Some of Alachua County’s youngest artists will have a chance to showcase their work at the upcoming Alachua County Elementary Art Exhibition beginning Saturday. Erin Friedberg, Gainesville visual arts coordinator, said the exhibition is designed to highlight the creativity and talent of its elementary school contributors.
The motive has been determined as robbery, as some drugs and a small amount of cash were taken from the apartment.
UF's Parking and Transportation Committee and RTS have created one new bus route and extended another in an effort to boost student safety and reduce crowding on buses.
Despite record lows, a load of rumors and the collective hopes and dreams of everyone in Gainesville, officials aren’t expecting snow to fall this Friday night.
Norm Sassner, the local census office manager, said part-time jobs as census takers, supervisors and crew leaders are still available.
As students start a new semester, a recent study recommends they take note of their new classmates — one of them might have a criminal record.
The program, created about three years ago, promotes health awareness and provides services for Alachua County government employees, as well as their spouses and children.
Stacey Brown, 20, was murdered in a friends apartment by two armed intruders Monday night. Police are searching for a 1990s-model white Honda in connection with the suspects.
Pedestrians helped out after one driver hit two cars, knocked down a power line and flipped his SUV on its side at Northwest 15th Street and Northwest Fifth Avenue at about 4:40 p.m. Tuesday.
AC Stokes, director of LGBT Affairs at UF, speaks about President Obama's recent appointment of a transgendered person, a historic first.
Gainesville police are searching for a man who robbed local lingerie shop French Addiction, 819 W University Ave., at gunpoint Saturday night.
A Gainesville man was arrested for domestic battery after police say he threatened to kill a woman when fighting over laundry and a granola bar at about 8 p.m. Saturday.
The state has recently been suffering losses in domestic migration, losing 9,000 Florida residents in 2008 and 31,000 in 2009 due to out-migration.
Owner said the recession, the store’s location and competition from online shopping and chain bookstores were key factors in the store’s decline.
Liberals praise the legislation as a necessary measure, while conservatives are uncomfortable with the bill’s heavy spending and potential invasion of the private sector.
Students are advised not to drink alcohol and to wear layers.
Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan leaves Friday to attend the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, along with 25 other members of Green Jobs for Florida.
‘Green’ materials make funerals more affordable
Swamp Life Mobile Motorsports Repair opened Nov. 1 and is the first business to provide mobile repair and maintenance services for scooters and motorcycles in the Gainesville area.
The Florida Senate passed legislation Tuesday to create SunRail, a $1.2 billion commuter-rail system in Central Florida.
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