On Oct. 28, Gretna, Florida, resident Juanita Donald called 911. She was requesting help in transferring her mentally ill son, Kadrick Donald, to the Apalchee Center after Kadrick refused to take his medication.
Improv artists and comedians will cruise into town this weekend for a show unlike anything Gainesville has seen before.
UF scientists produced three new breeding lines of tomatoes as result of a more than $2 million, 25-year project.
Locals will have the chance to crawl through space and time as part of a new addition to the Florida Museum of Natural History’s Starry Night on Friday.
While Gainesville residents regularly follow Gator football and basketball, a new fanbase tracks a UF student as he rises in the ranks of competitive gaming.
Stephen A. Smith was greeted with a standing ovation when he arrived at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts on Wednesday night.
When she was an energetic third-grader, Margo Klar had the chance to invent something. She decided to make a folder for her kitchen sink that holds all utensils and takes up little space.
Michael Christ can’t stay away from UF’s Senate chambers.
From the suburbs of Lakewood Ranch, Florida, to the densely populated New York City, the young Gators ended their fall season Sunday competing at Florida’s highest level in recent years.
Another match, another win.
The Gators are on a roll as the season begins to die down. Florida (5-3, 4-3 Southeastern Conference) is riding a two-game win streak against SEC East opponents Georgia and Vanderbilt. With UF heading into its SEC finale — a noon matchup against South Carolina (4-5, 2-5 SEC) — here are five matchups to watch.
After a disappointing performance a week ago for both the UF men’s and women’s swimming and diving teams in Athens, the No. 5 men’s squad (3-1, 2-1 Southeastern conference) came back strong this past weekend by defeating Minnesota 167-125. It was the close races that the Gators could not claim versus the Bulldogs over a week ago that led to the losses, but against the Golden Gophers, the men’s team won those close races to earn their third victory of the season. The same cannot be said for the UF women (3-2, 3-1 SEC) as they conceded those close races for the second straight meet, losing to the No. 10 ranked Minnesota women, 183-117.
Looking back at his team’s exhibition game, Florida basketball coach Billy Donovan pinpointed more than a few weaknesses.
A drunk man was arrested Tuesday night after police said he peed in a Popeyes’ bathroom sink.
Last week, Florida voters re-elected Attorney General Pam Bondi in a landslide. Bondi received 55 percent of the vote, while her Democratic challenger, George Sheldon, received 42 percent.
Students would need a big sandal to swat at the insects that ruled 400 million years ago.
We have all (hopefully) noticed the average Hollywood media female role lacks, among other qualities, authenticity.
Last week, 90-year-old Arnold Abbott made headlines worldwide after he was arrested for feeding the homeless in a public park in Fort Lauderdale. The arrest occurred just days after a new city ordinance took effect, making it more difficult for private citizens and charitable organizations to feed the homeless in public.
A naked man had to be dragged out of an apartment early Tuesday after police said he pushed and grabbed his wife.
Moving out of his childhood home, Alan Ferry found a stack of airplane drawings.
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