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Forest High School students were supposed to walk out in calm protest.
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Forest High School students were supposed to walk out in calm protest.
Update midnight Saturday: The 19-year-old accused Ocala high school shooter is being charged with terrorism for shooting a student through a door.
Carolina Sepulveda doesn’t know when she’ll die, but she knows what she wants to get done beforehand.
The Gainesville Target supermarket store is now making it easier to avoid binge shopping.
A self-proclaimed “$50 Billion Man” threatened to break a UF student’s neck before leaving a speaking event on campus March 21.
After a 2015 The Washington Post article reported the plunging numbers of UF’s black students, the former vice president for Student Affairs commissioned the Black Student Affairs Taskforce — a group of staff, faculty and students — to research how to improve the campus experience for black students.
Jason Haeseler, a candidate for the Florida Representative seat in District 21, said Florida has the lowest funding for mental health resources of all states. This is mostly true. The National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors Research Institute says Florida is 51 out of 52 in the U.S., ahead of Puerto Rico. PolitiFact reported that the data used to make the ranking is based on money spent by Department of Children and Families’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Office and doesn’t include funding from other sources, like Medicaid.
A package of fruit cups, two cans, a pack of soap and box of macaroni and cheese gathering dust in Valentina Eslava’s kitchen cabinet since Hurricane Irma got her out of paying a $250 parking citation fee.
The simple black dress pinned onto a board caught Erin Andres’ eye as she made her way around the artwork displayed at the Civic Media Center, located at 433 S. Main St., on Friday night.
A man was arrested Sunday afternoon after police responded to a domestic violence and possible hostage situation, Gainesville Police said.
Natalie Leon had never heard of COMPASS until she opened her UF email Wednesday night. Although it caught her eye for a second, the 22-year-old scrolled passed it.
Although Heather Fitts came to Gainesville Police Department’s town hall to ask about after-school programs, she learned about a decrease in the number of officers employed and increase in violent crime reports.
The UF Student Government Senate might advocate for on-campus early voting locations soon.
The Alachua County School Board unanimously voted to opt out of the Florida program to arm volunteer school employees, including some teachers, Tuesday night.
While the city remains under a tornado watch, Gainesville Regional Utilities is monitoring polling locations for city commission elections. Strong winds are likely to cause power outages.
7:25 p.m. Monday Update:
An online panel of Alachua County and Gainesville politicians and political experts predicted City Commissioners Charles Goston and Harvey Budd will be re-elected in Tuesday’s municipal election.
Clay Martin has been coming to Leo’s once a month since his first semester in college, Fall 2015, for his “sweet and sour” Greek slice. Topped with feta cheese, banana peppers and olives, the Greek has been Martin’s favorite slice since the beginning.
Rita Philips was checking her email Friday night, when she found a message in her inbox that made her cry.
Politics wasn’t on Gail Johnson’s radar until the 2016 U.S. presidential election.