Gainesville City Commission approves GPD budget increase, affirms lift on open container restrictions
(09/11/20 6:31pm)
The Gainesville Police Department’s funding is set to increase next year.
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Protesters rally against increases to Gainesville Police Department’s budget
(09/03/20 11:07pm)
The masked crowd responded when it was asked what it would do with $1 million.
The fight for change: Scottie Lewis on the front lines
(09/02/20 9:35pm)
When the New Jersey Department of Motor Vehicles gave Florida guard Scottie Lewis his driver’s license in high school, his mother and grandmother gave him a list. On that piece of paper were different places they warned the then-16-year-old not to drive around.
Gainesville activist and musician missing for more than a month
(09/02/20 12:12pm)
Kelley Brannon is rarely on social media, avoids leaving behind bank records and falls off the grid sometimes.
Midtown reopens with reduced seating and smaller crowds
(08/31/20 6:00am)
Midtown reopened to dozens of bar-hoppers Friday night, but socially-distanced dance floors, reduced-capacity bars and long waits frustrated students and drove many away.
Students can report COVID-19 policy violations through the GATORSAFE app
(08/28/20 5:16pm)
UF gave students another way of combating COVID-19: reporting when their peers are not.
County commission could reduce indoor gathering limit starting Monday
(08/27/20 9:56am)
The Alachua County Commission could be decreasing its indoor gathering limit to reduce the spread of COVID-19 as soon as Monday.
Officials brace for protests as students prepare their return to campus
(08/13/20 7:53pm)
As the start of the Fall semester draws near, UF officials are preparing for a return of about 56,000 students — some with the expectation of more political turbulence than ever.
Gainesville Police respond to two fatal car crashes this weekend
(08/10/20 5:01pm)
Gainesville Police responded to two fatal car crashes within seven hours
Meet the Alachua County Commission Candidates
(08/09/20 10:39pm)
Editor’s Note: The Alligator didn’t cover the candidacy of Raemi Eagle-Glenn for District 1 and Joy Glanzer for District 3 because the positions are uncontested for the Republican party. The candidacy of Democrat Charles S. Chestnut IV for District 5 is also uncontested. These races will not appear on the Aug. 18 ballot.
Meet the Alachua County Sheriff candidates
(08/09/20 10:30pm)
Sadie Darnell, 68
Law enforcement leaders discuss use of force and community relations with UF faculty
(08/02/20 12:21pm)
David Prevatt wants to know why UF students don’t know the officers who police them.
Florida's District 3 candidates on police reform
(08/01/20 2:41pm)
The death of George Floyd sparked a national conversation about police brutality and reform. As local and national elections draw nearer, polls show that candidates' stance on police reform is becoming a key issue for some voters.
Kofi Adu-Brempong and the call to demilitarize UPD
(07/20/20 7:00am)
A UF graduate student was shot in the head by University Police in his own on-campus apartment.
Gainesville City Commission holds seven-hour meeting to discuss police reform
(07/14/20 4:30pm)
The Gainesville City Commission held a seven-hour meeting discussing police reform Monday.
'A skeleton in Florida’s closet': The Johns Committee’s history at UF
(07/12/20 7:30pm)
The year was 1958, and while other students were worrying about class and their lives off campus, UF sophomore Art Copleston was in the University Police’s basement.
No Alachua County COVID-19 cases linked to protests, health officials say
(07/12/20 6:59pm)
As protesters took to the streets for Black lives, the number of COVID-19 cases in Alachua County soared. Alachua County health officials say it's not that simple.
What police accountability means to the candidates of Alachua County Sheriff race
(07/12/20 6:34pm)
Alachua County Sheriff candidates discussed COVID-19 response, police accountability, the school-to-prison pipeline and decarceration at a Saturday forum.
Three men arrested in possession of stolen credit cards
(07/08/20 3:59pm)
Three South Florida men were arrested Tuesday evening after being found with eight credit cards and the personal information of 29 victims during a traffic stop, according to a Gainesville Police report.
Orange & Boo: Pride has always been a protest
(06/29/20 2:08pm)
I celebrated my first ever Pride in Gainesville.
