Electrifying evidence shows Florida is still on top as the deadliest state in the nation for lightning strikes.
Gay marriage proponents in Gainesville and beyond are waiting for the results of a lawsuit challenging Florida’s laws that prohibit same-sex couples from marriage.
A Gainesville man was arrested after he fled from police and hid inside a stranger’s house, offering money to the residents to hide him and help him evade officers.
Some UF students are snacking instead of eating meals, and it might be good for them.
Gainesville Police arrested a homeless man for hitting and spitting on two EMT rescue squad members on Bo Diddley Plaza on Saturday.
Where Tent City once was now lie messily raked piles of debris.
That puddle from Florida’s frequent rain showers may not be as innocent as it appears.
Imagine students completing their homework through a massively multiplayer online role playing game while the user adventures through a unique and exotic world.
Andrew Selepak, director of the online master’s program in social media at UF, said his smartphone is always a reach away — a constant companion.
Ten minutes. Hundreds of hot dogs. Ninety-degree weather.
Collin Zeng has stopped people from getting hit by cars before. The area of Southwest 20th Avenue near Winn-Dixie is where he warns people not to step into the road and cross.
Illegally parking at a friend’s apartment complex “just for a minute” now has an even more expensive consequence.
Bill Carlson patrolled the 14 aisles of office supplies and furniture, art supplies and picture frames of Central Florida Office Plus for 30 years.
In the countryside of Alachua, past the place where the street signs turn from green to blue, is a tiny one-way road leading into the Retirement Home for Horses at Mill Creek Farm.
Alachua County residents and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission disagree about what is to blame for recent bear sightings around the Barr Hammock Preserve.
An Ocala woman was arrested after trying to scam three Gainesville Wal-Mart stores by depositing $220 worth of counterfeit bills onto a debit card.
Gainesville Police arrested a local man on Tuesday for storing nearly 3 ounces of cocaine in his pockets and underwear and running from officers.
In a joint effort by multiple law enforcement divisions, officers were able to act swiftly to protect most residents at a Spanish Trace Apartments shooting situation that ended with an alleged suicide.
Property owners in Gainesville should expect to see a reduction in their fire insurance bill in September.
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