A helicopter streaked through the Friday morning sky, dropping tiny spheres that ignited dry brush and sent plumes of smoke into the air.
Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe announced plans to present a resolution supporting gun safety to the City Commission during a demonstration on Bo Diddley Community Plaza on Saturday.
Howell Raines, former executive editor of The New York Times and a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, will speak about his career in journalism at 6 p.m. at UF’s Bob Graham Center for Public Service in Pugh Hall.
Eager improvisational comedy fans and supportive families gathered last week for the eighth annual Gainesville Improv Festival.
Gainesville city election candidates discussed transportation needs, the closing of a former jail and building renovations during a forum Saturday afternoon.
On the fifth and final day of the 2013 Southeastern Conference Swimming and Diving Championships, the men started the day in the lead while the women sat in third.
Sophomore jumper Marquis Dendy is the new 2013 world leader in men’s long jump.
Saturday night's contest between Florida and Arkansas was physical, chippy and sloppy in every sense.
Dave Tollet called the Florida Gators the best college baseball team he had ever seen. No. 1 Florida had just completed a sweep of his Florida Gulf Coast team in Gainesville to earn its 13th-straight victory last March.
Florent Diep’s blue Gators polo was drenched with sweat when the match finally ended.
Another game means another problem for the young Gators.
A day after losing in heartbreaking fashion, No. 5 Florida (16-1) came back from a two-run deficit late in the game to defeat Georgia Tech (8-6) 5-3 in its final game at the Mary Nutter Collegiate Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
Junior Alexandra Cercone was forced to battle, but she clinched the victory in both doubles and singles in No. 4 Florida’s 6-1 victory against No. 13 Clemson.
Ashanee Dickerson, Kytra Hunter, Alaina Johnson, Marissa King and Bridget Sloan are all all-around competitors for the Gators.
Ricky Knapp has Florida’s number. The Atlantic Sun Pitcher of the Year dominated the Gators yet again with a complete game six-hitter.
Florida’s men began day for of the Southeastern Conference championships ahead of Auburn for the fist time in the five-day event. The women, after surpassing Texas A&M on day three, set out to overtake Georgia for first place.
The Gators’ second game on Friday went longer than most baseball games.
Florida had Friday night’s game all but clinched prior to halftime.
The first two days of the Southeastern Conference Championships in College Station, Texas, were bittersweet for the Gators. But day three of the five-day tournament ended with Florida’s men surpassing Georgia for first place with 556.5 points.
Student Government elections are over! We’re not complaining about the burden of democracy, but it’ll be nice to not be harassed on campus so often.
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