Newsrooms across the country have been hit hard by the nation's troubled economy, and the Independent Florida Alligator is not immune to the industry's dip in morale.
No snow, sleds or Santa Claus are required:for John and Cathryn Gregory, it's always Christmastime.John, a former UF professor, and Cathryn, a former Spanish teacher, both 64, have been growing trees at the Unicorn Hill Christmas Tree Farm since 1981.Unicorn Hill, at 3605 N.W. 69th St., is the only Christmas tree farm in Gainesville.
A UF student is in critical condition after his scooter was hit by a car Tuesday across the street from The Swamp Restaurant.
As cold weather makes underbrush drier and heater use more prevalent, Gainesville is reminding residents that this time of year may mean an increase in the number of household fires.
The search for a missing UF alumnus and his friend whose plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday night was called off Tuesday.
A Gainesville man was arrested Friday night after police reported he robbed a gas station with a tree branch.
A Gainesville teenager will face a homicide charge after the man he was accused of stabbing died Sunday.
Gov. Charlie Crist announced a voluntary agreement Monday that would suspend foreclosures on Florida homes through the holidays.
Results of a national survey released Monday reveal an increasing number of cheating is on the rise in U.S. high schools.
With temperatures possibly dropping to 28 degrees tonight, Gainesville will be under its seventh freeze advisory since October.
University Police are conducting investigations on two burglaries in UF buildings that could have happened during Thanksgiving break.
In honor of World AIDS Day and Day With(out) Art, the Gainesville Solar Walk's sculptures and benches on Northwest Eighth Avenue were shrouded in black plastic to make passersby consider a world without light.
As many job hunters face a wobbly economy, military recruitment is creeping upward.
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.
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