Gainesville activists point to the Tammy Jackson Act in the death of former inmate Erica Thompson’s baby
Cries from a jail cell are not unheard of. But pursuant to state law, the tears of a newborn behind bars should be.
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Cries from a jail cell are not unheard of. But pursuant to state law, the tears of a newborn behind bars should be.
UF Health Shands Hospital reached its highest number of children hospitalized with COVID-19, Ed Jimenez, the hospital’s CEO said.
As the COVID-19 Delta variant cases and pediatric hospitalizations surge, so do parents' nerves at the start of the new school year.
As students return to campus for Fall classes, UF is approaching a seven-day case average peak comparable to January, which was one of the largest since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
About 50 protesters gathered outside of Alachua County Jail Wednesday afternoon in unity with grieving mother Erica Thompson, a 25-year-old woman who lost her baby after giving birth in jail.
UF faculty and staff are dissatisfied with the university’s limited response to COVID-19 as Florida shattered its record for the highest-ever daily total of new cases.
UF’s residence halls are meant to be a second home for students, fostering a safe and welcoming environment at the university. But UF’s Crime Log shows residence halls are the most prominent places for rape on campus.
While the Delta variant strikes the unvaccinated across the globe, UF COVID-19 rates peak higher than one year ago.
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Growing up, Devin Norko assumed they were just accident prone when they twisted the same ankle more than 200 times in the span of five years.
Unvaccinated people are playing Russian roulette with COVID-19 variants loaded into the chamber, UF Health Shands CEO Ed Jimenez said.
Two people were shot in a drive-by Monday night at the 1200 block of Southeast 19th Terrace near the Gainesville Vineyard church, prompting the Gainesville Police Department to address local gun violence.
One person is dead and four others were injured after a drive-by shooting Sunday night.
A 13-year-old boy is dead after being shot during a party at the Gainesville American Legion on June 24.
An apartment complex at 2220 SW 34th St. caught fire early Wednesday morning.
During a typical year at UF, the bustle of campus life is hard to miss — with students racing to class, hurrying to catch a bus, or weaving their way through Plaza of the Americas to grab Krishna lunch. Amid the flurry of students, the six George A. Smathers libraries provide an escape for both students and faculty alike to seek refuge.
The 2020-21 Florida Gators athletics season brought forward both good memories — like a national championship and walk-off victories — and ugly ones — like bitter rivalry losses and early postseason exits.
A shooting at a party left five teens injured Thursday night.
Florida golfer Lauren Waidner didn’t find her most impactful friendship on the course, but inside a hospital room with a teenage girl battling a chronic illness.
A rear-end car collision on Northwest 39th Avenue next to Publix left one person dead Saturday.