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GPD arrests woman for hitting boyfriend with car
Oct. 21, 2008A woman was arrested after witnesses reported she intentionally hit a man with her car early Tuesday morning.
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Alert helps find missing High Springs man
Oct. 21, 2008An 85-year-old man missing from his High Springs home was found Tuesday in South Carolina after an state alert was issued.
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YouTube political ads fail to sway voters
Oct. 20, 2008Wearing red hot pants, the brunette on the computer screen sings, "I got a crush on Obama."
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Teen arrested after hitting boy with stick, stealing bike
Oct. 20, 2008A 14-year-old was arrested Saturday after reports that he hit a younger boy with a stick in an attempt to steal his bicycle.
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Voters kick off first day of early voting
By TAWNA DANGER | Oct. 20, 2008High volumes of interest in the 2008 presidential election brought out excitement in voters on the first day of early voting Monday.
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Police arrest driver after car chase ends in crash
Oct. 20, 2008Gainesville Police arrested a teenager Sunday in connection with a car chase that ended when the car hit a tree, a Gainesville Police report stated.
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Tax break to offer incentive for bike–riding employees, their employers
By KATHRYN STOLARZ | Oct. 20, 2008It could pay to ride a bicycle to work.
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Police receive false alarm about gunman in Wal–Mart
Oct. 20, 2008Eleven Gainesville Police officers reported to the Wal-Mart on Archer Road on Friday after they received a false report from a pay phone of a gun-wielding man in the sporting-goods section, a GPD report stated.
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Downed wire causes delays, outages around Southwest 20th Avenue
By RENEE COLE | Oct. 20, 2008A downed live wire that ignited the top of a telephone pole caused heavy traffic and left residents around Southwest 20th Avenue without power Monday, Gainesville Regional Utilities officials said.
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Local candidates discuss platforms for Nov. 4 elections
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Oct. 19, 2008With early voting starting today, we here at the Alligator thought it would be a good idea for you to take a look at your local candidates.
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Beer fest offers tastes from around the world
By RENEE COLE | Oct. 19, 2008Nothing brews a sense of camaraderie like the largest, most diverse sampling of beer in town.
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Friends of the Library book sale breaks sales records
By LAUREN IRIZARRY | Oct. 19, 2008The Friends of the Library book sale opened Saturday to record-breaking numbers.
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Michelle Obama to speak in Gainesville Wednesday
Oct. 19, 2008As part of the "Early Vote for Change" tour, Michelle Obama will be stopping in Gainesville on Wednesday afternoon to rally voters to go to the polls.
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Pride fest entertains, informs voters on political issues
By FAITH REAVES | Oct. 19, 2008The cloudy, colorless sky was no match for the rainbows that flooded Saturday's Pride Festival.
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Friends of the Library book sale to begin Saturday
By LAUREN IRIZARRY | Oct. 16, 2008While UF students dealt with a virtual line for UF-Georgia game tickets this week, locals have been queuing up to hit the books this weekend.
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Officer arrests woman after 100–mph car chase
Oct. 16, 2008A woman with two previous warrants out for reckless driving was arrested Wednesday night after a northeast Gainesville car chase that reached 100 mph.
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Gainesville joins ONE campaign in fight against poverty
By KATIE EMMETS | Oct. 16, 2008Gainesville City Commissioner Jeanna Mastrodicasa had on a bracelet at Thursday's commission meeting in honor of a proclamation of Gainesville's support for the national ONE campaign to eliminate AIDS and global poverty.
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City Commissioners narrow down sites for homeless center
By RENEE COLE | Oct. 16, 2008The number of possible locations for Gainesville's one-stop homeless center have officially decreased to two.
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Doctors sign petition to release McCain's health records
Oct. 16, 2008Some Florida doctors would like Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain's cancer history kept in the closet.
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Lt. Col. Oliver North speaks at Newberry McCain rally
By TAWNA DANGER | Oct. 16, 2008The applause of about 700 Republicans echoed as Lt. Col. Oliver North voiced his admiration for presidential candidate Sen. John McCain at an Alachua County Republican Party fundraiser in Newberry on Thursday night.
