Police find gun and 27 pounds of marijuana in car
By Kat Bein | Jan. 13, 2011An illegal resident from Jamaica was taken into custody after Gainesville police found drugs and weapons in his car.
An illegal resident from Jamaica was taken into custody after Gainesville police found drugs and weapons in his car.
About 50 people gathered to celebrate the official city dedication of Possum Creek Park on Thursday afternoon, which included a brief speech from Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe and skateboard demonstrations.
Trash collection for Alachua County will be delayed the week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Gainesville police are still searching for two robbers who ran away after holding a man at gunpoint Monday evening.
Funding for sheltering the homeless on freezing cold nights is running low.
Gainesville Regional Utilities is helping those who can’t afford to be energy efficient become so.
As Don DeVito walks toward his music classroom at Sidney Lanier School, he hears his name and turns toward the sound.
All Delta flights at Gainesville Regional Airport going to and from Atlanta were canceled due to the harsh weather conditions across the southeast Monday.
Dedicated Gator fans may soon be able to get a full view of Ben Hill Griffin Stadium from their own balconies.
A Santa Fe College student was arrested after getting into a fight at a Gainesville apartment complex early Saturday morning.
Opponents of the U.S. health care law scored a victory for their cause in mid-December when a Virginia-based federal judge became the first to invalidate a section of the legislation.
While no new money is rolling into the environmentally focused Wild Spaces & Public Places program since its sales surtax ended in December, the remaining funds will still support various projects this year.
January 9, 1968: “Super Steve” Spurrier, Heisman winner for UF the year before, returns to campus to finish his physical education degree after playing a pro-season with the San Fransisco 49ers.
Twenty-eight years after his first fire, Gene Prince will be trading flame-resistant jackets and fire alarms for suits and meetings as Gainesville’s fire chief.
A 21-year-old man was arrested Thursday morning and charged with two felonies for pistol-whipping a man on the side of the road earlier in the night.
The Gainesville Enrichment Mentoring Program was recognized at a Gainesville City Commission meeting Thursday as an exceptional program to help students be the best they can be.
On a chilly Thursday evening on Bo Diddley Plaza, homeless men and women lined up to get their meal for the day.
When Otis Britt announced via Facebook that his restaurant would close at the end of the month, he expected the lamenting wall posts.
The burn ban prohibiting open burning and the use of New Year’s fireworks, sparklers and other pyrotechnics unless permitted by the Florida Department of Forestry was lifted Tuesday.
Santa Fe student Graham Smith, 24, juggles, walks and drinks coffee in the rain while juggling on Wednesday afternoon.