Gainesville Police arrested four Gainesville residents, including a man defending his home, in connection to a home invasion that led to the death of a woman this week.
Terrell Bradley was mauled by a Gainesville Police Department K-9 July 10, when police pulled him over for an alleged traffic violation and he then fled. .
Police served a warrant to 30-year-old Clovis Watson IV early Thursday morning at the Alachua County jail. The court released Watson on the condition he not drive without a valid license.
Zhishen Wang, a 27-year-old UF pharmaceutical sciences graduate student, was arrested for assaulting an acquaintance July 8 at Corry Village Apartments — UF’s graduate and family housing behind the campus’ bat houses — according to a UPD arrest report.
Four Gainesville men face charges after a drive-by shooting downtown early Sunday.
This summer, ACPS trained about 2,700 employees in youth mental health, and more employees will complete this training before the school year begins.
Gainesville may become the first Florida city to eliminate single-family zoning in an effort to offer additional housing near campus and in residential areas.
About 200 people gathered at the Santa Fe Blount Center, located at 401 NW 6th St., to demonstrate their anger and demand change after a Gainesville Police Department K-9 allegedly mutilated Bradley’s eye.
SweetBerries temporarily closed Sunday, but the new restaurant location will replace the now-closed Fletcher’s Cocktail Lounge at Fifth Avenue and Sixth Street, and a potential on-campus location may open sooner.
The League of Women Voters hosted the exclusive forum to allow about 80 retirement community residents to hear mayoral, city commission and school board candidates speak on topics from climate change to single-family zoning.
Scott’s career with GPD began in 1985 and continued until he started working in Tallahassee law enforcement in 2014. He returned to serve as GPD’s assistant chief of police in 2020.
Gainesville police arrested a man for allegedly murdering a Gainesville woman at a hotel about two miles from UF’s campus this weekend.
As inflation continues and gas prices soar, Gainesville residents fear monthly utility bills.
Amid a recent uptick of COVID-19 cases, UF’s policy — which has been in place since March 23 — does not require or expect masks on campus, but it does require them in all UF Health facilities.
Gainesville police are investigating a shooting that happened outside the Clarence R. Kelly Center Friday.
The alleged criminal activity occurred in a five year period from April 2017 to May 2022. The racketeering offenses include murder, attempted murder, robbery, burglary, drug possession and battery. Eight of the 11 defendants were indicted for firearm or ammunition possession by a delinquent.
The state appealed Judicial Circuit Court Judge John Cooper’s 15-week abortion ban ruling, which temporarily blocked the law from taking effect. The injunction was nullified in less than an hour.
Deputies served Jessica Flones a warrant at her home in the Majestic Oaks Apartments complex, located at 5800 SW 20th Ave., for alleged narcotics trafficking, according to an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Facebook post.
The U.S. Justice Department announced the indictment of Trevor Hruby, a 24-year-old Gainesville resident, on four counts of child pornography production and one count of possession Friday.
Fireworks illuminated the sky as new as long-time residents celebrated fourth of July weekend with decadeslong county traditions: races, rhinos, boats and melons.
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