Scott Sumrow was a National Honor Society member who dreamed of designing and building airplanes. He also suffered from depression. Shortly after his 18th birthday in 2001, Scott took his life.
While the rain may have been a pain in the neck for some people Wednesday, others spent the afternoon getting the pain massaged away.
About 2,000 people gathered with umbrellas and ponchos at the Kanapaha Park memorial to celebrate Veterans Day Wednesday.
A local group demands charges be dropped against five arrested in a clash between police and partiers on Fest 8 weekend. Videos of the incident are in the jump.
Three UF alumni authors will visit UF this weekend for the 2009 Florida Writers’ Festival.
The Beatles will be causing a crowd to come together tonight.
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.
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