The Florida Department of Environmental Protection has asked presidential campaigns in the state to recycle their campaign signs after the election.
Two stolen handguns and 7 grams of marijuana found in the vehicle of an erratic driver led to an arrest Sunday morning.
On Election Day, elderly voters have the opportunity to get flu shots at three voting locations with the help of the Alachua County Health Department and the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections.
After marathon campaigning and record-breaking early voting, Election Day has arrived. Despite exhaustion expressed by members of UF's student political organizations, there's still one more day of work left.
A UF graduate student's purse was reported stolen from the UF veterinary medicine library Friday morning, leading to an arrest.
During the past few months, a fountain at a shopping center on Newberry Road has bubbled over more than 50 times after soap was poured into it.
On a weekend when thousands of Gator fans flocked to Jacksonville for the Florida-Georgia football game, the streets of Gainesville were unusually crowded.
Sarah Palin is asking Florida for a job.
An executive order from Gov. Charlie Crist extending early voting hours has garnered mixed reactions across the state from county election officials.
Despite national statistics showing an increase in traffic fatalities when Halloween falls on a weekend, local police aren't particularly worried about today's holiday.
With Election Day approaching, a panel Thursday night encouraged voters to look at the entire scope of Amendment 2.
Jean Zeeb and her female partner were used to having the legal equivalent of marriage in Vermont.
As a new president waits to be chosen and an exciting electoral season nears its end, it's no surprise that many of the provisions on November's ballot have gone largely unnoticed.
A federal judge declared Wednesday evening that the state of Florida would temporarily stop enforcing an electioneering communications organizations law for groups that raise political awareness.
While some Gainesville residents break out winter coats and pour hot cocoa to deal with recent cold weather, others are struggling to find warm clothes and shelter.
A woman was arrested in Southeast Gainesville on Wednesday morning after police reported that she led them on a chase in a stolen car.
County taxes were the main issue debated by six local political candidates at a forum Wednesday evening.
After hearing arguments Tuesday in Gainesville, a federal judge granted an injunction Wednesday evening on a Florida campaign finance law that regulates political speech.
Students who find themselves separated from their friends or sobriety at the UF-Georgia game this weekend can stop by one of three safe zones near The Jacksonville Landing and get some help.
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