Friends in high places may help marijuana campaign cause
By Alex Harris | Oct. 8, 2013Local supporters of medical marijuana in Florida want the ban on the substance to go up in smoke, and the movement may be coming closer to UF soon.
Local supporters of medical marijuana in Florida want the ban on the substance to go up in smoke, and the movement may be coming closer to UF soon.
Tasty Buddha, a local Asian cuisine restaurant, has officially closed the doors to both its locations due to insurmountable debt.
The newly designed $100 bill began circulation Tuesday. The note’s high-tech design is the Federal Reserve’s way of staying a step ahead of the counterfeiters, said Detective Matt Goeckel, Gainesville Police currency expert and task force liaison with the U.S. Secret Service.
Student artists are seeing green.
Carl Bovard lets visitors play with tiger cub Summer at Single Vision, a wildlife sanctuary in Melrose. But new legislation may prevent the public from interacting with cubs like Summer.
A recent Internet trend could pose a health concern for young women, especially those in college.
At an Alachua County Commission meeting Tuesday, noise and dust presented roadblocks as the City of Gainesville moved toward buying the biomass power plant before a 30-year contract kicks in.
Registration is now open for the Alachua Astronomy Club’s moon-gazing event Saturday night.
As the days of government shutdown add up, Alachua County programs have begun to feel the effects on a local level.
Wonder Bread is making a comeback, but the classic packaged in white plastic with red, blue and yellow polka dots hasn’t hit Gainesville stores yet.
Some Gainesville Police squad cars are doing more than patrolling for crime this month.
Gainesville Police arrested a Gainesville man Saturday after he threw a beer at another man and then stole his car.
A Jacksonville pilot and his passenger are expected to recover after their banner plane crashed on UF’s campus Saturday afternoon.
At the UF vs. Arkansas game, the number of fan ejections set the season’s high mark so far.
The 400-acre Coon Hollo Farm has transformed for a month-long fall festival with a corn maze and other seasonally themed activities.
Revenge porn, sharing nude images online without the subject’s consent, has become a growing concern as disgruntled lovers share intimate photos obtained during a romantic relationship. Some revenge porn websites identify the subjects by name or even provide links to their social media accounts.
Moe’s Southwest Grill thought a Newberry woman’s Three Bears Salsa wasn’t too hot, or too mild, but in fact, was just right.
A Gainesville man was arrested Friday evening after he admitted to taking a car his mother left him to drive to work.
Taco Tuesday might look a little bit different this month.
A small banner plane crashed near Flavet Field on UF's campus at about 4:08 p.m. Saturday. There were no injuries on the ground, but the two pilots aboard were taken to a local hospital, according to a UF alert.