In a scene that seemed to be straight from "Dateline: To Catch a Predator," a former youth-league swim coach was arrested in connection with a child sex predator sting.
The start of early voting for Gainesville City Commission and the Republican Presidential Preference Primary elections, heralded by speeches and music, saw about 750 people vote this weekend.
UPD's campus log reported 14 crimes for the week of Jan. 14-21.
Gainesville realtor Aaron Bosshardt announced Tuesday he plans to run for the Florida House of Representatives.
A grudge stretching back to high school put one UF student on the windshield of a car and another in jail Thursday morning.
A house bill passed last year may affect student voting eligibility in the Jan. 31 elections and the November presidential election.
A residential fire Thursday night displaced seven people and left an elderly woman with second- and third-degree burns on 90 percent of her body.
Students might be paying more money at the gas pump this year, which could push more students onto buses.
At a Gainesville City Commission candidate debate Thursday night, District 1 candidates battled with ideas about job creation while at-large 1 candidates discussed spending in the city.
Homes that have cars parked all over the yard may soon need a driveway.
Students will have a chance to talk poverty and civil rights with best-selling author Cornel West and talk-show host Tavis Smiley tonight at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service in Pugh Hall.
An elderly woman was seriously injured in a residential fire Thursday night.
Florida sophomore defensive tackle Leon Orr was served with a notice to appear on two marijuana-related charges during the first week of Spring semester, according to a University Police Department report.
Toccara Carter had just settled in to watch TV on Tuesday night when she heard a frantic knock on the door. She didn't know who the person was and still doesn't.
Mark Venzke is one of eight people running for the at-large 1 seat on the Gainesville City Commission. Elections are Jan. 31.
The majority of the Gainesville City Commission has chosen to financially support the opponent of a current commissioner's mentee.
Two Jacksonville women and a teenager were arrested after stealing $395 in clothes from The Oaks Mall on Tuesday.
Adam Brewer, 31, is the owner and founder of Adam's Rib Co., 2111 NW 13th St.
Around noon Wednesday, PIPA co-sponsor and Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio wrote on Facebook and Twitter that he is dropping his support for the bill.
City commission candidates spoke about local issues Wednesday night in one of their last public forums before early voting starts.
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