Former GPD officer receives probation for misconduct
By KATIE EMMETS | July 29, 2009Former Gainesville Police Department Officer William Billings, who embezzled from GPD and solicited prostitutes on the job, has received his sentence.
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.
In rustic, muted tones, they beckon weary travelers headed from Georgia to spend a night in Gainesville.
Thirteen leaders from the People's Republic of China, a North Central Florida health clinic and the U.S. Department of State may seem like a mixed bunch, but the groups united Monday for a common purpose.
Clothing, jewelry and spiritual connections were all up for grabs at Saturday's psychic fair held at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Gainesville.
The Board of Governors, which oversees the state's 11 universities, chose a new leader Friday.