Truck drivers to protest rising diesel prices
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Mar. 31, 2008As diesel gas prices surpass $4 a gallon, independent truck drivers across the country, united by the Internet and word of mouth, may choose to take a stand today.
As diesel gas prices surpass $4 a gallon, independent truck drivers across the country, united by the Internet and word of mouth, may choose to take a stand today.
Since she returned from her Spring Break in Sarasota, Laura Longobardi has not breathed easy.
Florida's community colleges could begin offering bachelor's degrees under a new proposal with strong legislative support. The proposal would also create a Florida College System to oversee the community colleges, both two-year and four-year institutions.
A Gainesville man was arrested Saturday for possession of crack cocaine with the intent to sell after he was Tasered and wrestled to the ground by police.
Starting today, the Alachua County Health Department will kick off National Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month with a number of awareness-raising activities.
Though she once lived within sight of southeast Gainesville's Cotton Club, Vivian Filer never went inside.
A man hired to renovate a Gainesville house was charged with attempted murder after police said he attacked the homeowner and her friend with a machete-type blade early Friday morning.
When checking thousands of IDs a night, it's easy for bartenders to let a fake slip through once in a while.
TALLAHASSEE - Florida's Board of Governors approved an $18 million request to boost emergency-notification systems and police departments at the state's 11 public universities during a Thursday meeting here.
It was a hot, spicy mess for Burrito Bros. Taco Co. owner Randy Akerson realized he'd be giving burritos away for free all week.
TALLAHASSEE - The state Senate passed a joint resolution Thursday that would place an elected education commissioner on the Florida Cabinet and take governance powers away from the state's Board of Governors.
An SFCC student and two 21-year-old men were arrested early Thursday morning for possession of cocaine when their car was pulled over by a University Police Department officer.
Lights out.
When Ofir Sarahan last spoke to his high school classmate Stephanie Kuleba on Wednesday, she told Sarahan she was planning a visit with her mother to UF, to which she was recently accepted. But she never got the chance.
The parents of Sebastian Ferrero, the 3-year-old who died after a chemical overdose at Shands at UF's pediatrics unit, pledged Wednesday to match $1 million in donations made this year to their foundation, which aims to create a full-service children's hospital in Gainesville.
The state education budget passed by a Florida House of Representatives council on Tuesday was kinder to higher education than expected, but UF officials aren't celebrating yet.
UF renovations of more than $24 million, including a major facelift to Southwest Recreation Center, will be considered today by the Florida Board of Governors.
Ever since the city proposed building a one-stop homeless center off of North Main Street, neighborhood residents and homeless advocates have been at odds about the plan.
He took a hit and as the smoke filled his lungs, Patrick Kavanaugh said he saw the floor "flow" like a river to his front door.
The remains of two men who were captured in Iraq with a former UF student have been recovered and identified, the FBI announced Monday.