Three days after two Gilchrist County Sheriff’s Office deputies were slain, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy was shot at early Sunday morning, MCSO said.
Hours after a single gunshot rang out at Forest High School about 40 miles away, about 200 students walked out of Eastside High School on Friday morning as part of a National School Walkout.
Update 9:30 a.m. Monday: Gainesville Police identified the man killed and said his killer knew him.
One person is injured and a suspect is in custody after a reported shooting at Forest High School in Marion County, authorities reported.
The City Commission approved a contract Thursday to equip more than 100 Gainesville Police Department officers with body-worn cameras.
The threat of salmonella has caused several supermarkets to pull eggs from their shelves, but Publix Super Markets in Gainesville didn’t have to pull any because they were already expired.
Alachua County may have to look to neighboring counties to house foster children.
Update 1:10 a.m. Friday: A couple hundred patrol vehicles from different agencies drove from Trenton to Gainesville to escort the deputies to the medical examiner's office on Southwest Third Avenue. When authorities arrived at about 1 a.m. Friday, they closed off parts of West University Avenue.
A 2016 graduate of Eastside High School and seven others between the ages 10 and 20 are suing the state of Florida for promoting the use of fossil fuels that lead to climate change.
Alachua County commissioners have taken a step forward in deciding the future of Camp McConnell: They’ve set rules for how the land can be used.
Editor's note: Charges against Bradshaw Steele have been dismissed.
Five cars crashed Monday afternoon on Interstate 75 after a Duke Energy contractor caused utility wires to fall on the highway, Florida Highway Patrol said.
Florida voters will decide whether the rights of victims will become part of the state’s constitution in November’s General Election.
A woman was hit by a car and dragged 40 yards within the Spyglass Apartments complex early Monday morning, Gainesville Police said.
Every work day, Sgt. Walter Hamby walks into the University Police building at 5:30 a.m., gears up in his uniform and weaponry, conducts roll call and checks the police vehicles.
Two Hawthorne men were arrested after police found drugs and three guns, one stolen, in their car, Gainesville Police said.
Loblolly Woods Nature Park reopened early Thursday after being shut down for nearly a week due to raw sewage overflow.
A Gainesville man woke up three people with a pan of hot oil Friday morning, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
A Gainesville man was arrested Thursday morning after police said he shared and downloaded child pornography.
A tornado watch has been issued for Alachua County, with potential for a severe thunderstorm warning until 6 p.m. Sunday, according to the National Weather Service in Jacksonville.
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