Newly released statistics show one out of seven Americans are now living below the poverty line, and the poverty rate in Alachua County and Florida are even higher than the national average.
More than 500 students got their hands dirty Saturday during Gator Plunge, a student-organized community service event that took place all over Gainesville.
A 46-year-old Gainesville woman was being held on a $30,000 bond Thursday for leaving three children in a locked car with no air conditioning.
A young boy loudly announced what most had already noticed at Hogtown Reptile Shop Saturday afternoon. “It got out of the cage!” The subject of concern, a 5-foot iguana, sat on top of a cage and lazily stared back at the finger pointing in its direction. The owners smiled and explained that it didn’t need a cage.
Starting Oct. 1, Gainesville Regional Airport will offer two direct, round-trip flights to Miami, Fla., courtesy of American Airlines.
Due to the recent recession and records of high unemployment, the question regarding a college student’s future has become a little more uncomfortable to contemplate.
Gainesville is sponsoring a contest for residents to show how they see the community – not just with their eyes but through their lenses.
Reynard Mosley, 20, was convicted of four counts of armed robbery and four counts of kidnapping.
Picture this: You’re sitting in your house, looking out onto your yard, and you notice your lawn more closely resembles a jungle.
Although the Dove World Ourtreach Center Quran burning was canceled, members of the Gainesville community still came together to stand against intolerance Saturday.
In the culmination of a week-long, national commemoration of Sept. 11, the 9/11: Never Forget Project hosted a candlelight vigil to mark the ninth anniversary of the tragedy.
Cinema Verde, a Gainesville environmental film and arts festival, is hosting its first fundraiser tonight for the festival, which will be held from March 18 to March 27.
More than 1,000 visitors were greeted at the Trinity United Methodist Church with speakers, art galleries, music and food representing the traditions of various faiths.
Eight-year-old Rebecca carried a white cutout of the word peace while marching to protest the Dove World Outreach Center on Saturday.
The UF College Democrats and College Republicans both held tailgates with a purpose before Saturday’s football game.
According to the Associated Press, pastors Terry Jones and Wayne Sapp booked flight 1976 on Delta airlines, which should land at 10:14 p.m. at LaGuardia Airport in New York.
As a media hailstorm descended upon Gainesville to cover the planned actions of the Dove World Outreach Center over the past few days, Saturday’s Quran burning seesawed Thursday from going on as planned, to cancellation and ultimately to suspension.
When Pastor Terry Jones announced Thursday he would suspend the Quran burning, journalists who came to Gainesville from around the country became uncertain about their plans for the next two days.
Earlier this evening, Pastor Terry Jones canceled the Dove World Outreach Center's planned burning of the Quran, but he announced late Thursday that the event is suspended.
A male body, estimated to be decaying for five to seven days, was found in northwest Gainesville on Wednesday evening.
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