 22 Republican candidacy. She won Alachua County, but not Levy County or Gilchrist County. This article is updated with the winner, Chad Johnson.
(08/05/24 9:59am)
CORRECTION: The Alligator incorrectly reported Alachua County School Board Seat District 4 candidate Lew Welge worked for Alachua County Public Schools. The article has been updated to reflect that he worked for Florida public schools.
(08/03/24 5:02pm)
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(07/15/24 9:58am)
A once bereaved community can now rest assured their beloved brown-and-white striped emotional support provider is in good health following her nine-day disappearance from the public eye.
(07/11/24 3:10am)
The Gainesville Police Department arrested a 22-year-old registered sex offender Tuesday on suspicion of sending sexually explicit material to a minor in violation of her probation.
(07/01/24 9:57am)
On June 29, downtown Gainesville became a vibrant gathering spot for the LGBTQ+ community with the third annual Pride Street Party at The Bull. The event, which took place from 6 to 11 p.m. and was free of charge, featured a variety of performances for all audiences.
(07/01/24 9:55am)
Este sábado el centro de Gainesville se transformó en un vibrante punto de encuentro para la comunidad LGBTQ+ con la tercera edición anual del Pride Street Party en The Bull. El evento, que se llevó a cabo de 6 a 11 p.m. y fue gratuito, tuvo una variedad de actuaciones para todo público.
(06/21/24 3:07am)
Thursday brought the arrest of Joel Searby, a Newberry Education First board member and former Greenhouse Church lay preacher, on suspicion of soliciting sex from a minor.
(05/15/24 2:39am)
Early Tuesday morning, a bus carrying 53 farm workers rolled over after crashing into a tree on West Highway 40 outside Ocala. The Marion County Fire Rescue declared it a “mass casualty incident.”
(05/07/24 1:13am)
UPDATE: The Alligator previously reported Newberry Elementary School passed a vote to convert to a charter school. As of Tuesday evening, the status of the vote remains in contention, and the Alachua County Public School district maintains it failed.
(04/22/24 2:00pm)
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(04/18/24 6:09pm)
The Alachua County supervisor of elections Kim Barton counted parent and teacher votes for the Yes Newberry initiative at Mentholee Northflee Municipal building Wednesday afternoon.
(03/04/24 2:00pm)
Faculty and students at UF have wondered what will happen to the university’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs since Gov. Ron DeSantis banned state DEI funding to Florida universities in May 2023. Nine months later, they have their answer.
(02/26/24 2:00pm)
Jazzlyn Harrell eagerly punched her number into the keypad in her elementary school lunch line over 20 years ago. More satisfying than the lunch she was served, she savored the ‘Happy birthday’ message that lit up on the screen. Unlike her classmates, she would have to wait another four years to see it again.
