A state ban on Internet cafes last year created confusion for local law enforcement about how to dismantle the businesses, but the City Commission is trying to remedy that.
An idea sprouted by Chris Cano in Gainesville is now spreading its roots across the nation.
After a series of unfortunate events featuring a foot chase, a Chapstick container full of cocaine and a shoe stuffed with marijuana, police arrested an Alachua man on various drug charges.
More than 200 people have impersonated him. More than three writers have attempted to murder him. It’s no mystery why this 127-year-old inspector caused conflict when he was declared alive and free.
One of the most comprehensive studies conducted on the long-term effects of heavy drinking suggests men’s brains are significantly susceptible to the toxicity of alcohol.
The Gainesville community is weighing in on the six Florida same-sex couples who have filed a suit against the state’s same-sex marriage ban.
Floridians tend to be annoyed by tourists. Some have accents, drive more aggressively and run screaming out of the ocean when they see harmless moon jellyfish swim across their line of sight.
To celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, about 350 volunteers grabbed rakes, blowers, gloves and brushes.
Indecisive restaurant-goers now have an eatery in Gainesville with a menu that takes the hassle out of choosing.
Former Gators football player Jarvis Jaray Moss was arrested Monday night after police said he tried swallowing marijuana during a traffic stop.
When an electrical transformer blew Wednesday evening, some downtown businesses had to make the best of the situation. Customers just had to pause and be patient.
Twenty states legally allow the use of medicinal marijuana, and Florida could be next in line after a statewide petition reached its 1 million signature goal.
Gainesville Police arrested a local man and his girlfriend Wednesday night after police said he used an axe handle to choke a man and then beat him with a cellphone.
A new store is opening in Gainesville for shoppers with expensive taste on a budget.
Gainesville now has a one-stop website for residents to access its data.
A local organization protested outside a Gainesville-based robotics company Wednesday in response to the U.S. Army awarding the business millions of dollars for drone development.
Police responded to an emergency phone call Wednesday night after a transformer blew in downtown Gainesville, leaving more than 400 Gainesville Regional Utilities customers without power.
As residents bundle up to escape the low temperatures, farmers are worried less about themselves and more about their crops.
A UF graduate is slicing into the film industry with a new film starring Danny Trejo.
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital took another step forward in its plan to improve care by opening a pediatric cardiac intensive care unit, or PCICU, last week.
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