Alachua County School Board hires new superintendent
By David Hoffman | May 17, 2017After more than half a year of searching for a new superintendent for Alachua County Public Schools, some community members are unhappy with the outcome.
After more than half a year of searching for a new superintendent for Alachua County Public Schools, some community members are unhappy with the outcome.
After more than 100 nameless years, a historic lion statue in Gainesville has been given a name.
More than 120 active wildfires burned throughout Florida on Friday morning.
Five suspects have been identified in connection with the July 2016 killing of Antonio Mason and the nonfatal shooting of his infant daughter, Gainesville Police announced Tuesday.
Nine days after working out for NFL scouts at Florida’s Pro Day, former Florida linebacker Daniel McMillian was booked in Alachua County Jail on Thursday night.
In Jonny Howard’s backyard, a 50-gallon barrel is catching raindrops off his rooftop.
Alachua County launched a smartphone app that could make communicating with the county easier.
Alachua County waters are not meeting standards set by the Environmental Protection Agency, so the county is implementing a fertilizer ban to improve them, a county official said.
UF researchers and local institutions have teamed up to launch a study on racial inequity in Alachua County.
As of Sunday, Alachua County residents are restricted to watering their lawns once a week.
An Alachua County Sheriff’s deputy whose police dog died of heat exhaustion in July will be removed from the K-9 unit, the sheriff’s office announced Monday.
Beginning today, amateur astronomers in Alachua County can get a glimpse into outer space with their library cards.
The months-long search for a missing Gainesville woman may be over.
The Florida state fire marshal is investigating the death of a Jonesville, Florida, woman who died Monday after her apartment caught fire.
When her fiance died about a year ago, 61-year-old Judith Flarity started living out of a tent at Dignity Village, surrounded by thick trees and woodlands.
After Rachael Colandreo heard her pet hog was missing, she found him on Facebook.
As Tamaria Henderson, 20, rode her bicycle Saturday, she was reminded of alcoholism, an addiction she has battled for the past nine months.
Led by a thumping three-piece band, dozens of voters marched to the polls Saturday afternoon.
The American Red Cross will be attending the Alachua County Animal Services’ Disaster Preparedness event Saturday to teach pet owners natural disaster preparedness.
Gainesville Police arrested two Florida men Wednesday morning after they said the men had 19 confirmed altered credit cards.