UF macroeconomics professor Dave Denslow appeared in front of the Florida House of Representatives Feb. 4 to share his take on the economy and its effect on Florida.
One fest's famine is another fest's feast. Langerado, a Miami-based music festival, was canceled Tuesday, the same day that Harvest of Hope, a festival in St. Augustine, released its line-up. However, Langerado's demise meant significant changes for Harvest of Hope.
The state's highway fatalities have dropped to the lowest number since 2000, according to a Florida Highway Patrol release.
A Gainesville man was charged with murder after allegedly killing his girlfriend with an aluminum baseball bat early Saturday.
Some years ago, Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan went to her high school prom in the Reitz Union.
A Regional Transit System bus hit a John Deere Gator vehicle at the intersection of Museum Road and Newell Drive Thursday morning.
A proposal to purchase 40 Taser guns for the Gainesville Police Department was approved at Thursday's city commission meeting.
Nearly 100 tickets and warnings were issued by the University Police Department on Wednesday as part of its second saturation detail, where the department increases the number of officers on campus and focuses on educating students about a specific law.
A well-known nightclub promoter was arrested Monday and charged with four felonies after an investigation proved he sexually battered two women in September, according to a Gainesville Police Department arrest report.
Gainesville will be the first city in the U.S. to implement a solar feed-in tariff, city commissioners decided in an unanimous vote Thursday.
After seven months of investigations, a Gainesville Police Officer was charged with three felonies, including grand theft valued at $5,000 or more, official misconduct and scheme to defraud and obtain property.
The tumbling economy has claimed another victim: gossip.
A man was found dead in his car in the parking lot of a Gainesville movie theater Wednesday evening.
Florida's school system was ranked No. 36 in the nation in the American Legislative Exchange Council's 15th annual Report Card on American Education, released Tuesday.
Less smoke and smaller deficits might go hand- in-hand for Florida voters.
The number of homeless people in Alachua County rose from 952 to 1,631, a 71-percent increase, since January of 2007, according to the Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry.
TALLAHASSEE - After years of planning, the U.S. will finally be on the map when it comes to renewable energy, and Gainesville is the city that will put it there.
The Florida Department of Transportation has temporarily shut down an Interstate 75 rest area for road repairs.
The switch to digital transmission is supposed to take place Feb. 17, but it may be pushed back to June 12.
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