The county's first senior center will open Thursday to provide medical, social and technological services for baby boomers entering their later years.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Long-haul trucker John Boyer's gray beard and round face give him a grandfatherly appearance, but when he opens his mouth, he seethes with anger toward women. This hatred had murderous results, authorities said, as he picked up prostitutes around the Southeast, killed them and dumped their bodies near interstate highways. He's accused of at least three slayings and is suspected in a fourth.
At a food pantry in a Chicago suburb, a 38-year-old mother of two breaks into tears.
CHICAGO - Former Sen. Charles H. Percy, a successful Chicago businessman once widely viewed as a top presidential contender, described himself as "a conservative on money issues but a liberal on people issues."
MIAMI - Officials say a South Florida police officer facing drug charges has been fired after fleeing to Brazil earlier this month.
WASHINGTON - Republican Sen. David Vitter calls the Obama administration "reckless" for awarding billions of dollars in taxpayer subsidies for renewable energy projects, including a $528 million loan to a now-bankrupt California solar panel maker. But Vitter was not always so critical of the loan program.
RENO, Nev. - They came from every corner to the Nevada desert to watch the nation's premier air race, a daring competition between speed-hungry pilots that pushed the limits of safety. They all had one thing in common: a deep affection for aviation.
Marco Razo impacts Gainesville with free art classes every Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the downtown library. His unique style brings new flavor to the surrounding area.
Children and families watched as a dancer dropped her orange. A fellow dancer rushed to pick it up for her.
It was a different atmosphere with a different feel and different stakes for Florida, but it was the same old, same old for Chris Rainey.
Maybe the Gators didn’t approach Saturday’s matchup against the Volunteers like any other game.
Florida coach Will Muschamp was thrilled after beating Tennessee 33-23 in The Swamp on Saturday, but he wasn’t happy with the excessive number of penalties the Gators racked up.
With light rain slicking the field in Lawrence, Kan., just before warm-ups, all the Gators had to do Sunday was find an open shot and watch as the Jayhawks let the game slip right through their fingers.
Florida won the Olympia Fields Invitational last season with a score of 5-over par.
To err is human, but the Gators are slowly overcoming that.
UF's Health Disparities Research and Intervention Program will hold its second annual Walk to Eliminate Health Disparities on Saturday.
If the Florida men’s tennis team can continue to display the form it showed in its opening weekend of play, this may be a year to remember.
When Dottie Taylor saw cars packing the streets on gameday, she thought of another kind of herd.
Linzi Sheppard, 22, is a fifth-year agricultural education and communication senior.
Each Friday, Lesley Wolfson and her husband drive an hour and a half from Jacksonville to Gainesville so she can learn to read lips.
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