Students are encouraged to get vaccinated following a measles outbreak in New York City. The New York State Department of Health confirmed an outbreak of 20 cases early this month in NYC.
In the midst of an attempt to unionize, five employees of Gainesville grocery store Citizens Co-op were laid off Monday.
Hives may hold the cure for your allergic reactions. Beehives, that is.
American flags lined the sidewalk of the tan one-story house while U.S. Army veteran Jason Rodriguez and his family stood waiting for the keys.
Young women are increasingly using medication designed to better focus and concentration.
Alachua County gained national recognition this week when the Clerk of the Court’s Ancient Records Project received the Florida State Genealogical Society 2014 Preservation Award.
The fight to fill growlers to the half-gallon mark is still underway in Florida. But while current bills are moving through state government, craft beer brewers are losing their spirits about the legal size of containers they can sell.
To promote his first debut album, “Take Flight,” Jaime Hinckson and his band showcased their talents at Rockeys Dueling Piano Bar on Sunday.
Gainesville Police arrested two Massachusetts men after a traffic stop turned up 16 grams of cocaine, 9 grams of marijuana and two digital scales.
Normally Wes Cooper has a four-step process to drinking beer: look, smell, agitate, taste.
If marijuana were legal in Florida, an auctioneer joked, this might be a whole different type of event.
The Gainesville City Commission voted Thursday night to approve a recommendation that would prohibit minors in establishments that serve alcohol. It also heard a final report about changing the city’s bus transportation system.
University Police recently released a detailed report of the March 3 stabbing of UF employee Clifford Preston near Leigh Hall.
Fire trucks, trampolines and a bicycle obstacle course will be on campus this Saturday for the Bike Rodeo and Summer Safety Fair in Gainesville.
Amazon Prime costs will go up for the first time since its introduction nine years ago. Prime memberships will jump from $79 to $99 per year, and Student Prime memberships will go from $39 to $49.
A new iPhone app allows users to harness the power of social media to become as anti-social as possible.
A new discovery in gravitational light waves lends more credence to the Big Bang theory, and people at UF involved in the field are weighing in on the discovery.
Morning Fatty has high hopes for the campaign to fund its sophomore album.
There is a bill expected to pass in the state legislature changing residency requirements for elected officials and candidates for elected office. The bill seeks to stop candidates who do not live in the district they hope to represent from running. This bill will include municipal and county offices.
Students didn’t hesitate when asked to repair the roof of a struggling Alachua County resident early Thursday morning.
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