The Trump administration is planning on opening a new facility for migrant families and unaccompanied children next to an airport hub in Alexandria, Louisiana, a strategy intended to speed up deportations.
Before her professional career, Larson studied musical theatre in UF’s School of Theatre and Dance. Prior to her 2022 graduation, she performed in the ensemble of “Pippin” as a freshman. She starred as Sally in “Cabaret” in her senior year after the COVID-19 pandemic forced a gap between productions.
Following a lost 2025 season under former head coach Billy Napier and interim head coach Billy Gonzales, where the Gators dropped to a 4-8 record, Florida football is ready to turn over a new leaf.
After the multiversal scale of “Spider-Man: No Way Home,” “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” succeeds by telling a smaller, more personal story. By the time the credits rolled, I’d cried three separate times.
The ranking evaluated public institutions based on affordability, graduation rates and median earnings upon graduation, emphasizing return on investment for undergraduate students.
I found myself as a journalism major because I was convinced, A) it would get me into UF, B) the degree correlated enough with my interests in news and fiction writing and C) it would be easy. No one told me completing a 60-credit degree in two years is not simple.
The Gators added two transfers while signing a seven-player 2026 recruiting class that finished ranked No. 2 nationally and is expected to make an immediate impact. They did all of that while not losing a single player to the transfer portal. According to On3's Softball America, the 2026-27 softball transfer portal cycle featured 862 players who officially entered the portal.
Despite a strong regular season that saw the Gators finish No. 8 nationally and host a regional, they consistently played down to their opponents' level. Florida dropped its season opener at Condron Ballpark to the University of Alabama at Birmingham, lost a weekend series to High Point in early March, suffered two losses to Jacksonville and dropped a game to Bethune-Cookman. Becoming more consistent against lesser competition will be one of the biggest keys to finding success next season.
Daubnerova and Pawlak didn't originally plan to compete together. But with Monastir hosting one of the few clay tournaments on the summer schedule, the Gators unexpectedly crossed paths more than 5,000 miles from Gainesville.
In June, the Florida Legislature passed the "Save our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes” joint resolution, a proposal to amend the state’s non-school homestead tax exemption from $50,000 to $150,000.
“Florida/Woman” is about Carter’s personal experience and those of many other transgender people in Florida. The exhibit portrays the ache of a growing dilemma: The state she loves and calls home no longer feels safe, but she’s unwilling to leave because of that love.
A decade ago, a 32-acre swath of land at the heart of Gainesville was an unusable wasteland. Now, it’s a lush park celebrating its 10th anniversary.
Ashlee Graves, a 38-year-old mother of seven, has had her kids cook and pack food into brown paper bags since they were little. She would then drive them to less fortunate neighborhoods and give the food to people who were struggling.
On Tuesday, nearly 20 Alachua County Public School teachers received calls telling them they’ve been reassigned to another school. By Thursday, the district had revoked eight of the changes.
The final piece to Florida’s 2026-27 roster is finalized, with the NCAA approving Denzel Aberdeen’s waiver for a fifth year at Florida on Friday.
Alachua County held its annual Disability Awareness Expo on Wednesday.
The Alachua County School Board voted on Thursday to move forward with environmental evaluations of Citizens Field. The board will also consider five alternate sites.
Franziska Raeber, the director of development at the Humane Society of North Central Florida, said the main adoption floor was built as an open-air, warehouse-style kennel. There is no central air conditioning, and adding windows is not possible due to the cinderblock layout.
The British pop artist ditched the neons and club classics from her “Brat” era and the literary tones of “Wuthering Heights” and opted for a black-and-white, vulnerable theme in her latest record, “Music, Fashion, Film,” which dropped Friday.
The dessert-house-on-wheels had its grand opening Saturday following a soft opening July 18. The truck offers a variety of Asian-inspired desserts and teas with flavors like lemongrass and blue lavender.
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