Depot Avenue, Main Street construction closes roads
By Alex Harris | May 19, 2014In two years, Depot Avenue will have roundabouts, landscaping and decorative lighting. But for now, it’s closed to traffic for construction.
In two years, Depot Avenue will have roundabouts, landscaping and decorative lighting. But for now, it’s closed to traffic for construction.
In several states, texting 911 for help is the newest way to summon police, but Florida is not among them.
Gainesville Police arrested two men and a woman for having .4 grams of cocaine, a crack pipe, weed and giving a false ID after a traffic stop on Sunday, officials said.
Despite consumer concerns about General Motors Co., Gainesville dealerships have felt little to no impact after recent recalls.
Gainesville Police arrested a man carrying 14.37 grams of meth Wednesday after he fled a three-car crash scene at The Polos apartment complex, officials said.
Tap the app, click the car, pick the driver and rate him or her after. Customers can ride in an UberX vehicle in more than 50 major U.S. cities, but Gainesville is not among them.
Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man Monday after he walked into his estranged wife’s Alachua house and tried to shoot her boyfriend, deputies said.
Gainesville web design startup Parisleaf announced Tuesday it will be pulling up some roots at its University Avenue location and replanting them in Gainesville’s Innovation Square over summer.
As many students headed home for summer break or locked themselves in Library West to study for finals, two Gainesville residents dashed to open a restaurant close to campus.
By day, Gainesville resident Dianne Farb is a practicing attorney, but by night, she trades her legal name in for her pen name, Rebecca Heflin, and writes romance novels.
On a college student’s budget, Chipotle’s recent price increase could mean a lot.
Gainesville residents are reacting to the news that the Food and Drug Administration will begin regulating the sale of e-cigarettes.
More than 60 Citizens Co-op member-owners voted Sunday to draft a compromise proposal that would appoint four interim members to the co-op’s board of directors and call for two current members to step down.
Internet buffering may soon be a thing of the past for select Gainesville apartment communities.
Block was rescued by Alachua County Animal Services after being chained outside by his owner and incurring injuries.
After being homeless for more than a year, Gainesville Police officers now have a solid foundation to work with newer technologies and enhance patrol and surveillance of the city.
An 8-year-old Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary student was bitten by a Gainesville Police dog during a Friday afternoon demonstration on the school’s playground.
Gainesville Police began an investigation Friday to determine if the department had any involvement gathering information to quash a warrant for the arrest of former UF football player Loucheiz Purifoy.
In light of a series of thefts on campus, University Police is advising students to keep an eye on their belongings as finals approach.
A new bill to allow concealed guns in public without a permit is being met with opposition from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office.