GPD conducts sting on underage alcohol sales
By KATIE EMMETS | Nov. 9, 2008Seven store employees were issued notices to appear in court Friday night after police reported they sold alcohol to people less than 21 years old.
Seven store employees were issued notices to appear in court Friday night after police reported they sold alcohol to people less than 21 years old.
Artists, vendors and dancing green elves filled Gainesville's downtown streets Saturday and Sunday.
Job opportunities have brought several residents to Gainesville, but unique offerings like the world's second-largest butterfly collection are what made them stay.
Officials at the Alachua County Jail are hoping a little education could go a long way in encouraging inmates to pursue degrees.
University Avenue's usual Sunday-afternoon calm was disturbed by the roar of engines as 1,770 riders and passengers sped by on motorcycles, attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the largest parade of motorcycles at the eighth annual Bikers on Parade for the USA event.
Soft R&B still played quietly over the intercom system as police searched for blood and bullet casings in the parking lot of a Northwest Gainesville gas station Sunday night.
People send e-cards for birthdays, holidays or to express a simple "thinking of you."
Investigators are looking into the cause of a plane crash that killed three Key West residents east of the Gainesville Regional Airport early Friday morning.
Gainesville's roads will be dominated by the roar of motorcycles Sunday as participants of the eighth annual Bikers on Parade for the USA attempt to break the Guinness World Record for longest parade of motorcycles.
Downtown Gainesville will be animated with a wave of paintings, crafts and art enthusiasts this weekend.
After voting unanimously to increase domestic partnership rights at a meeting Thursday night, Gainesville City Commissioners questioned the wording of the ballot initiative that would eliminate local anti-discrimination protections for gay and transgender people.
With UF and Gainesville struggling with budget cuts, city commissioners decided Thursday to send a letter to UF President Bernie Machen requesting a partnership to seek state funds for fire service.
An SFC student who died following a car accident in Jacksonville early Saturday morning was remembered Wednesday at a memorial service at the First United Methodist Church of Ocala.
For some students who registered to vote with a nonpartisan group on campus, the election isn't over.
A man was arrested Monday in connection with a string of nine burglaries in the Duck Pond area near downtown Gainesville.
After months of traveling, campaigning and debating, Sen. Barack Obama of Chicago, Ill., was chosen as the 44th president of the United States on Tuesday night.
The Santa Fe College flag was at half-mast Tuesday in memory of a student who died Saturday morning before the UF-Georgia game following a car accident in Jacksonville.
Three Alachua County Commissioners will keep their seats from 2008 to 2012 after running for re-election.
Although some voters met with problems on Election Day, officials said long lines and faulty ballots weren't the norm around Gainesville.
Sporting an "I Voted" sticker will earn you more than recognition as a Gainesville voter today.