UF employees charged with aggravated child abuse after locking kids in cages
(12/13/23 5:10am)
Two UF biological scientists were arrested Dec. 8 with charges of aggravated child abuse and child neglect.
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UF fraternity member arrested for battery, false imprisonment
(12/08/23 8:13pm)
A UF Kappa Sigma fraternity member was arrested Thursday on suspicion of battery, false imprisonment and robbery by sudden snatching.
Gainesville police respond to apartment shooting
(12/08/23 5:06am)
The Gainesville Police Department responded to a shooting at The Ridge apartment complex at 8:40 p.m. Thursday.
Longtime Gainesville residents, community leaders reflect on city protest history
(12/04/23 1:00pm)
Gainesville, May 1972. UF students packed the corner of University Avenue and Southwest 13th Street in a two-day anti-Vietnam War protest that clashed directly with police officers and campus officials. Nearly every week, there’s a protest on the corner of University and Southwest 13th Street — it’s one thing about Gainesville that’s never changed.
Recent antisemitic vandalizations cause safety concerns among UF Jewish students
(12/04/23 11:15am)
Sara Beer has recently started to think twice before wearing her Star of David necklace on UF's campus.
Gainesville police arrest man suspected of multiple hate crimes against Chabad UF Jewish Student Center
(12/01/23 10:08pm)
Gainesville Police Department arrested a man Thursday night who is suspected of multiple hate crimes against the Chabad UF Jewish Student Center.
UF Jewish student center vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti
(11/27/23 7:26pm)
The Chabad UF Jewish Student Center was vandalized early Friday morning with “anti-Semitic graffiti and hateful slurs,” according to a Chabad UF press release.
High Springs restaurant owner faces another lawsuit
(11/20/23 12:00pm)
Another lawsuit was filed against a High Springs restaurant owner, who’s being sued for defaulting on mortgages of the Pink Flamingo Diner and Great Outdoors restaurants, Nov. 7.
Gainesville resident drowned after fleeing from a traffic stop
(11/19/23 9:59pm)
A person drowned after fleeing a traffic stop for a stolen scooter Thursday. They died at UF Health Shands Hospital early that morning, according to a Gainesville Police Department press release.
Petition to limit protests on Gainesville abortion clinic’s sidewalk reaches 700 signatures
(11/13/23 12:00pm)
Andrew Scholberg has been arrested 13 times. But that doesn’t deter the 71-year-old freelance writer and pro-life activist from continuing the work he’s been doing for almost 50 years — standing outside abortion clinics to pray and offer alternatives to women entering the building.
A Gainesville police trainee put on administrative leave after receiving child abuse allegations
(11/08/23 8:04pm)
A Gainesville Police Department trainee was put on administrative leave after being arrested Tuesday for child abuse.
Gainesville police officer arrested after breaking into his girlfriend’s home and strangling her
(11/05/23 3:34pm)
A Gainesville Police Department officer was arrested Oct. 28 after allegedly breaking into his girlfriend's home and strangling her following a night out.
Local domestic violence resources struggle with funding cuts, overcrowding
(10/30/23 11:30am)
Even after her husband cut their furniture in half with an ax, threatened to kill her and hide her body, a domestic violence survivor didn’t believe she was in an abusive relationship.
Gainesville City Commission passed open-container ordinance to revert back to pre-pandemic wording
(10/29/23 5:20pm)
In a 4-3 vote Thursday, the City Commission decided to officially ban the public consumption and possession of alcohol and create an entertainment district — designated spaces for public drinking in Downtown Gainesville and Grove Street.
Gainesville Zaxby’s worker robbed the restaurant he worked at
(10/28/23 1:04am)
A Gainesville Zaxby’s worker robbed the store he worked at Oct. 21 and was arrested Thursday.
Alleged Gainesville Crips member arrested Monday after shooting at a coworker
(10/25/23 5:53pm)
Police arrested a Gainesville man Tuesday after he allegedly committed a drive-by shooting against one of his coworkers over a dispute about him being in the Crips gang, according to a police report.
Gainesville residents protest Israel-Hamas war, call for ceasefire
(10/24/23 1:40am)
A crowd of 75 people wearing keffiyehs and the colors of the Palestinian flag gathered in protest at the corner of University Avenue and Southwest 13th Street Monday evening.
Gainesville man arrested after poisoning neighbors cats with antifreeze
(10/10/23 7:22pm)
Gainesville Police arrested a man after he allegedly poisoned two of his neighbors cats Oct. 2 after threatening to kill them the day before.
Gainesville man mauled by K-9 sentenced to prison, future of K-9 unit unclear
(10/09/23 10:15am)
The recent sentencing of a Gainesville man who lost an eye in a mauling by a Gainesville Police Department K-9 has sparked concern among the community about whether justice was served.
Reina Saco: From refugee to the Gainesville City Commission
(10/02/23 11:00am)
Bringing a fiery passion and fierce drive for justice within the Gainesville City Commission, Reina Saco, a 33-year-old city commissioner, carries many identities — notably, her first-generation Cuban background.
