Number of on–campus voters increases
By EMILY FUGGETTA | Mar. 24, 2009The number of people who voted on campus in city elections Tuesday more than quadrupled those who voted in 2006.
The number of people who voted on campus in city elections Tuesday more than quadrupled those who voted in 2006.
Both Gainesville city commissioners who were up for re-election will serve another term, voters decided in Tuesday's citywide election.
The battle lines are long-drawn.
Editor's note: Katie Emmets spent Friday night patrolling with Gainesville Police officers to write this story.
One student's opportunity as reality show cast member was the career booster she always imagined.
After nearly two months of intense campaigning, Gainesville City Commission candidates will draw the curtain on election season today.
After restaurants such as Guthrie's and Joe's Deli shut down in Gainesville, a new Zaxby's is opening up shop.
A UF student and a UF employee, a husband and wife, were involved in an alleged domestic dispute Thursday night at Diamond Village, an on-campus apartment complex for married students.
On average, five people are killed by sharks each year, but one hundred million sharks are killed by people each year.
Music blared from a van's speakers, children bounced in an inflatable moonwalk and smoke poured from a huge grill cooking hot dogs and hamburgers at what seemed to be a typical block party.
One of only 97 living Medal of Honor recipients was honored Saturday for saving the lives of fellow Marines by covering a grenade with his body during the Korean War.
Toting signs that said "Vote no on 1" and "Equality for all," about 55 Gainesville residents marched Friday near the intersection of Northwest Eighth Avenue and Northwest 34th Street.
A Gainesville man was arrested and charged with grand theft auto after being accused of driving a stolen car early Saturday.
Early voter turnout for Gainesville City Elections is quadruple that of the 2007 Spring Elections, possibly because of student interest in Charter Amendment 1, Supervisor of Elections Pam Carpenter said.
Environmentalism and public transportation are at the top of the platform for Gainesville City Commission candidate Tom Cunilio.
A man was arrested for possession of a controlled substance after spitting out a small bag of crack cocaine while talking to Gainesville Police Department officers.
Forty-five minutes before going on sale, "Twilight" DVDs were out of stock at the Borders on Newberry Road.
Floridians can now track how the state spends their tax dollars on a new Web site.
Children ride bicycles on the cracked pavement of the parking lot at Seminary Lane Apartments, and the lawns are hardly more than leaf-strewn patches of dirt, but Calvin Bryant said he remembers a time when it seemed luxurious.
Despite the faltering economy, recent Gainesivlle crime statistics paint a surprisng picture.