Recent investigations by The Associated Press finding traces of pharmaceuticals in the drinking water of 24 U.S. cities haven't worried Alachua County officials.
After their national party leaders effectively disenfranchised voters, Florida Democrats are now trying to find a way to make their votes count in a close primary race.
Alachua County officials took notes Thursday as county residents suggested issues to be addressed in coming years, including overcrowded residential roads and water availability.
The Florida Senate could soon vote to formally apologize for the state's part in slavery.
Two college students died this week after being shot in North Carolina and Alabama.
University Police are urging students to be careful during Spring Break in light of several deaths that have occurred during breaks in the last year.
A UF cheerleader was arrested Monday for filing a false police report, a misdemeanor, according to the University Police Department.
Just a few hours before he led the Volunteers in their win over UF, the University of Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl sported a yarmulke that read, "It's Great to be a Jewish Gator."
Jenna Holtzman often finds herself annoyed when she makes a trip to the soda machines on campus.
Members of the Florida Board of Governors are up in arms about a proposed joint legislative resolution that would strip the board of many powers and put higher education in the hands of the Legislature.
Two officers jumped out of the police cruiser in a dead sprint.
Gainesville police subdued a man who was threatening to light himself on fire Tuesday morning outside of Gainesville's Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center.
As the Florida Legislature opened its 2008 session Tuesday, state finances were a major concern in both the Senate and House of Representatives. Republican Speaker of the House Marco Rubio said he expects to find out next week that incoming tax revenue will be $4 billion less than expected.
Americans are adding religion to their shopping lists, according to a survey released last week.
Though the freshly painted walls of M. K. Rawlings Elementary School weren't aglow with twinkling lights, and the newly planted trees weren't decked with ornaments, Principal Emery Bishop said Monday morning felt like "Christmas in March."
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A man charged in connection with the November killing of a Tallahassee man in a Gainesville parking garage was sentenced in the Alachua County Criminal Courthouse Thursday.
Ricky Gaines knew his mom was in for a surprise Thursday. But the 19-year-old cancer patient didn't expect a car.
Gainesville could be Florida's new prime destination for retirees.
UF students will be piling venison, green iguana and rattlesnake onto their plates this Saturday at the 25th Annual Wild Game Dinner.
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