During the 2015-2016 school year, fourth grade African American students at Joseph Williams Elementary School were at a 37 percent passing rate for reading, while white students in the same grade were passing at 98 percent.
A 32-time convicted felon was arrested Monday by Gainesville Police for allegedly stealing lawn equipment from a church.
Gainesville Police arrested a local resident Monday evening for allegedly kicking and scratching officers when they arrested him for earlier domestic battery charges.
When Gainesville Police officer Ed Ratliff and his K-9 partner, Ace, patrolled along Southeast Eighth Avenue, they weren’t expecting to find their first suspect as a solo team.
A woman was found sleeping on a man’s couch after burglarizing his home on Northeast Fifth Avenue on Saturday, then gave her 19-year-old daughter’s name when she was arrested by Gainesville Police, according to the arrest report.
When a man was stopped by Gainesville Police after a chase Saturday, he allegedly tried to eat a small plastic bag of cocaine.
Gainesville Police arrested a 19-year-old Lake City man Thursday for allegedly sexually battering a minor at The Oaks Mall.
The City of Gainesville has announced a tree team to develop an urban forest management plan to act as a roadmap that will enhance the city’s current tree canopy, which is the layer of tree brush that covers the city when viewed from above, and maximize its ability to provide benefits for all citizens.
Eight men sat along a wooden table. In front of them, 96 hot dogs waited. Behind them, a golden trophy and a belt fit for a champion motivated them. They were eating to win.
UF alumni Matt Redinger was searching online for ways to celebrate his 10-month-old daughter Emmy’s first Independence Day when he came across the City of Alachua Fourth of July Celebration.
Sofia Palacios was petrified. No one had come to ask for her side of the story as she sat inside a cell of an immigration detention center.
Gainesville Police arrested a woman Tuesday accused of stealing $1,016.09 in cash from a Little Caesars over seven days.
When a man allegedly broke into a Gainesville home Monday, he was confronted by a young resident wielding nothing but a guitar and a flashlight.
Activism combined with music Tuesday night after a weekend of nationwide protests against President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” immigration policies.
Hundreds of thousands of people nationwide turned out to protest family separations on Saturday. Here are some of the best photos from both the D.C. protest as well as Gainesville.
Gainesville Police arrested a man Saturday accused of threatening to harm GPD officer Robert White, who is also known locally as Basketball Cop.
Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Marshals Service arrested a man Saturday in connection to the January shooting in Alachua that injured five people.
Navigating the county court system may be difficult without an attorney, but a new program from Alachua County aims to change that.
At 11:00 a.m. on June 23, 70 motorcycles roared their engines as they exited the parking lot of the Gainesville Harley-Davidson.
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office arrested a couple Sunday morning for allegedly smoking crack cocaine while their child was in the car.
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