Midtown Apartment residents said propped doors, like the one pictured above July 27, 2022 contribute to the security breaches seen in the complex recently.

Midtown Apartments residents fear security breach, management denies allegations

By Mickenzie Hannon | Aug. 1

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office received 132 calls to the apartment site since May 2019.

Corry Village Apartments sit at 278 Corry Village about half a mile from UF Bat Houses on Thursday, July 21, 2021.

UF student arrested on sexual assault, kidnapping charges

By Mickenzie Hannon | July 21

City split on residential zoning changes

By Mickenzie Hannon | July 18

Gainesville man arrested, charged with homicide, evidence tampering

By Mickenzie Hannon | July 13

Voters are seen dropping off their mail ballots at the Supervisor of Elections Office in Gainesville, Fla., on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020.

Voting for dummies, except you’re a top five student

By Mickenzie Hannon | June 27

Police still searching for shooter in Newberry homicide

By Mickenzie Hannon | June 18

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The Alachua County Criminal Justice Center off of South Main Street in Gainesville on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021. Amid a rise in local COVID-19 cases, the Eighth Judicial Circuit’s new Chief Judge Mark Moseley suspended all in-person jury trials in Alachua and Baker Counties for the week of January 11 through the end of the month.

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Alleged Gainesville rapist and kidnapper deemed incompetent for trial

By Mickenzie Hannon | June 9

The man accused of raping a woman at Gainesville Place Apartments and kidnapping another woman near UF campus last September will not stand trial until a judge deems him mentally competent.

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Florida artist to memorialize UF professor and replace Confederate statue

By Mickenzie Hannon | June 6

A sculpture dedicated to a Gainesville activist and African American studies professor will replace a confederate soldier statue that used to sit downtown.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Florida hit-and-run crashes increased in 2021

By Troy Myers | Feb. 4, 2022

The start of hit-and-run awareness month brings concerning news: fatalities from hit-and-runs have risen in Florida since 2018. In 2021, there was about a 17% increase of total hit-and-run crashes, about an 18% increase of fatalities and a 20% increase of all serious injuries compared to 2020, the Feb. 1 FLHSMV press release said.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Hawthorne woman killed by tractor-trailer on highway

By Troy Myers | Jan. 7, 2022

A 49-year-old Hawthorne woman was hit by a tractor-trailer as she was standing by a mailbox on U.S. Route 301 near Northeast 78th Place, according to a Florida Highway Patrol press release released Wednesday.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Gainesville sister city program pursues statue construction after initial rejection

By Antonia LaRocca | May 26, 2021

Students from Gainesville and Duhok, Iraq, worked together on an art submission through a virtual exchange program.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Gainesville ranked fifth best small metro in the country

By Isha Choksi | Nov. 25, 2013

The annual College Destination Index by the American Institute for Economic Research ranked Gainesville the fifth small metro area in the country for 2013-2014.