Man buys car with stolen card info
By Chris Alcantara | Oct. 24, 2012For Ryan Mychal-Brooks Burney, a nearly $12,000 purchase with stolen credit card information he bought for $500 seemed like a steal.
For Ryan Mychal-Brooks Burney, a nearly $12,000 purchase with stolen credit card information he bought for $500 seemed like a steal.
Gainesville doesn’t seem like the place for someone who went to the University of Georgia, Clemson and the University of Tennessee.
John Martin doesn’t mind dancing to his own beat — especially at Gator basketball games.
To access concerns about cycling safety, the city released a public survey Monday to gather information about cycling accidents. The data will identify dangerous areas in Gainesville to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists.
Though Mushi, a 3-year-old Chow Chow mix, is calm now, her owner, Dan Kahn, said she’s been fighting for her life.
Gainesville Police arrested a man early Sunday morning after officers found him sexually assaulting a UF student in a field behind Midtown.
Frankie Muniz performed in Gainesville on Sunday, but he wasn’t the star of this show.
About 700 students, sponsors and invited guests gathered from 5 p.m. on to watch the live debate on three blow-up screens and two televisions.
The Alachua County Fair, which opened Friday and runs until Oct. 27 at the Alachua County Fairgrounds, offers rides, games, food, live bands, vendors and animal shows.
Police have blocked off northbound traffic on Southwest 34th Street at Hull Road after a crash involving a motorcycle and an SUV on Sunday night.
President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney will face off for the third and final presidential debate at 9 p.m. tonight. The event will take place about 300 miles away, but the impact will resonate everywhere — especially on the Internet.
If you head east on Northeast 39th Street just beyond the Lamplighter Mobile Home Park, you’ll find a group of folks that live in a state of industry.
About 100 people attended a fundraiser for HOPE — HOrses Helping PEople — Sunday afternoon at the organization’s farm in Archer. The organization provides therapy for people with special needs through interaction with horses.
Mi Apa Latin Cafe, located at 114 SW 34th St., is brightening up customers’ meals this month by selling pink churros in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month.
Dogwood Park & Daycare held its third annual Halloween event, featuring a dog costume contest, an agility run, adoptions, food, prizes and raffles. About 50 people attended.
Batteries could last longer and doctors could detect cancer sooner thanks to a new method for growing materials from nanorods developed by a team of primarily UF researchers.
Joanne Caras has traced her culture’s story of remembering the Holocaust through a different type of book.
A proposed plan to build a nuclear power plant near Levy County has a small group of Alachua County residents in an uproar over the potential environmental and safety hazards, despite assurances by company officials that the plant will be closely regulated.
An American cyclist’s controversial decision to step down from his position at the Livestrong Foundation sparked mixed reactions in Gainesville on Wednesday.
Government agents arrested a Gainesville man early Wednesday morning on accusations of illegally importing and selling dinosaur fossils stolen from Asia.