A federal cut in funding to state Medicaid programs has begun to resonate locally, as 29 of Alachua County's 42 public school nurses have been laid off.
A naked body was found in a retention canal on Northeast 10th Avenue Wednesday morning.
Gainesville drivers will experience temporary lane closures on Northwest 34th Street between Northwest Fifth Avenue and U.S. Highway 441. The closures will last from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Monday through Thursday until fall.
Smith Kirkpatrick, a former UF professor, spent much of his childhood in awe of seashells he found while playing in the Arkansas mountains.
And then there was rain.
After months of delays, students who commute to campus on RTS buses can finally check the location of their buses online thanks to newly installed Global Positioning System units.
Hundreds of people sang, clapped, rocked and rolled Saturday evening in memory of Bo Diddley, the legendary singer, songwriter and guitarist who died last week in Archer.
UF may soon be adding a little "Diddley bomp" to the "Pomp and Circumstance" graduation march come the next commencement ceremony for the College of Fine Arts.
Gainesville residents found a welcome respite from the scorching sun Saturday at the grand opening of the newly renovated Dwight H. Hunter (Northeast) Municipal Pool.
A fire started by lightning burned about 40 acres of the Fairbanks area north of Waldo Road Sunday evening.
A combination of live music, a parade, rows of vendors, civil war reenactments and a recreated American Indian village attracted people of all ages to Archer's Yulee Railroad Days Celebration on Saturday.
Students and faculty are giving mixed reviews to a new state law that buys students time to find the best deals for their textbooks.
Although the room was filled with people, silence surrounded Kyle McCormick as he walked over to the microphone. He looked down at a piece of paper before a burst of poetry erupted from his mouth.
A controversial sign displayed at Gainesville's Union Street Farmers' Market during the last few weeks has been removed.
Detectives traveled to Tampa Tuesday to question a 16-year-old about his possible connection to recent carjackings in the Gainesville area.
With Sen. Barack Obama clinching the Democratic presidential nomination Tuesday night, both Democrats and Republicans have begun to speculate about who he will choose as a running mate and which issues will be most important in the general election.
When lifelong Gainesville residents Garland and Kate Robinson heard in April that Florida owed them money, Kate Robinson said she figured it would be "a little less than $1,000."
In an effort to boost Florida's economy, Gov. Charlie Crist approved a plan that aims to stimulate the state's science and technology industries to create more profitable jobs for Floridians.
A UF student was arrested on two felony charges related to child pornography following an undercover Internet investigation by the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.
A new Florida law may provide the solution to a dilemma that has challenged bargain hunters for years - rushing to buy textbooks at discounted prices before classes begin.
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