The Sunday afternoon drizzle did not damage the spirits of the Rosa Parks Quiet Courage Committee members as they saw their dedication pay off.
Weather conditions forced crews to stop fighting a 300-acre fire in eastern Alachua County after noon Sunday, but the rain probably won't stop the blaze.
In a last-ditch effort to support local food pantries this Thanksgiving, the Make a Play Foundation developed a sure-fire plan to get people involved: exploiting a heated college rivalry.
Although Kyle Jones of The Villages Charter High School may look like your average teenager, this soft-spoken 17-year-old might have found a cure for colon cancer.
Alachua County's recently appointed sustainability program manager will be off to the Netherlands this summer to learn about environmental issues.
A Florida statute banning gay couples from adopting children was declared unconstitutional Tuesday by a circuit judge in Miami-Dade County.
Gainesville Police officers reported that they Tasered a UF student after he ignored requests to get down after they found him at a house in Southwest Gainesville covered in blood.
Three inflatable rats, each standing 16 feet tall, swayed in the wind outside Malcom Randall Veterans Administration Medical Center on Archer Road Tuesday.
Alachua County detectives believe two gunpoint robberies on Friday may have been committed by the same people.
Tracy Scott, a full-time employee at Shands at AGH, sat in the back pew Monday night at the PASSAGE Family Church with her 5-year-old daughter, Taylor.
Cell phone users can text more than emoticons or picture mail.
A University Air Center employee died Monday morning following an accident at the airport.
At a time when more Americans are relying on charities for help, local donations have not been able to keep up with their needs.
A Miami teen was arrested in Gainesville on Wednesday night after he was found in an apartment with drugs, firearms and stolen property.
Events did not go by the book when a man wielding a meat cleaver met a Pensacola code enforcement officer at a routine inspection Friday.
About 120 people helped create hope out of a tragedy Thursday at the first Noche de Gala, held at the Tioga Town Center on the outskirts of Gainesville.
In response to a recent hike in car burglaries, the Gainesville Police will be adding extra patrol officers in downtown Gainesville at night.
TALLAHASSEE - Stating his desire to keep tuition low but acknowledging that universities need more money, Gov. Charlie Crist announced a proposal Thursday that would allow the state's 11 public universities to increase tuition by up to 15 percent a year.
Gainesville extended the rights of registered domestic partners by passing a city law giving partners more benefits at a meeting Thursday.
With the plummeting economy making the metal industry one of its latest victims, the appeal of stealing scrap metal for resale could be dwindling.
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