Local government officials and Gainesville residents gathered in the new City Hall Plaza Wednesday morning for a flag-raising ceremony to mark the start of a month of Juneteenth celebrations.
Following a May 10 murder, the Gainesville Police Department arrested 43-year-old Henri Hart on Tuesday in connection with the death.
A domestic dispute in Alachua County took a messy turn Monday after deputies say a woman threw feces at her father.
An Atlanta man was booked into jail early Monday after he fled from officers in a stolen vehicle.
The Repurpose Project recently announced it will open a new location: a clearance shop and donation center called Dystopian Dollar. It will be located next to The Repurpose Project thrift store and Renovator Reuse on Northeast 23rd Avenue.
When Jeff White moved to Newberry 16 years ago, he and his wife planned to stay for the rest of their lives. They used to joke that the noise from the nearby cement plant was the beach making ”a little breezy noise,” despite living two hours from the nearest ocean.
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously voted at a Thursday meeting to grant the Cotton Club Museum and Cultural Center $40,000 to repair its air conditioning system.
The Alachua County School Board voted 3-2 to keep Irby Elementary School open as a pre-K through second grade school.
A brush fire in Hawthorne has spread more than 100 acres as of late afternoon Monday. No injuries or structural damages have been reported.
The five kids in their bright blue shirts with neon green lettering practically jumped from their seats. They met each other with big smiles and a warm embrace as they ran to a high-five line of beaming judges and volunteers.
Each month, Irby Elementary School promotes a positive character trait for students. This month’s character trait is grit — something Shernee Bellamy-Fults said teachers are exhibiting in the face of the school’s proposed closure.
Lilliana Wells drove down University Avenue, hungry. The 44-year-old Gainesville resident wanted to buy a gyro, but it wasn't in her budget.
With a steady hand, 91-year-old Ray Goldwire presses a jagged knife through rows of honey-filled frames. The wax cracks as sweet, golden nectar spills into a plastic pail below. The blade scrapes against the wood, and with each rough stroke, months of work are released from the comb.
A wildfire on North Main Street in Gainesville prompted evacuations in the area.
About 50 people gathered at Mebane Middle School in the city of Alachua Monday evening for a community input session hosted by the district.
As artificial intelligence reshapes how information is created and shared, journalists and community members say it is becoming increasingly difficult to separate the truth from artificial reality on social media. That phenomenon is especially pronounced in the Hispanic community.
Alachua County Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Taylor said the department uses AI for administrative tasks but remains wary of bringing the technology into patient care.
Gainesville Books to Prisoners hosted its third lube wrestling event Saturday night at Serpentine Plants and Provisions, drawing over 130 spectators and about 30 contestants.
About 60 people gathered along Northwest 13th Street in Gainesville on Friday afternoon to protest Florida Highway Patrol’s agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Roughly 25 students, teachers and community members gathered at Eastside High School Tuesday afternoon for the unveiling of its new mural.
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