A group of marketing students at UF is hosting a fundraiser for Gainesville Pet Rescue at 101 Cantina tonight from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m.
THE AREA INCLUDES ABOUT 1,200 ACRES IN EAST GAINESVILLE.
Tropical Storm Ida was forecast to strike Florida's Gulf Coast Tuesday morning. After being recently downgraded from a Category 2 hurricane to a tropical storm, Ida is no longer expected to cause any major problems but could still wash out some Veterans Day events.
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office dropped charges against a man arrested for attempted murder Friday after further investigation led them to believe he was falsely accused.
A UF graduate student was arrested Sunday evening after he ran from police while wearing a pair of sneakers he'd just stolen.
Two dozen protesters stood squinting into the sun at the intersection of Southwest 34th Street and Hull Road Saturday morning, chanting "Justice now!" and holding signs that read "Hasta la Victoria" - "Onward to Victory."
Naomi Piper sat with a smile on her face as a razor zipped through her full head of strawberry-blonde hair, causing clumps to fall to the floor. The haircut lasted less than five minutes and left her completely bald.
Gov. Charlie Crist, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives Marco Rubio and Fox News host Laura Ingraham were among those who attended. More than 800 people listened to their speeches discussing the past and future of the Republican party.
About 150 Gainesville residents gathered at City Hall to express concerns about the limit.
The Sebastian Ferrerro Foundation kicked off its latest fundraiser Thursday night at Luca's Pasta, where people sipped wine, listened to music and browsed about 25 paintings for sale.
Changes to the Alachua County Charter will appear on the ballot in March. In the meantime, a review commission is gathering citizen-suggested changes to the charter, which defines the structure, powers and function of the county government.
A barefoot, gray-pigtailed woman marks her home with an orange cone on a country road. But that's not all that is orange on her property.
Ricky Carter almost cried when he heard the news early Wednesday morning--his fight for equality just got tougher.
Erin Pelton, a 2008 UF graduate, wanted to become a veterinarian.
City will give $50,000 to local organizations for winter care of homeless.
A 21-year-old man was banned from campus last week after a UF student reported that he was looking at porn and masturbating while using a computer at Library West.
Despite opposition from her own party, state Sen. Paula Dockery, a UF alumna, filed paperwork Tuesday to run against Attorney General Bill McCollum for the Republican nomination for Florida governor.
Despite a growing stigma surrounding tanning beds and recent studies linking tanning to tobacco, hepatitis B and arsenic gas, Gators are still getting their golden glow on this fall.
More college students are enlisting in the military as part of a larger increase in recruitment in 2009.
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