Lillian Danzy, a 38-year-old mother of seven with a persistent smile, traced her fingers across the ordered lines of canned food stacked inside a pantry at St. Francis House, a local homeless shelter and soup kitchen.
With gas prices reaching record heights, Gainesville law enforcement agencies are reacting to skyrocketing expenditures with moderation and responsible cost cutting.
A Gainesville man was arrested after police said he choked his wife of 12 years with a phone cord and busted a hole in the wall with her head.
Gainesville is battling budget cuts in the proposed city budget for 2009 and 2010.
Someone's trying to send a sign to Alachua County Sheriff candidate Capt. Lonnie Scott -by stealing his.
Some Florida senators, including Alachua County's Sen. Steve Oelrich, are looking to introduce a memorial, which is basically a resolution, suggesting the federal government allow oil drilling in places that are currently off-limits.
UF student Han Yang was the kind of person who would invite friends to his house, cook them a big dinner and talk to them for hours.
Bernie Campbell does not go looking for mistreated dogs -but she is not about to look the other way.
A teenage bicycle rider was hit by a Regional Transit System bus Wednesday evening at the intersection of Southwest 35th Place and Southwest 23rd Terrace.
Thousands of people will crowd together today and Friday, craning their necks to catch every leap, swirl and flash of fireworks launched against the dark Florida sky.
A woman died Monday morning at Shands at UF after she was found unresponsive at Ginnie Springs June 14.
The county burn ban was lifted last week after heavy rain, but local law enforcement will still make their rounds to monitor fireworks during Fourth of July celebrations.
Edna sits on an examining table ready and alert - she wants answers about the lump in her breast.
A woman has claimed that a former Gainesville Police officer coerced and intimidated her into having sex with him.
A Gainesville man drove away in an orange-gold car after he struck a cyclist in a fit of road rage Tuesday afternoon.
For some early risers, the Fourth of July will begin with a running start.
Water polo\'s splash in south Florida is sending ripples through the center of the state straight into Gainesville.
A local group of policymakers is fired up over the money it feels it is owed for providing fire services to the county.
The Florida Board of Governors discussed a new model for enrollment funding at its June 19 meeting, and the model could benefit UF if implemented in the coming years.
Gainesville has decided to levy a special assessment, or an annual fee, for properties benefiting from city fire services.
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