UK lifts ban on blood donations from homosexuals
By Erin Jester | Sep. 18, 2011The United Kingdom's Department of Health announced Sept. 8 it will end the lifetime ban on blood donation by men who have sex with other men.
The United Kingdom's Department of Health announced Sept. 8 it will end the lifetime ban on blood donation by men who have sex with other men.
Nearly 400 students and Gainesville residents congregated downtown Sunday afternoon to buy, sell and trade vinyl records underneath tents and amid fellow music-loving, beer-drinking folk.
Standing before a crowd of about 30 student activists Friday, James Ingle encouraged his younger counterparts to keep up the fight.
Fans driving home after the UF football game against the University of Tennessee had best not drink a few beers before they get behind the wheel: Law enforcement agencies will have extra officers on the roads watching for drunken drivers.
After a year's hiatus, the fair is back in town.
A representative from the U.S. Postal Service came to Evinston on Thursday evening to hear residents' concerns about the potential closing of Wood and Swink Old Store's post office.
Before the butterflies in north central Florida take wing, one local butterfly farm is inviting the public to celebrate the colorful creatures.
Gators fans flooding into Gainesville for home football games this season will face strict reservation rules at some hotels - including a two-night booking minimum.
Due to the recent closing of the post office in downtown Gainesville, the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Office has changed its mailing address.
In a room slightly larger than an office supply closet, Robbie Stevens broadcasts radio waves of wailing saxophones, blaring trumpets and pounding drums over the Internet.
Library hours and transportation are hot topics in the upcoming fall Student Government elections.
Activists plan to protest this weekend urging state park officials to promise that adult male bison at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park will be kept alive and well.
Gainesville will soon see a post office close and ZIP code retire.
There is a lot more to Gainesville than Gators football, and a local company wants to give Alachua County residents a chance to express it.
The annual Florida Writer's Festival has returned for the 62nd consecutive year.
North Florida has been swallowed by smoke from all sides.
A High Springs man accused of fatally shooting his wife and son was transferred to the Alachua County Jail on Monday.
Sipping on a glass of Guinness and looking up at President Obama's televised visage, Lauren Poe waited for his moment back in the spotlight.
The victim of a Wednesday stabbing is now in stable condition after surgery, but the Alachua County Sheriff's Office's investigation is ongoing.
Gainesville Police found and arrested the man who robbed an Independent Florida Alligator employee at gunpoint on Aug. 25.