The Gainesville Police Department has reported 12 robberies since Friday and officials are urging victims to call 911 as soon as possible after the attack.
The city has avoided raising property taxes in favor of adjustments such as higher fines for parking tickets and false burglary alarms.
Competitors will whip up sweet potato pies, throw down with step dance, get in the groove to African drumming and toss out poetic verses Saturday at the Homowo African Festival in Gainesville.
Former Gainesville Police Department Officer William Billings, who embezzled from GPD and solicited prostitutes on the job, has received his sentence.
James Chamberlain decided to protest the 130-meal limit at the St. Francis House when he heard the story of a pregnant woman who was turned away from a meal. She was the 131st person of the day, he said.
For now, Florida nicely asks drivers to stay off their cell phones and just drive.
After almost hitting an officer with his car in a Shands at UF parking garage, a Marion County man was arrested by University Police Department Friday.
The UF School of Theatre and Dance will wrap up its summer season by bringing perspectives from Israel, Africa and the Big Apple to the Nadine McGuire Theatre and Dance Pavilion.
It may seem stilettos are the most serious foot-pain offender, but it's summer's favorite shoe that's now getting the blame.
The killing of a Gainesville man by an Alachua County Sheriff's deputy was ruled justifiable by a grand jury Tuesday.
A Santa Fe College professor hopes to raise money for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society this Saturday in memory of his father.
Monday/s band practice was a downer for Tony Farah.
KC Hagan took the Law School Admission Test last month in hopes of being accepted to the University of Florida Levin College of Law.
A bewitching new brew has shown up on University Avenue.
Floridian minimum wage workers can expect a few extra pennies in their pockets starting Friday.
High Springs Police Chief James Troiano will not resign, despite union demands, he said Wednesday.
A list of finalists to replace Gainesville Police Chief Norman Botsford was released Monday.
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