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Janice Garry, a retired Gainesville resident of 19 years, writes a grassroots, biweekly email newsletter addressing national, state and local political issues.
The UF Health Shands Emergency Room, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
Six years ago, the city of Gainesville set an ambitious goal: to go zero waste by 2040.
“Downward dog” was taken very literally Saturday morning.
Gainesville civil rights activist Rosa B. Williams, known affectionately as “Miss Rosa,” died Feb. 12 at age 92. She was a local pioneer for the Black community, and those who knew her remember her as a catalyst for change who touched countless lives in Gainesville.
UF students received a public safety email Wednesday morning describing an alleged sexual assault on campus. The incident reportedly happened Friday night in a dorm.
Behind rows of oversized loungers and foam-filled furniture, a curtain opens into a small performance space lit by lanterns and multicolored string lights. A cello, potted plants and a spotlighted wooden stool sit on stage. In front, a “VIP” section is marked not by velvet ropes but by a cluster of oversized beanbag chairs.
Had the flu lately? If so, you’re not alone.
Just before 8 a.m. Wednesday morning, the Gainesville Police Department responded to a 911 call of shots fired outside of East Gainesville store Imeca Lumber and Hardware, Police Chief Nelson Moya said in a Facebook livestream.
A Gainesville woman has been arrested on a charge of felony attempted murder after she attacked her partner with a meat cleaver during an argument, according to the arrest report. Dasani Johnson attacked her partner, Anterio Jackson, during the early hours of Nov. 30. The 23-year-old thought Jackson was having an affair, as he was out late with his brother at a bar, according to the arrest report. When Jackson arrived home around 4 a.m., they started arguing, leading him to go to a different room to get away from Johnson, according to the arrest report. Johnson followed Jackson into the room with a meat cleaver from the kitchen, the arrest report said. Johnson initially told deputies she only meant to “scare” him with the meat cleaver and “only lightly swung” it, according to the arrest report.Johnson later told deputies she swung it at him “multiple times,” the report said. Jackson then went to the bedroom where he kept his handgun and shot it off to scare her, he told deputies. Johnson told police she wasn’t trying to kill him, but thought he might die after seeing how much blood he was losing. She did not take any steps to get him medical assistance, according to the report. Multiple neighbors called the police after hearing the gunshot. Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrived at the Park Lane Apartments complex in Southwest Gainesville around 4:30 a.m., according to the report. ACSO also received a call from Jackson’s sister saying her brother had been shot and stabbed, the report noted.When deputies arrived, they found Jackson slipping in and out of consciousness with a severe cut on his wrist that was bleeding extensively, according to the report. Jackson was taken to UF Shands where he was sedated. Deputies found Johnson in the same apartment, but she refused to leave. She had a “large amount of blood” on her and an injury to the back of her head. She was taken to a different hospital, according to the report. The court documents show, as of Tuesday, she was still in the hospital. A neighbor gave deputies a video where the two can be heard arguing in the background with a gunshot following. There was blood on the floor in multiple rooms throughout the apartment. A bullet casing and meat cleaver were found in the bedroom. Contact Alexa Ryan at aryan@alligator.org. Follow her on X @AlexaRyan_.
UF students and community members lined up expectantly along University Avenue last week, drawing attention from passersby as they waited for Gainesville’s newest bagel installment to open its doors.
The Florida Board of Governors confirmed the removal of the Latin American and Caribbean scholarship and discussed the findings of an audit reviewing the state universities at its meeting today at the University of South Florida.
During the early morning hours of Sunday, 21-year-old Brandon Goodin was arrested after allegedly stabbing someone multiple times.
Hundreds of UF alumni, students and families flooded campus and its surrounding streets to celebrate the school’s 102nd annual Homecoming celebration Friday.
Around noon on Tuesday, an 18-year-old Santa Fe High School student allegedly stabbed another student during a fight.
Thursday night, a 20-year-old UF student was arrested on charges of a felony battery after allegedly throwing a broken metal basketball rim over a privacy fence.
On Wednesday afternoon, a road rage incident turned near-fatal for a Hawthorne driver after a 50-year-old Leesburg resident allegedly stabbed him multiple times on the side of the road.
UF students and faculty united under the blazing sun Friday to protest Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo’s move to eliminate vaccine mandates in the state.
After losing his son to a rare genetic disease, state Rep. Adam Anderson vowed to make it easier for other families to find answers.
While preparing for the next semester, new and returning students are running through back-to-school checklists. They’ve unpacked, set schedules and bought textbooks. Now comes the question of how they’ll get from place to place — whether that’s across campus, downtown or back home after dark.
Solutions by The State News
