A local woman is the first of 10 essay contest winners to receive a ticket to the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Barack Obama.
Some of UF's roads got a makeover during winter break.
The Alachua County Commission reviewed how nonprofit programs designed to reduce poverty receive county funding but agreed to keep funding limits in place at a special meeting Tuesday at the County Administration Building.
Despite a dwindling budget, the Gainesville City Commission will still focus on purchasing conservation land and renovating public buildings in the new year.
While the Gators clash with the Oklahoma Sooners in Miami, much of the Gator Nation will party on University Avenue.
Gainesville police officers responded to a Northeast Gainesville neighborhood Sunday morning after receiving several calls from residents reporting their cars damaged.
This holiday season brought a catch-22 to local charities: fewer donations and more requests for aid.
Students hoping to party outdoors after Thursday's championship game shouldn't ward off the coming cold front with a bonfire.
A man in the United States military visiting Gainesville on leave was arrested after being accused of molesting a 12-year-old girl early Saturday morning.
After a period of uncertainty and low morale last semester that witnessed The Independent Florida Alligator without an applicant for the editor-in-chief position for perhaps the first time in 40 years, the paper is back on its feet.
A Gainesville man was arrested at a downtown club after police found crack cocaine and two loaded handguns.
Police confiscated $9,900 in cash after responding to a drug-related armed robbery in a Gainesville apartment complex early Tuesday morning.
With what may feel like a never-ending stream of budget cuts and layoffs, it comes as no surprise that Floridians regard the economy as their greatest concern.
A Gainesville gas station and a restaurant were both robbed on Monday night, police said.
Gainesville residents may be the targets of two scams, according to police.
A local hot line providing information about food stamps is in operation after a surge in applications and complaints that local residents were unable to receive answers from the state.
A Gainesville resident being placed under arrest Sunday morning kicked out the side rear window of the police car where he was being held, police reported.
Florida Sen. Steve Oelrich will remain the chairman of the Higher Education Committee for the Florida Senate's 2008-2010 legislative term, he announced Monday.
For some horse owners, keeping their animals healthy and happy can mean getting a month behind on rent.
The overpass that stretches across Southwest 13th Street near Archer Road could be renovated with a design contest being launched in January.
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