A new sign hangs in the storefront window at 1023 West University Ave., confirming that Bella Donna’s has officially closed.
An Alachua County Jail inmate was found trying to hang himself with a bedsheet in his cell Tuesday, making it the second time in about two weeks a jail inmate has tried to commit suicide.
The Alachua County Health Department recently announced the year’s first case of locally acquired West Nile virus has been confirmed in a 64-year-old man.
After a yearlong narcotics investigation, the Gainesville-Alachua County Drug Task Force carried out four search warrants Wednesday evening in East Gainesville.
Integrity is an important ideal in a democracy. Politicians should have integrity, and laws should be upheld and applied by the same standard. It’s no wonder, then, that Gov. Rick Scott is rolling out Project Integrity.
Although the Hough Graduate School of Business was recently ranked by Forbes as a top national business school, students and faculty still see room for improvement.
STARKE — “Lord, hear our prayer,” sang a group of activists as they stood before the Florida State Prison on Tuesday evening. Rain clouds loomed over the prison as more than 40 people gathered to protest the lethal injection of death-row inmate William Happ.
In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, UF scheduled a panel titled Know the Limits: Healthy Relationships, Safety and Resources to educate students on healthy relationships.
A local tattoo shop employee is shaving her head to help a friend in need, and she’s raising money by “selling” all 32 inches of her hair.
After months of being closed, Arbor House reopened its doors to pregnant or single women, or women with young children.
A Gainesville woman and man were arrested Sunday after a purse-snatching incident in a Publix parking lot, and in a continuing investigation, police say at least one was also connected to fraudulently used credit cards.
The dysfunction that plagues the political system in the United States is currently on full display. The federal government has been shut down for about two weeks with no apparent resolution in sight.
A workout tour inspired by the Miami club scene is encouraging local women to twerk out.
An Alabama man was arrested Monday at about 5 a.m. after he yelled that he wanted to kill a man and threatened him with a pocket knife.
Mr. Goodbike is celebrating its 10-year anniversary of service and contribution to the Gainesville community this year.
A local artist seeking to develop a new sculpture park in the heart of Gainesville is hoping to receive funds from the city.
The Alachua County Fire Rescue reopened Fire Station 19 on Friday after remedying a mold issue.
A resident’s recent complaint about plumbing at the Village Crossing apartment complex could point to larger issues of enforcing law and lease agreements at properties.
In perfect unison with those around her, Lauren Eisenschenk marched onto the field under the cloudless blue sky. Small puffs of dust rose from the ground with each step. She lifted her mellophone to her lips, and she was ready.
Gainesville Police arrested a man early Sunday after he threatened two teenagers for walking on a cow pasture.
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