Gainesville City Commission candidates were all in agreement Wednesday night: The commission must involve younger community members, primarily UF students, in local elections.
Gainesville was recently named one of the top cities in which to start a new business, and it may have UF and Santa Fe College to thank.
Cox Communications will host its Interactive Smart Home event today to showcase its high-speed internet capabilities in Gainesville.
A recent study shows the legalization of same-sex marriage is associated with fewer adolescent suicide attempts.
A 3-year-old with nothing but a dirty diaper on was found wandering on Northwest 39th Avenue Tuesday after his caretaker fell asleep, Gainesville Police said.
As construction workers labor to rebuild his home — and donations flood in — Henry the rhino looks on, fortunate to have escaped a roaring fire without a scratch.
A 19-year-old from Alachua struck gold with a $5 scratch-off Friday, winning a grand prize of $500,000.
Police found a Gainesville man in a tree Monday.
A routine traffic stop Monday evening turned into a tense stand-off, Gainesville Police said.
A day after his wife’s burned body was found inside their mobile home, a man was found dead in his car Tuesday, an apparent gunshot wound through his head.
Ken Humphlett has already caught 71 of the 80 new Pokemon. On Feb. 16, Pokemon Go, a geo- caching app in which users collect digital creatures, otherwise known as Pokemon, rolled out its most significant update since its release in July. In addition to new Pokemon, the update features a number of new gameplay options such as interaction with the Pokemon themselves and customization options. Humphlett, 50, a Gainesville resident, said he plays the game with his five kids about three times each week.
Craig Carter is afraid of needles.
The past two months have exhausted Ana Guevara.
One in five people will experience mental illness while in middle or high school.
When A. Quinn Jones Sr. moved into his Gainesville home in 1925, the U.S. was still 29 years away from the birth of the civil rights movement.
The Citrus County Sheriff’s Office on Monday identified the man who was shot and killed by deputies after allegedly firing a rifle at the Sabal Trail Transmission pipeline and leading a car chase.
To Nam Diep, adding new and innovative choices to a menu is just another day at work.
Students in Karen Melvin’s kindergarten class cracked open brown and white eggs on Monday. Much to the surprise of some, the contents of the eggs were all the same color.
Following the sale of their building, Dough Religion restaurant and ooZoo bar will close this week.
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