Alachua County proposed a new Climate Action Plan to combat climate change. The goal: reduce greenhouse gas emissions in Alachua County by 80% by 2050.
UF parents showed concern online after two posts appeared on Facebook recounting separate incidents this past weekend involving a man following female students near their off-campus apartments.
This story has been updated to reflect the spelling and definition of a pantoum.
In a unanimous vote, the Gainesville City Commission named current Chief Operating Officer Andrew Persons as interim city manager.
On Aug. 20, the U.S. Department of Education rescinded a 2015 guidance on English learner services. The guidance served as a roadmap for how these tools are provided to nearly 5 million students nationwide, including more than 1,000 in Alachua County.
On Wednesday afternoon, two cars crashed into each other in front of the Hub on Third apartment complex, missing the building by a few feet and hitting a traffic light pole.
The Alachua County School Board voted unanimously Tuesday to provide the Gainesville Police Department with access to school security cameras.
Whether it be through group counseling sessions or community events, several organizations throughout Gainesville have sought to reduce the stigma surrounding mental illness.
During the first few days of school, student frustration with UF’s funding cuts for the Regional Transit System was clear as people squeezed into crowded — and often late — buses.
UF’s Norman Tunnel has become a rainbow-infused battlefield.
After losing his son to a rare genetic disease, state Rep. Adam Anderson vowed to make it easier for other families to find answers.
The Gainesville All-Stars, a bike polo team, welcome all to their two-wheeled group. Bike polo is similar to the traditional field sport of polo, but players ride bikes instead of horses as they use mallets to push balls into the opposing team’s goal. Gainesville jumped on the hype in 2009, and about 10 members now gather weekly at a Gainesville park to play until the lamp posts go out.
As the first home game of the Florida Gators football season approaches, the University Athletics Organization has enlisted a team to keep football fans safe during gameday weekends.
The city of Gainesville removed three rainbow-colored crosswalks, originally meant to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community, to comply with new Florida Department of Transportation mandates. Towns across the state are painting over their rainbow crosswalks, too, as the state cracks down on street art that serves no traffic purpose.
Curtis Windom, who was convicted of a 1992 murder near Orlando, was executed Aug. 28 at the Florida State Prison in Raiford. Despite that one of Windom's victims was his daughter's mother, his family members say they forgive him. Windom became the 11th person executed in Florida this year.
Patrick Johnson, 50, was arrested on charges of robbing $1,448 from the Wells Fargo bank located on Archer Road on Wednesday afternoon.
Alachua County approved two plans attempting to make the county a sports destination at a meeting Tuesday.
From style to personal wellness, some Black-owned businesses in Gainesville try to go a step further in caring for and improving locals’ wellbeing. As National Black Business Month comes to a close at August’s end, here’s some local spots to visit.
On Aug. 23, the city of Gainesville announced the city will begin removing downtown’s three rainbow crosswalks on Aug. 25 to comply with Florida’s Department of Transportation standards, which are based on the Federal Highway Administration’s statutes.
UF graduates Graham Bernstein and Konstantin Nakov fought for years for Florida to ban corporal punishment in schools — often known as paddling. Their efforts came to fruition earlier this year with a law requiring parents to consent before their kids are struck.
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