A Gainesville man faced a more than $1.7 million bond after an incident that police said began with him honking at officers.
UPDATE: Florida Highway Patrol officials announced Monday night that 65-year-old Vandall A. Griffin was the man who died after he was struck by two cars Saturday night. Griffin was from Citra, which is about 30 minutes away from Gainesville.
Update 11 a.m. Monday:
A Gainesville man with burned, peeling skin told witnesses there was no fire Thursday night, officials said.
Laura Uribe won’t forget her high school sister’s text about the rumor of a school shooter in May.
Da’Kinyah Smith wore her Dr. Seuss inspired paper top hat as she intently listened to classmate Brianna Smith read the book “One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish.”
A UF student was sexually battered early Thursday getting into a vehicle she thought was an Uber in Midtown, according to a UF public safety alert.
A Gainesville resident filed a lawsuit against Rep. Chuck Clemons, R-Newberry, on Monday for blocking him on Twitter.
As Gynell Walker shopped for Nike polo shirts in the Butler Plaza Dick’s Sporting Goods, she was unaware of the hunting rifles and shotguns in the back of the store.
A Gainesville man was arrested after shooting and injuring an infant and the infant’s father Tuesday night, Gainesville Police said.
A 17-year-old student brought a loaded gun to Eastside High School just 13 days after 17 people were killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in a school shooting, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
A UF student was arrested and charged Monday for sexual battery of a female friend of about four years after a fraternity function on Oct. 17, Gainesville Police said.
A Gainesville man who worked as a security guard at Hawthorne High School was arrested Friday for molesting a 14-year-old student, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
A man was stunned by University Police for resisting arrest Friday, authorities said.
Juana Diaz pressed the final layer of brown ink onto a print to complete an image of two children holding hands pointing to a red horse.
Residents in one building at The Ridge at Gainesville are without power after a Gainesville man crashed a stolen car into the apartment complex near Butler Plaza, Gainesville Police said.
Nicholas John Jagodzinski, 19, was spotted picking up traffic cones by a University Police officer Wednesday night, according to a police report.
About a month ago, Ariana Ortega wanted to study at UF after she graduated from high school because of its high-quality education.
Ten years after opening as the first craft brewery in Gainesville, Swamp Head Brewing Company is inviting six other breweries to celebrate in its success.
The newly opened Taco Bell, located at 1404 W. University Ave., will host an event from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday to invite customers to buy 50-cent tacos, among other food.
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