Reggae Shack Café assured customers that "every little thing is going to be all right" with Jamaican restaurant's reopening today at 11 a.m.
A Florida Highway Patrol State Trooper is in stable condition after a wreck on Interstate 75 northbound left his patrol car jammed under a tractor-trailer on Monday.
The Gainesville Police Department is looking for witnesses to a fatal shooting in which an Alachua County Sheriff's deputy shot and killed an 18-year-old man after a struggle.
This weekend will be the last chance to see the Shakespearian comedy "A Midsummer Night's Dream," after a month-long run.
Watermelon flowed freely at the 64th annual Newberry Watermelon Festival, where attendants snacked on the juicy fruit and celebrated the town's signature tradition Saturday.
Some bouquets, like those given on Mother's Day, may lose their luster when buyers find out how the flowers were picked.
Gainesville Regional Utility committee members and employees discussed Gainesville's accessibility to broadband Internet Wednesday afternoon.
By MICHAEL HERBERT
Gainesville Regional Utility is reminding residents that being green can be cost-efficient too.
A Gainesville man was arrested after police found marijuana, crack cocaine and methadone pills in his car during a traffic stop.
Motorists may notice more fiery-red Indian Paintbrush, golden Tickseed, multitoned Phlox and several other species of wildflowers along Florida's roads and highways.
The Florida Supreme Court indefinitely delayed the execution of death row inmate John Marek, who was scheduled to die by lethal injection on Wednesday at Florida State Prison near Starke.
A man was arrested Sunday night after police say he shot a convenience store clerk in the head with a BB gun during a robbery to "gain street cred" for his rapping career.
After publicly apologizing for recent cases of police misconduct to more than 50 community members at a meeting Monday, City Manager Russ Blackburn discussed future plans for the Gainesville Police Department.
Frustrated questions regarding the closure of Shands at Alachua General Hospital went unanswered as Timothy Goldfarb, Shands CEO, was not present at a special meeting held by the Alachua County Commission on May 5.
Florida had 55 confirmed cases of swine flu, including one UF student, as of Monday afternoon, according to the Florida Department of Health.
Eyes darting, his fast pace gets faster. He's mumbling. It's around here somewhere, within 12 feet or so, he says. Check under the rock. Check in the dirt. Check the coordinates. Check the rock again.
While the Gainesville Police Department officers involved in the egg-throwing incidents have been given warnings, and two have issued public apologies, University Police Department officer Keith Smith has also been punished as a result of his involvement.
A Gainesville man was arrested in connection with the robbery of a local Walgreens Monday afternoon.
The carcasses of 15 polo horses were delivered to UF's College of Veterinary Medicine early Monday morning for testing to determine the cause of death for 21 of the animals in Wellington, Fla.
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