Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University President James Ammons resigned Wednesday following a hazing death and several other issues.
The Food and Drug Administration approved OraQuick Rapid HIV test kit, a self-administered HIV test. The test will be available to people 17 and older by October.
The decrease in temperatures should mark the end of a heat wave that has affected much of the U.S. since late June, experts say.
The Gainesville City Commission selected Nicolle Shalley as the new city attorney.
Gainesville Police arrested Alphonso Perry Hinton, 41, for sexual assault, aggravated battery, forced prostitution and false imprisonment, according to Alachua County Jail booking logs.
Jacob Criger was arrested at 4:15 a.m. on felony charges of domestic battery on a pregnant woman and obstructing justice.
Jo’Von Uriel Lake, 21, was charged with two counts of armed robbery, both first-degree felonies; grand theft auto, a third-degree felony; and resisting arrest without violence, a first-degree misdemeanor.
Commissioners interviewed candidates for the position on June 26 but voted to delay the final decision until Monday.
Weak steering currents kept Tropical Storm Debby from traveling along its original forecasted path toward Texas, according to the National Weather Service. Instead, it idled in the northeast Gulf of Mexico, resulting in a continuous downpour in Gainesville during the first half of the week.
The Gainesville Police welcomed its newest K-9 unit dog, Roo, on Wednesday afternoon after a $6,500 donation from The Pantry Inc. allowed the department to purchase a new police dog.
At around 2:45 p.m., Ghulam Yahya Mujtaba, 62, threatened to stab another man with a knife in a laundry room at an apartment complex at 935 SW Ninth St., according to police.
A flood warning has been issued for parts of Alachua County.
A tree fell on a carpet cleaning van leaving one man in critical condition.
Kouvaris Lamar Roberts was arrested on felony charges of robbery with a weapon and possession of a weapon by a convicted felon.
On Tuesday, a New York federal judge requested the Department of Homeland Security to seize the remains of a 70-million-year-old dinosaur artifact in New York City believed to have been stolen from Mongolia.
People began lining up Friday at 10:20 a.m. for the 11 a.m. opening, eager to get their hands on a slice of Gainesville legend.
Police arrested Benjamin L. Dowling Sunday after he got into a physical fight with his ex-wife’s new husband.
Thomas Davis and his two sons, Randall Davis and Robert Davis, were all arrested on charges of obstructing justice and aggravated battery. Thomas Davis’ wife, Richelle Davis, was arrested on charges of obstructing justice and battery.
Recreation supervisor Jeff Moffitt, 43, said Thursday’s event was Gainesville’s second year participating in the world record attempt.
Police arrested William W. Davis, 24, of Gainesville, on charges of domestic battery, resisting arrest with violence and battery on an emergency medical technician.
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