2 arrested for refusing to evacuate Dignity Village
By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 9, 2016Gainesville Police arrested two men Friday for refusing to evacuate Dignity Village during Hurricane Matthew.
Gainesville Police arrested two men Friday for refusing to evacuate Dignity Village during Hurricane Matthew.
In the wake of Hurricane Matthew’s rampage through Florida’s east coast, emergency blood donations are needed in Gainesville, LifeSouth Community Blood Centers announced today.
At 1 p.m. Friday, James Smith walked outside to find the top of his mailbox missing.
After peddling ice pops around Gainesville for the past six years, the founder of The Hyppo Gourmet Ice Pops will open a Midtown coffee shop next week.
Update: Green Party VP candidate Ajamu Baraka's Gainesville event was canceled on Saturday. It's unknown whether the event will be rescheduled.
Within two hours of the first Alachua County emergency shelter opening, 10 people already settled into their temporary home during Hurricane Matthew.
With reports of clown sightings in Gainesville over the past two weeks, a local costume-store owner expects a surge in clown-related sales at his three stores across the city.
After reviewing the shooting of a black Gainesville teenager by law enforcement, an Alachua County grand jury ruled that although the shooting was lawful, it could have been avoided.
After battling bipolar disorder for two years, Brian Hamm wants to let others know they’re not alone.
(This will be updated throughout the weekend. If you have any information on what's closing or will be open, email editor@alligator.org) Schools Alachua County Schools: Will be open Thursday but closed Friday Santa Fe College: Classes will end at 5 p.m. Thursday and the college will stop operations at 6 p.m. The college will remain closed through Sunday and reopen Monday. University of Florida: Classes are cancelled and Gainesville offices are closed Friday. Campus dining halls will close at midnight Friday. P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School: Will be closed Friday Oak Hall School: closed Friday St Leo's Gainesville education center will closed at 2 p.m. and will remain closed Friday. UF Online will be closed on Friday. Students should check with instructors about assignments due over the weekend. Takeout Food Jimmy John’s: Open all weekend unless weather gets too extreme Gainesville2Go: Open all weekend Midnight Cookies: TBD Domino’s Pizza: Open all weekend Papa John’s Pizza: TBD, opened until further announced Midtown The Swamp Restaurant: TBD Mother’s Pub and Grill: Open all weekend Food Know Where Coffee: Closed on Thursday and will reopen Saturday Volta Coffee, Tea & Chocolate: Open as long as there is power Click below for more info on other services.
Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, will hold a campaign rally Oct. 12 in Ocala.
By 2:24 p.m. Wednesday, one Gainesville Publix was on its last shipment of water.
Unsure of whether it was the rain or the short notice that caused a low turnout, six Gainesville residents met for about 20 minutes Wednesday evening to protest the delayed relocation of the “Old Joe” Confederate statue.
Alachua County is asking an advisory board for help in finding a new home for the “Old Joe” statue currently located in downtown Gainesville.
About a week after the first presidential debate, students and Gainesville residents came together Tuesday night to watch U.S. vice presidential candidates Sen. Tim Kaine and Gov. Mike Pence debate.
Next week, fans of the wizarding world of “Harry Potter” will be able to binge-watch the entire movie series on an IMAX screen.
With Friday’s listing of seven species of Hawaiian honeybees as endangered, some Gainesville apiarists, or beekeepers, have taken the news as a sign that bee-health awareness may soon be at to the forefront of discussion.
In honor of Mental Illness Awareness Week, UF Health and a handful of local mental-health groups are hosting events throughout the week.
After being arrested by Gainesville Police on Saturday, a local man was handed additional charges Monday when deputies said he used a fake credit card to defraud two Gainesville Lowe’s locations of their appliances.
With the help of friends and strangers, Anna-Liisa Pold is on her way to becoming a U.S. citizen.