Understaffing and overcrowding drove Alachua County to halt intake at Animal Resources and Care Wednesday evening.
The county-controlled animal shelter director stepped down after he testified in court as a witness for a Gainesville resident's alleged animal abuse.
The decision to reverse the clear backpack mandate was caused by strong opposition from parents.
The victim was shot in the leg, and her injuries were not life-threatening.
About 1,000 protestors demonstrated outside the Stephan P. Mickle, Sr. Criminal Courthouse in downtown Gainesville for about three hours Saturday in response to the overturn of Roe v. Wade.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration forecast about 14 to 21 named storms this season with the possibility of six to 10 becoming hurricanes.
Residents rallied at the Stephan P. Mickle, Sr., Criminal Courthouse Friday after the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 Roe v. Wade case that established rights to obtain an abortion.
Deontre Mason, a 25-year-old Illinois resident, recorded a woman showering in Murphree Hall in December 2021. Mason also allegedly filmed in Library West.
Quincie Grube, 24, faces charges for distributing and soliciting child exploitation videos. She is being held at the Alachua County Jail with no bond set as of Friday.
Gainesville celebrated Juneteenth throughout the city Saturday, with the Freedom Fest at Bo Diddley Plaza, a Freedom Walk in Depot Park and a fish and chicken fry at Shady Grove Church.
The center, located at 1701 NE 8th Ave. near the East Gainesville Walmart, strives to return Duval Heights to its tight-knit glory days.
A Newberry man died after he was shot near Champions Park Thursday night.
An autopsy of the woman who was found dead at a Gainesville apartment complex Sunday confirmed her death was not a homicide.
Gainesville Housing Authority's Strive for Success program's first annual event marked the beginning of the city's second annual "Journey to Juneteenth" celebrations, which will continue this weekend.
Police are investigating the fourth reported incident of public masturbation at Gainesville Place Apartments this year.
Many frequenters of Zeezenia International Market organized and donated to a fundraising campaign to support the store's renovations following a fire.
About 300 people marched from Bo Diddley Plaza to Depot Park for the March for Our Lives event Saturday.
Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Raemi Eagle-Glenn Thursday to fill the District 1 seat, which she lost by about 62% to former commissioner Mary Alford in 2020.
Joshua Figueroa must also pay a restitution of $3,428.95 to the Paxton family, serve 15 years of felony probation and complete 120 hours of community service in a trauma center or hospital.
The man accused of raping a woman at Gainesville Place Apartments and kidnapping another woman near UF campus last September will not stand trial until a judge deems him mentally competent.
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