Thousands of people will crowd together today and Friday, craning their necks to catch every leap, swirl and flash of fireworks launched against the dark Florida sky.
A woman died Monday morning at Shands at UF after she was found unresponsive at Ginnie Springs June 14.
The county burn ban was lifted last week after heavy rain, but local law enforcement will still make their rounds to monitor fireworks during Fourth of July celebrations.
Edna sits on an examining table ready and alert - she wants answers about the lump in her breast.
A woman has claimed that a former Gainesville Police officer coerced and intimidated her into having sex with him.
A Gainesville man drove away in an orange-gold car after he struck a cyclist in a fit of road rage Tuesday afternoon.
For some early risers, the Fourth of July will begin with a running start.
Water polo\'s splash in south Florida is sending ripples through the center of the state straight into Gainesville.
A local group of policymakers is fired up over the money it feels it is owed for providing fire services to the county.
The Florida Board of Governors discussed a new model for enrollment funding at its June 19 meeting, and the model could benefit UF if implemented in the coming years.
Gainesville has decided to levy a special assessment, or an annual fee, for properties benefiting from city fire services.
Dwight Johnson, a 51-year-old Gainesville resident and UF alumnus, was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, in February 2008.
A Gainesville Police Department internal investigation found that a former officer violated GPD policies by sharing confidential police information with a woman he was having sex with.
As the prices at gas stations grow higher, Florida's consumer confidence has plummeted to an all-time low.
Beginning July 1, Salvia divinorum, a hallucinogenic drug, will no longer be legal in the state of Florida.
In an effort to make bachelor's degrees more accessible, SFCC will join eight other community colleges and offer four-year degrees starting fall 2009.
The soccer cleats are new, and the uniforms are clean.
Lightning Safety Awareness Week begins Sunday, and with recent thunderstorms drenching the Gainesville area, experts say residents should take note of those electrifying veins that stretch across Florida's summer skies.
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office is planning to destroy truckloads of evidence used in the Danny Rolling murder case within the next two weeks.
The banquet hall of a local hotel erupted with laughter as Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell began to spell "oviferous."
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