The festival sprawled along the St. Johns River waterfront, within walking distance of houses with bunting and historic plaques on the porches. On one end of the setup were carnival favorites, including a fun house, a looping roller coaster, giant slides and skee ball. On the opposite side, an entertainment tent was erected.
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office suspended one of its sergeants for one day and reprimanded one of its deputies following an internal investigation of their use of an armored vehicle to perform a traffic stop in April.
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office suspended one of its sergeants for one day and reprimanded one of its deputies following an internal investigation of their use of an armored vehicle to perform a traffic stop in April.
A race was at the forefront for many people in Gainesville this weekend.
One man wants to turn Gainesville into a bicycling hub.
Gainesville Police are investigating a homicide that occurred Monday night in the Pine Ridge neighborhood.
Gainesville police responded to reports of an armed robbery Tuesday afternoon, which ultimately led to the suspect being shot by police.
The chant “Black lives matter, Black lives matter” filled the air in the Civic Media Center on Monday.
When Claire Dunlap went into cardiac arrest after a softball game in high school, she needed the shock of an automated external defibrillator, or AED, to save her life.
Gainesville Police arrested a local man Monday after he stole a ladder and broke into his former apartment.
Horns blared and engines revved Tuesday night on the corner of 13th Street and West University Avenue while protesters clustered on the corner of campus cheered.
Forget about the Google Glass, Apple Watch or 3-D TV: UF students are coming up with different technology entirely.
There has been a 25 percent decline in deaths from oxycodone overdoses since a drug monitoring program was implemented in Florida.
Local authorities arrested two men early Sunday after they reportedly had two methamphetamine labs in their car.
Transitioning is expensive.
Michael Church started to notice a slight tremor in his left pinky in times of high stress when he reached his 30s.
With more than a year and a half until Election Day 2016, presidential candidates are announcing their intent to run for the White House. Thus begins silly season. Earlier this week, pundits analyzed, criticized and dissected Hillary Clinton’s and Marco Rubio’s campaign logos because political pundits are now experts in graphic design. What the American people can’t afford is yet another presidential election bogged down in debates over the minutiae and plagued by typical mudslinging.
Gainesville Police arrested a man early Thursday after he reportedly stabbed and slit the throat of another man over a can of beer at Dignity Village.
Hillary Clinton decided to shake things up when she announced her presidential campaign Sunday. Instead of launching her candidacy with a forced, painfully rehearsed, one-on-one conversation with a camera like she did in 2007, Clinton released a well-executed video with a diverse cast of characters.
Joy Drawdy has an emergency arrest plan.
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