The first incident happened in 2019, when the church’s school ministry was traveling to Kentucky by bus on official church business, according to the sworn complaint that led to his arrest.
The state of Florida executed Richard Barry Randolph at 6:12 p.m. on Thursday.
Federal funding cuts and a record-long government shutdown are shaking up environmental and conservation agencies across Alachua County.
Alachua County residents gathered in Newberry at the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Office Saturday for a climate celebration marked with tears, discussion and song.
Alfredo Morales, a 30-year-old organizer for Free Grocery Store, went from volunteering at a food bank to receiving meals from it in 2021, when he lost his engineering job.
Florence Landfill is set to close next fall. But members of the “Dump the Dump” movement want it done faster.
Certain Alachua County residents will see improved internet service by 2030 thanks to a combination of federal, local and private funding toward broadband expansion.
At 6:20 p.m. on Thursday, the state executed 66-year-old Bryan Jennings for the murder of a 6-year-old Brevard County girl in 1979.
For nearly 80 years, Citizens Field has served as the epicenter of Gainesville’s high school sports — yet it’s gone two decades without renovations. That might change as the city and school board consider giving the field a makeover.
Alachua County hosted its annual Veterans Day Celebration Tuesday morning, bringing community members together to honor and thank those who served in the military.
After a long-awaited special election on Nov. 4, three-fourths of Gainesville voters chose to return power over Gainesville Regional Utilities from the state to the city. But for now, nothing will change.
While hearing Portuguese among Haile Plantation’s streets may not be common, one restaurant corner in the Haile Village Center plays Brazilian classics lightly over its speakers.
Chatter and memory flooded the Evergreen Cemetery Saturday morning as over 100 volunteers came together to honor Alachua County’s fallen heroes ahead of Veterans Day.
Peruvian President José Jerí declared a state of emergency in his country Oct. 21 to quell civil unrest in the cities. Now, the declaration carries into its second week with no significant signs of change.
This story has been corrected to better reflect Bobby Mermer’s statements. It has also been updated with a statement from GRU CEO Ed Bielarski.
Once a year, people park on a half-mile stretch on US-441, both sides of the road brimmed with vehicles, and begin the walk to Micanopy.
Bo Diddley Plaza came alive Saturday with Pride flags, rainbows and the vibrant hum of thousands of voices.
A mile-long purple line stretches along Northwest Eighth Avenue in Gainesville to remind passersby of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Now that curb, dubbed Memorial Mile, may be removed.
John Koch’s colleagues know him by a different name: Dr. Death.
Norman Mearle Grim was executed by the state at 6:14 p.m. on Tuesday for the 1998 murder of his neighbor in East Milton near Pensacola.
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