Yvonne Hinson-Rawls was elected to the District 1 seat of the Gainesville City Commission on Tuesday with 1,126 votes — 54.29 percent of the total District 1 votes.
The death toll is now 11 in the Interstate 75 crashes that also injured at least 22 people early Sunday morning.
Shands at UF went on red alert at about 5 a.m. Sunday, shortly after poor visibility from dense smoke and fog caused crashes involving about 20 vehicles that killed 10 people.
At the request of Gov. Rick Scott, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has started an investigation into the car crashes that claimed 10 lives on Interstate 75.
A man was almost robbed walking to his apartment in The Polos early Tuesday morning.
Santa Fe College's Student Government held a Gainesville City Commission candidate debate this election season, but UF's Student Government did not.
The race for the at-large 1 seat of the Gainesville City Commission will go to a run-off.
Yvonne Hinson-Rawls won the race for the Gainesville City Commission District 1 seat Tuesday night.
Floridians were left empty-handed last week when Taco Bell launched its breakfast menu in the West.
Today is not only election day for the Florida Republican Presidential Preference Primary, but it is also election day for two seats on the Gainesville City Commission.
Apple Inc. introduced the launch of iBooks 2.0, an application available for iPhone and iPad only, on Jan. 19.
Flashbacks Cafe, a grab-'n'-go coffee shop, juice bar and bakery located at 211 W University Ave., opens its doors for business Tuesday.
Spring Break is right around the corner, and cruises are being booked as quickly as ever despite the Costa Concordia shipwreck in Italy two weeks ago.
The cause of the fire that led to a 20-vehicle wreck, claiming at least 10 lives Sunday, is still being investigated as of Monday night.
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office released a 911 call from the Interstate 75 accident Sunday morning. The series of crashes left 10 dead and 21 hospitalized.
All northbound and southbound lanes on Interstate 75 and U.S. 441 between Gainesville and northern Marion County were closed again Monday morning because of poor visibility.
What started as a brush fire ended in one of the most deadly pile-ups in North Florida history, involving about 20 vehicles and sending 18 people to the hospital.
The 26th annual Hoggetowne Medieval Faire started this weekend and will continue from Friday to Sunday.
For most voters, the 2012 Florida Republican Presidential Preference Primary and Gainesville city elections are on Tuesday.
A brush fire in Paynes Prairie forced the closure of two major roads due to car accidents in Gainesville early Sunday morning.
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