Roads, sidewalks and bike boxes won’t be enhanced in Alachua County’s near future, as voters rejected a 1-cent sales surtax Tuesday that would have addressed transportation issues.
A Gainesville man was arrested Tuesday afternoon after he broke into his neighbor’s house, robbed him and beat him with a shovel, police said.
Dust off your heirlooms and collectables: antique appraisers are in town.
The streets of downtown Gainesville will undergo a cultural explosion Saturday and Sunday.
UF’s Department of Occupational Therapy will offer CarFit, a free and national program designed to help drivers fit safely and securely in their vehicles.
Minutes before Rick Scott became the fourth Florida governor to earn a second term, Gainesville’s young Republicans mixed confidence with tequila shots.
UF students have a chance to meet successful authors and poets at an MFA@FLA event starting Thursday.
Students riding the bus or biking to campus may want to whip out the keys — gas prices have plummeted below $3 per gallon for the first time since December 2010.
Gainesville residents will soon be able to experience a new side of Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park.
The Alachua County Fire Department added an updated rescue truck to its fleet this week.
Deep in four layers of clothes, Russ Dye sat by an extinguished campfire outside homeless shelter Grace Marketplace on Monday as the temperature tiptoed just above 60 degrees.
A Gainesville man was arrested Sunday night after police said a tube of crack fell from his pants.
People in Alachua County can now text 911 dispatch from their cell phones, eliminating the need to speak when reporting an emergency.
The local community will get a chance to see scotch-drinking and cigar-smoking comedian Ron White live Thursday.
Lines shouldn’t be long as voters wait to cast their ballots for state governor, local representatives and measures including upping conservation funding and legalizing medical marijuana today.
Fireball Cinnamon Whisky was recalled in Europe last week for containing traces of a chemical found in antifreeze, but the announcement hasn’t frozen local sales.
Andrew Ragsdale said his 11-year-old son quit baseball to play ultimate.
When Beth Thompson walked through the Plaza of the Americas, she attracted stares.
This morning marked the exodus of Gainesville’s visiting punks.
UF’s College of Education has received a $1 million grant.
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