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A swarm of children and police officers will file through Target’s toy aisles Friday.
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A swarm of children and police officers will file through Target’s toy aisles Friday.
Elmere Croushore left his Jeep alone for a few moments Sunday as he grabbed a drink from a Gainesville gas station.
The last dance for one Gainesville woman — before her arrest Saturday — was a twerking spell on her car.
An hour after Sunday services let out at the Ignite Life Center, a half a dozen shoes squeaked across the newly poured pavement of a basketball court.
An argument over an ex-girlfriend ended violently Wednesday morning as a Gainesville woman used a box cutter to slash another woman’s neck, Gainesville Police said.
UF President Kent Fuchs has joined more than 350 college and university presidents in signing a statement supporting a program that shields those brought to the U.S. illegally as children from deportation.
After being pulled over for speeding early Monday morning, a Gainesville man tried to put an officer in a headlock and wound up in jail, Gainesville Police said.
Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Waldo woman Tuesday in connection to a handwritten bomb threat found in UF’s New Engineering Building last week.
University Police arrested a UF student Monday in connection to a sexual battery that occurred earlier this month at a campus residence hall.
Two days after the general election, a man from High Springs, Florida, punched a Hispanic gas station employee in the back of the head, claiming the attack was “for Donald Trump,” Gainesville Police said.
A Newberry, Florida, woman was arrested Friday after threatening to run over her friend, who was concerned about her following the presidential election, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
After members of the UF chapter of Delta Tau Delta fraternity expressed support for President-elect Donald Trump, the fraternity’s house was vandalized last weekend.
Five people were seriously injured in a flaming crash Thursday morning after a 16-year-old crashed his car into a tree in the Robinson Heights neighborhood, Florida Highway Patrol said.
A handwritten bomb threat found on campus Wednesday sparked a nearly five-hour evacuation of UF’s New Engineering Building — though no evidence of explosives was found.
The note was reported at 9:46 a.m., and University Police arrived at the building on Center Drive two minutes later, said UPD Captain Jeff Holcomb. No evidence of a bomb has been found, as of press time.
A former employee of 101 Cantina was arrested Monday after reportedly stealing more than $5,000 from the Midtown venue, Gainesville Police said.
UF officials and University Police are taking steps after multiple complaints were made about pro-white and anti-racism fliers placed across UF’s campus.
During a press conference held Monday, Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe addressed the feeling of anxiety some in the city have felt since Donald Trump was elected president. He also called on residents to report cases of intimidation and threats following incidents in Gainesville and across the country.
A Crystal River, Florida, man attempting to drive around traffic Monday caused a fatal accident, killing himself and a Williston, Florida, woman, Florida Highway Patrol said.
As protests rage across the country following Donald Trump’s election, his opponents in Gainesville are organizing acts of resistance this week — and hoping to influence local politicians to fight the president-elect’s future policies.