Teen arrested for fleeing police, driving stolen car
By THOMAS STEWART | May 25, 2009A man in a stolen car attempted to evade police Sunday afternoon by driving through the UF campus before crashing and being arrested.
A man in a stolen car attempted to evade police Sunday afternoon by driving through the UF campus before crashing and being arrested.
A fire at The Laurels apartment complex Sunday night left five apartments damaged and one resident in the hospital with minor injuries.
New forensics information in the fatal shooting of a man by an Alachua County Sheriff's deputy supports witness statements that the man continued to attack the officer after being Tasered.
The Gainesville Area National Organization for Women will debut its third annual summer film series Monday, starting with "The Abortion Diaries" at 8 p.m.
At 2 a.m. Saturday, while most students are sleeping or coming home from a night of partying, the Gainesville Veterans For Peace will be setting up about 4,950 tombstones along Eighth Avenue.
Poor children may get a leg up if Commissioner Jack Donovan has his way.
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.