The state of Florida executed 66-year-old Melvin Trotter at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday for the murder and robbery of Manatee County grocery store owner Virgie Langford in 1986, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.
Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed a new member to the New College of Florida’s Board of Trustees: former UF football head coach Urban Meyer.
Former U.S. Rep. David Jolly has previously pledged allegiance to three different political parties. He entered Florida’s 2026 gubernatorial race in June as a Democrat to mixed reactions of celebration and chagrin.
As the owner of Sweetwater Organic Coffee Company in Gainesville, Pomeroy is one of many local business owners seeing smaller profits and less supplies since the Trump administration imposed sweeping tariffs in January.
From February to August 2025, President Donald Trump’s approval among the young people who voted for him dropped by 23 percentage points.
Over the past six months, Gainesville-based psychologist Ashley Chin said more of her patients, ranging from college- to middle-aged adults, have expressed concerns about politics.
With the Trump administration calling for the dismantling of the Department of Education and Florida’s teachers still struggling to make livable wages, Andrew Spar, president of the Florida Education Association, said the future of educators and student proficiency is uncertain.
With the Trump administration proposing new tax policies and tax cuts and Gov. Ron DeSantis calling for Florida’s property taxes to be abolished, taxpayers are left wondering how potential changes could impact their day-to-day lives.
While Alachua County residents celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President Donald Trump's return to the White House happened simultaneously.
As TikTok’s fate hangs in the balance, roughly 170 million users across the United States face the possibility of losing access to the app, which has become the focal point of a growing national security debate.
Across the ocean in Gainesville, a group of UF students are working to help Ukraine return to the normal it knew before Feb. 24, 2022.
In anticipation of Election Day, political analysts debated whether Gen Z could tip the partisan scales. Despite not having an official turnout number, some trends have begun to emerge among the newest demographic of voters.
In Alachua County, over 50% of registered voters have already cast their vote. According to the UF election lab, over 60 million citizens across America have voted as of Oct. 31.
Before Emhoff spoke, leaders across the state spoke on behalf of the Harris campaign. Yvonne Hayes Hinson, D-Gainesville, expressed concerns to the crowd over Project 2025 and a potential second Trump term. Hayes Hinson emphasized that social security and Medicare, two issues important to the older residents of The Villages, would be threatened under Project 2025.
From border concerns to “the opportunity economy,” both Trump and Harris did not shy away from tough topics on the Philadelphia stage. In a 90-minute period, both candidates were tasked with presenting their own policy points while also defending themselves from opposing attacks.
Without courtesy buses, some elementary school students inside of the two-mile radius have to walk across dangerous roads or rely on neighbors for transportation to school.
A little over 35,000 voters participated in the election with mail-in ballots being the most popular voting method. This year’s election cycle saw 33% less voter turnout than the 2022 primary election, which had over 50,000 votes cast.
While those protests continue to erupt in Venezuela, community members in Gainesville are showing their solidarity from afar.
Florida constituents can only vote in person on Election Day at an assigned precinct correlated with their registered address, which new college students often forget to update.
Biden withdrew from the race July 21 following criticism from party allies concerning his turbulent second campaign for the presidency. Though Biden will carry out the remainder of his current term, he endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for the Democratic nomination.
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