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Five kids in bright blue shirts practically jumped from their seats. They met each other with big smiles and a warm embrace as they ran to high-five a line of beaming judges and volunteers.
The state of Florida executed 70-year-old James Hitchcock at 6:12 p.m. Thursday for the 1976 murder of his 13-year-old stepniece.
Alayna Dean lives under the East African sun. The 24-year-old UF alumna is a Peace Corps community health outreach volunteer in Kenya. Dean spends her days connecting with the people in her new home, whether she’s teaching students in the classroom or spending time with local families.
After taking the first set and dropping the second, Lucie Pawlak stands at 4-4 in the third. With her teammates cheering from the sidelines and the crowd intensely watching on Feb. 28, the freshman Florida tennis player carries the weight of the team’s result on her shoulders.
UF microbiology associate professor Luiz Roesch poses for a portrait at his desk on Monday, April 20, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
Three days. Seven rounds. Two hundred and fifty-seven picks. Seven Gators.
With a steady hand, 91-year-old Ray Goldwire presses a jagged knife through rows of honey-filled frames. The wax cracks as sweet, golden nectar spills into a plastic pail below. The blade scrapes against the wood, and with each rough stroke, months of work are released from the honeycomb.
Lilliana Wells drove down University Avenue, hungry. The 44-year-old Gainesville resident wanted to buy a gyro, but it wasn't in her budget.
The first Florida player off the board of this year's NFL Draft isn't any surprise.
Update: UF spokesperson Cynthia Roldán confirmed Thursday afternoon the message’s purpose was to notify Shands employees that the hospital’s mass casualty plan was being activated.
Following its second-round loss to Iowa in the 2026 NCAA Tournament, Florida’s offseason was filled with uncertainty regarding which players would return.
The sign for Alachua Branch Library stands on Northwest 140th Street, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
A pesar de ser originario de La Habana, Cuba, y haber construido una vida en EE.UU. durante las últimas tres décadas, Rafael Crespo-García, de 54 años, ahora vive en México tras ser deportado en enero.
The state of Florida executed 58-year-old Chadwick Willacy at 6:15 p.m. Tuesday for the 1990 murder of his then-56-year-old next-door neighbor Marlys Sather, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
A mural on the front of Alachua County Animal Resources on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
A volunteer walks a dog at Alachua County Animal Resources on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
The Pride Community Center of North Central Florida voted at a meeting Sunday to purchase a new building following the closure of its current home within the Gainesville Community Counseling Center.
Over a dozen community members met on Sunday to discuss details of the pride center’s new location on April 19, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
I had wanted to join The Alligator since my freshman year, but I never filled out the application until Spring my junior year. I thought it was now or never, time to get off my ass and stop pushing it off.
The majority of the SEC Championship looked winnable for No. 3 Florida women’s golf. The Gators were in a dogfight in Rounds 1 and 2 of stroke play, trailing Texas by four after two.
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