A year after women marched in Washington, D.C., following President Donald Trump’s inauguration, protesters put back on their pink-knitted hats, picked up handwritten signs and marched down West University Avenue on Sunday afternoon.
Cookiegazm started as two UF students in 2015 making cookies in their apartment for some extra cash.
Ten-year-old José carefully poured cups of flour and rice through a funnel attached to a balloon to create his very own stress ball.
In celebration of the 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, about 300 people met and spoke about advances and obstacles in women’s rights Saturday night.
A Gainesville man walked out of Walmart on Thursday night with three packages of pork chops in his pants, Gainesville Police said.
A Gainesville man, who was being followed by police, stopped his car and yelled at the officer he was almost home — then he kept going, Gainesville Police said.
A former UF student was pulled over Friday afternoon with marijuana, cocaine, Xanax and paraphernalia in the car, Alachua Police said.
Earl P. Powers Park on Newnans Lake reopened Friday after four months of repair from damage caused during Hurricane Irma.
Nearly a year after the Women’s March swept across the county, UF students wrote “We the resilient have been here,” and “I’m with her,” on posters Thursday night.
When Andrea Ruiz left her hometown of Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, she expected to return in about a month.
A White Springs man who refused to pay for his gas and gum punched the store manager at an Alachua Circle K gas station Wednesday, Alachua Police said.
The shell of a mixed-use office and research building at Innovation Square will be completed in the summer, said Lindsey Roberts, the project developer.
A Gainesville woman ran away barefoot from a man who robbed her Wednesday night, Gainesville Police said.
A UF student and fraternity brother was arrested for setting off a fire extinguisher in the Sigma Nu Fraternity house early Thursday morning, University Police said.
Some days, Fiona Murphy goes out of her way to avoid Turlington Plaza.
The body of a diver was recovered in Silver Glen Springs on Tuesday, three weeks after he disappeared in the recreation area, Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.
After three stores’ windows were found smashed and products or cash missing early Wednesday, police are investigating if the burglaries are connected, Gainesville Police said.
Alachua County commissioners are reaching out to the public to find creative ways to use the space where the McConnell YMCA once stood.
UF students receiving a Bright Futures Scholarship may see more money in their bank accounts if this Florida senate bill passes in the House.
Correction: This story has been updated to reflect that Jose Javier Navas Heredia was arrested after allegedly cutting the tip of a bouncer's thumb, not cutting off the bouncer's thumb as previously reported. This story has also been updated to reflect that Heredia was not released to U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, as originally told to Alligator reporters by jail staff. The magistrate's report does not include that information.
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