County asks EPA to test houses near Koppers
By Meredith Rutland | Oct. 20, 2011To get the attention of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Alachua County Commission has taken up letter-writing.
To get the attention of the Environmental Protection Agency, the Alachua County Commission has taken up letter-writing.
About 30 Occupy Gainesville members asked the City Commission on Thursday for permission to stay on Bo Diddley Community Plaza after public hours end at 11:30 p.m. rather than protest on the sidewalks at night.
The suspect in an investigation of five rape cases since July was arrested Thursday and taken to the Marion County Jail.
Gary Welles drives his '97 Gillig bus for eight hours a day from the Park-and-Ride Lot to the Hub and back again.
A 22-year-old man was charged with murder early Thursday morning after allegedly shooting another man multiple times at Cabana Beach apartments.
The Gainesville Police Department and other law enforcement agencies have created a task force to locate a suspect who they say is connected to a string of five rapes in two counties since July.
Gov. Rick Scott visited Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday and announced his commitment to keeping space-based jobs in Florida. Some UF students and faculty said this was a welcome sign of support, but they are hesitant about whether it will bolster the job market.
Occupy Gainesville will take a stand at City Hall today, with protesters speaking during the citizen comment portion of the evening City Commission meeting to ask for permission to peacefully assemble on Bo Diddley Community Plaza.
Ariana Angel likes to line her teddy bears up in a row in the middle of her room.
Waste: It's what we do every day.
The employees of the Alachua County Environmental Protection Department are moving on.
The Occupy Wall Street movement has rallied to collect about $300,000 dollars and a storage unit full of donations for New York City protesters. Occupy Gainesville is living off of organic and local food.
Elementary and middle school students may have a tougher time passing Florida's favorite standardized test next year.
An international lawyer and author will be the keynote speaker at United Nations Day on Thursday.
After almost 10 years of struggle, the prescription drug database Florida State Sen. Mike Fasano has worked for went live Monday.
The arrest of Bo Diddley's son and three other Occupy Gainesville protesters has attracted international attention, and members of the movement plan to keep up its momentum.
Harold Saive sat in his War Room and said he wants to shake up the City Commission.
Florida Organic Growers hosted a Fair Food Panel on Saturday evening to kick off Gainesville's observance of World Food Day on Sunday and National Food Day on Oct. 24.
The Friends of the Library book sale is expected to kick off this weekend with the largest stock the sale has had in its 57-year history.
According to the "http://police.ufl.edu/media/crimelog/default2.asp" target= "_blank">University Police Department's campus crime log, the following crimes were committed from Oct. 9 to Oct. 15.