Local businesses expect to rake in the usual profit this Valentine's Day season, despite a national survey predicting the average consumer will spend about $20 less on Valentine's Day gifts than in 2008.
When thinking of a city hot spot, the library isn't usually what comes to mind.
Gainesville is hungry for a slice of Obama's $789-billion stimulus pie.
A Gainesville man was arrested Monday and charged with stealing money in order to raise his ranking in the United Blood Nation, a gang more commonly known as the Bloods.
A man robbed a Gainesville bank Tuesday by discreetly approaching a teller and handing her a threatening note.
Brandon Mendelson wants you to touch your breasts.
UF and Kentucky fans were fighting a bloody battle nearly a week before the men's basketball game.
Twenty years and over 3,000 leads after the disappearance of Tiffany Sessions, the Alachua County Sheriff's Office held a press conference to remind people the search is still on.
The U.S. Senate voted to approve the $838 billion economic stimulus bill on Tuesday, but UF experts have identified aspects of the recovery program they would like to see changed.
The city of Gainesville and Alachua County want you to scoop the poop.
Harmonious "oohs" and "aahs" filled a Santa Fe College music practice room Tuesday night as Gainesville's Barbergators Chorus held their last rehearsal before Valentine's Day.
Sixteen UF students were involved in DUI incidents since July 1, the beginning of the fiscal school year.
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.
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