To ward off bad spirits and keep her group protected, third-generation water carrier and 11-year-old Lily Smith smudged guests with sage at a Wednesday night water ceremony at Depot Park, located at 200 SE Depot Ave.
Gainesville residents will have the opportunity to once again participate in a record-setting swim lesson.
A Dunnellon man and woman were arrested Sunday after police said they stole more than $150 worth of clothing from Wal-Mart and resisted arrest.
A Gainesville woman was arrested on DUI charges Saturday night after driving with her two-year-old and four-year-old children in the backseat.
CodeRED is shutting down June 30, and AlertAlachua will become the primary emergency notification system for Alachua County.
Rally was part of nationwide day of action, thousands across US marched
On Saturday morning, 15 volunteers from Women’s March Gainesville painted a mural called “Seeds of Resistance: Best Planted Together” on a 34th Street wall, illustrating their stance on controversial opinions such as immigration, healthcare and gay rights.
After a nearly daylong search, police found and arrested a man for attempting to rape a young Gainesville woman inside her apartment after he forced his way through her front door Tuesday night.
In light of recent global terrorist attacks, leaders of different faiths gathered at Gainesville’s City Hall on Tuesday to deliver a message.
When Gainesville voters hit the ballot boxes November 2018, they will be deciding on who makes final decisions for their utility company.
After founding New Scooters 4 Less in 2004, Collin Austin realized that most of his customers weren’t wearing helmets.
Nick McMillen has become a better person by being a counselor for the Alachua County Victim Services and Rape Crisis Center, or at least his wife thinks so.
Police arrested a homeless man for shooting another man in the groin near downtown Gainesville early Tuesday morning.
After noticing a group of bats living in a gazebo at a local park, a city employee decided to build them a new home.
An interactive beekeeping class will teach community members how to extract honey from backyard beehives.
When UF athlete Lloydricia Cameron got an early-morning call from her bank informing her about possible fraudulent purchases on her credit cards last month, she didn’t believe them.
Traffic was delayed on West Newberry Road after a 60-foot sinkhole collapsed the eastbound lane early Wednesday morning.
Brenda Cassels still wears her daughter’s favorite pink T-shirt. It was a special tradition they shared.
Law enforcement is still trying to find the source behind what city officials describe as an “outbreak” in spice, or synthetic marijuana, that has sent at least 21 residents to the emergency room since Saturday night.
“This Land is Your Land” and “God Bless America” rang from the mouths of Gainesville residents as they protested outside of U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho’s office Tuesday afternoon.
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