A Gainesville man was convicted Wednesday of sex trafficking by force and promoting prostitution, the Department of Justice said.
To reach across cultural barriers in businesses, a proposed seven-floor international center may be built across the street from UF.
J.K. “Jess” Irby saw the troubles of domestic violence as a young assistant state attorney. Years later as Alachua County’s Clerk of the Court, he wanted to find a way to help those victims.
A UF student was arrested for smoking a bong behind Jennings Hall early Wednesday, University Police said.
City and county officials will meet Monday to decide the future of Gainesville’s redevelopment agency.
Gainesville Regional Utilities said a power outage that initially affected nearly1,500 people has been mostly resolved.
Police are investigating a security threat sent by email to Alachua County Public Schools and at least three nearby school districts early Wednesday.
In the first of eight public forums before the March 20 election, City Commission candidates, except for District 1 incumbent Charles Goston, said they felt the commission should maintain control of Gainesville Regional Utilities.
Gainesville visitors will have a new hotel to choose from starting this month.
A Gainesville man was convicted Monday for killing a retired UF professor and lighting his house on fire in 2015.
A popular convenience store may be coming to Gainesville to fill your tank – and your stomach.
A judge struck down Florida’s process of granting and denying voting rights to former felons while making a reference to his alma mater.
An Alachua man was arrested for a five-person shooting in the city about three weeks ago, Alachua Police said.
For the past decade, Angelica Torres and Rudy Volenec have made the five-hour drive from Miami to Gainesville to travel back in time.
Sitting in a circle, 2-year-old Evan Bickford patiently waited to pet Lt. Dan, a red rat snake.
Jackson Fugate helped engineer a toy Jeep to start by pressing a steering wheel button instead of a pedal for children who are bound to wheelchairs to ride.
Three black women will challenge two incumbents in the City of Gainesville regular election in March. Five candidates have qualified for the March 20 election, and for the first time in about two decades, all of the challengers are black women, according to city records.
A Gainesville man was arrested for trying to kill his wife early Saturday, Alachua County Sheriff's Office said.
A woman facing an unknown medical emergency drove a van over several mailboxes before crashing into a bank Friday morning, Gainesville Police said.
A $2 million complex is being built in East Gainesville as part of an initiative to redevelop the area.
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