A Gainesville woman tried to steal merchandise from a Walmart on Friday morning and hit, screamed and spat at employees and police who tried to stop her, Gainesville Police said.
A Newberry woman shoved her way into a closed Publix on Friday night and dragged an employee by their apron through the store, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
With a flourish of a sword made of tin foil and cardboard, 55-year-old Paula Pope challenged every driver who passed the Southwest 34th Street sidewalk she was standing on.
Update: University Police announced Friday night it had discovered the alleged attempted robbery was fabricated, according to an updated timely warning.
For the first time in Gainesville, people feeling sick, tired or dehydrated can buy an IV infusion.
All Florida schools would be required to display “In God We Trust” come July if this Florida bill passes.
The City Commission decided Thursday it will not charge UF for the more than $224,000 in public security costs for the Richard Spencer event on campus.
Adam Fehrenbacher grew up appreciating a good sausage.
A UF student took part in spray-painting graffiti, which included the words “F--- Gainsvile (sic),” onto the wall of an Alachua County building downtown early Wednesday, Gainesville Police said.
City officials hope to create a more equal Gainesville in 2018.
The medical examiner’s office that covers Alachua County and surrounding counties broke ground Wednesday afternoon on a new facility that will double its working space.
A Gainesville man was arrested when he crashed a car he stole from a man getting gas Tuesday, Gainesville Police said.
Four inmates of a Union County prison were taken to UF Health Shands Hospital after a piece of a bathroom ceiling fell on five inmates Tuesday, Florida Department of Corrections said.
Gainesville Police recovered the body of a 58-year-old man Sunday in Bivens Arm lake.
Despite receiving a cease and desist letter Jan. 17, organizers still plan to hold a pirate-themed protest Friday afternoon against Congressman Ted Yoho’s campaign contributors.
A former employee of Leonardo’s 706, dressed in all black and armed with a 12-inch knife, was arrested on the business’ roof early Monday trying to break in, Gainesville police said.
After 27 years spread out in five suites inside a medical center, Comprehensive Women’s Health will build its own 24,000-square-foot facility to keep up with increased demand.
It was the middle of the night when Eddy Piñeiro Jr. heard a couple arguing outside.
Isabella Arias is willing to make the drive from Gainesville to Orlando if it means saving money on Nike leggings and sports bras.
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.
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