At age 12, Jerome Elam took a bottle of sleeping pills and vodka, laid down in his mother’s rose garden and waited to die. A victim of human trafficking, Elam felt worthless and hopeless.
Congressman Ted Yoho, who represents Alachua County, was among several Republican Congress members aboard an Amtrak train that crashed Wednesday morning in Virginia, resulting in at least one death and no reported injuries, according to CNN.
Florida men’s basketball coach Mike White has said all season that one of his team’s shortcomings is its ability to play with consistency. Facing Georgia in Athens on Tuesday, the Gators continued that trend, suffering a loss several days after a big win for the third time this month.
Ralph Chamberlain has seen a disease sweep over his citrus grove like a cancer.
About 70 Senators shut their laptops and turned off their cell phones at Tuesday night’s Senate meeting.
If you see eye-to-eye with me on this year’s Super Bowl matchup, you’re most likely feeling dejected and dispirited.
Corey Hays buttoned up his black, professional suit and walked down the sidewalk to the O’Connell Center at about 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Receiving a costly utility bill means tough choices for Sarah Dean.
In today’s editorial, we’re going to ask you to remember your high school days.
In today’s ultra-connected world, a friend is no longer just a friend.
A couple of weeks ago, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg announced that Facebook will change their focus and algorithms. According to a Facebook post, Zuckerberg has tasked his employees to care less about “helping you find relevant content,” and more about “helping you have more meaningful social interactions.” Consequently, your news feed will soon show you less global content and more local content, less CNN and Nike and more from your friends and family. Zuckerberg understands this change as an overdue revival of sorts; a return to what Facebook originally purported to do. He wrote in his post, “We built Facebook to help people stay connected and bring us closer together with the people that matter to us. That's why we've always put friends and family at the core of the experience.”
“Mattel ought to make toys so that little girls can look at you and say, ‘I want to be her,’” Judge Rosemarie Aquilina said from behind her bench at Larry Nassar’s sentencing last week. She continued, “Thank you so much for being here and for your strength.”
An hour before the end of the Student Government interviews, where parties select senate candidates, Livia Ledbetter got lost.
A motorcycle and a sedan crashed on Southwest 13th Street Tuesday night, and the motorcyclist died at the hospital from injuries.
An Alachua teenager was charged with murder after two shootings within a two-day span left one dead and five injured, including two children and a UF student’s nephew.
With just under five minutes left in the game, Georgia forward Yante Maten received a pass at the top of the key.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year.
Saturday brings an evening of dynamic jazz with an edge of rock as performers Dynamo and Electric Kif bring the funk to Heartwood Soundstage.
Gainesville residents can expect a night filled with a fusion of Caribbean-inspired reggae-rock Thursday when popular Ocala band Propaganjah performs at the High Dive alongside Ellameno Beat and Burn Every Thing.
As 2018 slowly but surely progresses, the diverse events, concerts and other entertainment that Gainesville has to offer only get bigger and better. In honor of the start of February this week, here’s some of our favorite upcoming events that will hold you over until spring break.
Solutions by The State News
