Gainesville Police charged a man with allegedly attempting to introduce contraband into a county detention facility Tuesday.
With hurricane season approaching, the Federal Emergency Management Agency provided a list of ways homeowners can protect their property from the damage hurricanes can bring.
Jacksonville — UF cut the ribbon on the Jacksonville Aging Studies Center, known as JAX-ASCENT, at the UF Health Jacksonville campus on Monday.
Law enforcement arrested a Gainesville woman charged with robbery of the TD Bank at 7515 W. University Ave. on Tuesday morning.According to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Sacoya Everts, 47, walked into the bank at around 8:50 a.m. After pausing to cover her hands with socks, Everts handed a teller a handwritten note stating, “This is a robbery.”The teller provided her with a stack of money as well as a GPS tracking device, following TD Bank protocol. Everts took the money and placed it in the front of her clothes, according to the ASO’s arrest report.The bank manager, who witnessed the transaction, and the bank teller both activated the silent alarms as Everts walked out the door, the report said. The manager then secured the doors to the bank and saw Everts walk east on West University Avenue until she was out of sight.
Celebration Pointe announced Monday that its newest five-story office building is fully leased.
Scientists at UF have recently developed a chemical for a new sunscreen that’s safer for humans and the environment.
The Florida men’s tennis team returns to play after nearly a week off to compete in the Round of 16 of the NCAA Tournament and will meet Ole Miss in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, on Friday at 7 p.m.
If the Gators men’s golf team’s performance on Monday at the NCAA Kissimmee Regional was any indication, then Florida plays better on the back nine then it does on the front.
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Gainesville Police honored the sacrifice and service of fallen police officers today on Peace Officers Memorial Day.
Gainesville police are searching for an unknown assailant who held a man at gunpoint between 1000 and 1400 NW 13th St. Monday night.
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