This Week in Gainesville
January 9, 1968: “Super Steve” Spurrier, Heisman winner for UF the year before, returns to campus to finish his physical education degree after playing a pro-season with the San Fransisco 49ers.
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January 9, 1968: “Super Steve” Spurrier, Heisman winner for UF the year before, returns to campus to finish his physical education degree after playing a pro-season with the San Fransisco 49ers.
A 21-year-old man was arrested Thursday morning and charged with two felonies for pistol-whipping a man on the side of the road earlier in the night.
A joint investigation of local cab companies by Gainesville and University Police revealed that many cab drivers have been operating against city ordinances to overcharge customers, adding hard evidence to a long list of complaints of unfair practices.
The last day of classes has arrived, and DJ/producer Le Castle Vania is here from Atlanta to help students celebrate their freedom until finals. The show will be at 10 p.m. at the Vault.
The UF Police Department’s national accreditation is being re-evaluated, and students, faculty and citizens had the chance to put in their two cents Monday afternoon.
While the Gators may not have performed very well on the football field, the Gators in space have been unstoppable.
It’s that time of year again.
Alachua County detectives are searching for a man who robbed a Bank of America on Monday afternoon.
Gainesville residents came out and partied for a cause Monday night, helping to raise money and awareness in preparation for World AIDS Day on Wednesday.
It’s perhaps the most hellish of semester circumstances for students: We’re finished with midterms but still have weeks to go before we can say so long to fall semester and hello to winter break.
Gainesville Police are searching for a man who threatened to pull a gun on a pharmacist while demanding drugs at a CVS on Tuesday.
The suspect in the recent double-homicide of two local residents was shot and arrested by police Saturday.
This Friday, Gainesville is getting a dose of one of Asheville, N.C.’s most up-and-coming rock forces, Papadosio, who have dedicated themselves to reinventing the jam band.
Imagine you’re at a club and suddenly the music stops – but everyone around you keeps dancing.
Come Friday, Gainesville will be flooded with out-of-towners from all over the world who come to take part in the famous Fest. But let us not forget that Gainesville owes its ability to host a huge indie festival due to its own healthy and vibrant local music culture. Ready to go local? Here are three Gainesville-bred acts you can’t miss at the Fest.
A Gainesville man is dead and a woman is left in stable condition after he shot her and himself in what police think might have been a lovers quarrel, early Tuesday morning.
Gainesville Police arrested a man and woman who’d been running a marijuana operation out of a rented apartment in the Jefferson 2nd Avenue complex.
A visiting ESPNU correspondent wrecked her hotel room after she got a strange prank call early Thursday morning.
Gainesville police arrested three drivers for driving drunk early Wednesday morning, including one UF freshman.
The people behind some of Gainesville’s biggest parties have more on their minds than just having a good time.