It was in the early hours of Jan. 29, 2012 when Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Todd Kelly received a call about an accident on Interstate 75 in Paynes Prairie State Park.
Despite receiving thousands of dollars from the Florida Department of State, the Hippodrome State Theatre is still struggling to break even on international films being aired through its Cinema program.
Qualifying for the 2013 Gainesville mayoral and District 4 City Commission races began Monday at noon and will last until noon Friday.
Gov. Rick Scott and his Cabinet voted last week to turn Ocala’s Silver Springs Nature Theme Park into a state park.
The Academy-Award-nominated film “Silver Linings Playbook” is a contender for the best movie of the year. But some critics wonder how accurately it portrays mental illness.
Off in the distance, a trumpet sounded. A man dressed colorfully in yellow, red and blue fluttered through the crowd on stilts.
A recently released Pew Research Center study found that 35 percent of adults use the Internet to specifically look up medical conditions they or someone they know might have.
A Gainesville homeless shelter is closing its doors this March after a local charity announced it wouldn’t renew a one-year agreement to manage the house.
Loaded grilled cheese sandwiches, squid gyros and barbecue eggrolls were among the many meals served Saturday at Gainesville’s first-ever Food Truck Rally.
Meghan Burke, a 22-year-old UF marketing senior, was shocked to learn that the Gatorade she was enjoying at the Hub contained an ingredient banned in other countries for health reasons.
Subway’s famous footlong isn’t measuring up, and its headquarters is taking action.
Gov. Rick Scott talked about his proposal for a $2,500 increase to teachers’ salaries across the state during a visit to Gainesville High School on Thursday morning.
Journey back in time to the era of King Arthur — when knights glistened in armor upon horseback and the melodic tempo of a pan flute could be heard throughout the village.
The general public can now hunt in certain conservation areas under a decision made by the Alachua County commissioners in a meeting Tuesday.
A Gainesville woman was arrested Wednesday night accused of stabbing a man in the back with a pocketknife.
The Gainesville-Alachua County Drug Task Force arrested two men and recovered drugs, money and guns from a northeast Gainesville home Wednesday.
A Freightliner semitruck struck and killed a Virginia woman on Interstate 75 early Wednesday morning.
Mayor Craig Lowe discussed job creation, public safety and Gainesville’s future at the annual State of the City address Wednesday afternoon.
Britany Griffin has been taking birth control since August 2012. When she went to get it from Walgreens this month, her insurance company, Blue Cross and Blue Shield, no longer required her to pay the $7 co-payment.
The winning word was “ridiculous,” much like the other words featured in the Alachua County Public Schools District Spelling Bee.
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