GPD arrests men in Walmart cellphone theft scheme
By Kelcee Griffis | June 19, 2013Three men were arrested Monday night after they were accused of trying to persuade homeless men to steal cellphones from Walmart.
Three men were arrested Monday night after they were accused of trying to persuade homeless men to steal cellphones from Walmart.
Ben Meyers said he first saw the word when he drove past the wall on the morning of June 11.
Students and residents will have to alter their usual transportation routes to get from point A to point B between summer terms.
A woman was arrested Wednesday after police saidthey found hundreds of names, birth dates and social security numbers written on pages in her car.
LifeSouth Community Blood Center received approval for a cord blood manufacturing license from the Food and Drug Administration.
Although the outline of the officers’ bulletproof vests still showed beneath their blue polos, and guns glared from holsters on their belts, they smiled kindly at the room full of elementary school children jammed into the humid Pine Ridge Community Center.
The Florida branch of Future Farmers of America will soon call Gainesville its home.
Most Americans now own smartphones.
An Oaks Mall department store is getting a major makeover — $3.7 million worth.
In a new survey, about 90 percent of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender adults said society is more accepting of them now than it was 10 years ago, and they expect the trend to continue.
It’s turning out to be pretty rainy summer in Florida, so you’re probably spending some quality time with Netflix your laptop and some fuzzy blankets.
The Gainesville City Commission voted in a meeting Tuesday to approve a special exception that would allow solar panels on a parcel of land in Paynes Prairie.
A Gainesville man was rushed to UF Health Shands Hospital on Wednesday after Gainesville Police officers responded to a report of a gunshot at a hotel.
Six months after the 13th Street Walmart relocated, officials and developers say the future of the building in the 17-acre shopping complex is unclear.
A St. Petersburg man was arrested in Gainesville Sunday night after police say he ran out of a local Chinese restaurant without paying for dinner.
Stein Mart, at 6111 Newberry Road, announced it will close its doors, and a new Hobby Lobby craft store is expected to take its place.
Jury selection began Monday in the Seminole County murder trial of George Zimmerman — a case that has sparked national debate for the past year.
Matt Asbell and Adam Lobar are bringing zombies to Florida — and they’re going to attack.
Gainesville residents will be glazed with excitement Friday as local shops join bakeries around the country in handing out doughnuts to celebrate the 75-year-old tradition of National Doughnut Day.