After a financial collapse, Wachovia, UF's official banking partner, announced plans Monday to turn over all its banking operations to Citigroup - a move that would establish Citigroup as one of three giants in the banking industry.
A man arrested in connection with a car theft told Gainesville Police he had rented out the car to purchase crack cocaine, an arrest report stated.
Residents in the area surrounding Southwest 20th Avenue could choose to become a part of Gainesville in a referendum on the Nov. 4 ballot.
A young boy's memory led to two arrests in connection with a robbery Friday.
A man was arrested Tuesday after a scuffle with a police officer in the parking garage of the Women's Center at North Florida Regional Medical Center.
A traveling disaster-recovery center scheduled to arrive in Alachua County on Wednesday will share information with residents about federal assistance programs.
The U.S. House of Representatives rejected plans Monday for what would have been the largest government bailout since the Great Depression.
An extra half-cent sales tax could soon go toward parks and land conservation in Alachua County.
UF Hillel will hold services in the Reitz Union on Tuesday and Wednesday to observe the Jewish High Holy Days, which began this week with Rosh Hashana.
Clusters of people crowded the front sidewalk of 1982 Bar Sunday afternoon waiting to register for the Guitar Hero tournament.
Anyone with business at City Hall this week should make sure to plan around the city's new four-day workweek.
If not for the cars parked in the distance, it could have been a real 19th-century luncheon.
Three boys were arrested early Thursday in connection with a $779.26 attempted charge on a stolen credit card.
In response to a $1.5 million deficit, Gainesville's Regional Transit System will increase rates and reduce Saturday service starting Oct. 1.
Some Florida counties have been unsympathetic to a plea from the state's Bureau of Voter Registration Services asking for help to process voter applications, but Alachua County accepted the challenge.
Add compact fluorescent light bulb purchases to the Gator-Seminole rivalry.
On a national day of "emergency rallies," a small group of women gathered on the corner of South Main Street and Southwest Second Avenue to protest the $700 billion government bailout for Wall Street.
Florida's Board of Governors will begin discussing plans today for the state's spring legislative session, including finding a chancellor in time to lead the board during the 60-day session.
Although the threat of increasing gas prices from Hurricane Ike is passing, reports of price gouging are still on the rise in Gainesville.
Gainesville Police arrested a man Tuesday in connection with a robbery at a Walgreens earlier in the week, where two sticks were used as a fake gun.
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