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.
As gas prices in Gainesville climb past the $4 mark, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson has called on Congress and the Bush administration to conduct an in-depth investigation into rising gasoline costs.
As local high school students start summer vacation this Thursday, the Gainesville Police Department is bracing itself for a potential increase in juvenile crime.
Bo Diddley, a pioneer and patriarch of the pounding pulse of rock 'n' roll, died Monday in his Archer home of heart failure. He was 79.
The Gainesville City Commission discussed plans to increase the amount of affordable, low-cost city housing during a Monday workshop focused on the city's plans and budget for the 2009 fiscal year.
Late-night pub crawlers will have more transportation options to get home this fall besides drunken driving, bicycle-powered rickshaws and the Later Gator.
A former Shands at UF nurse convicted of killing a UF student in November 2005 is waiting to be assigned to a Florida prison.
Haile Plantation residents met with law enforcement officials Wednesday evening to discuss safety questions that arose in the aftermath of the Haile sexual assault case.
Even though economic stimulus checks are putting money back in taxpayers' pockets, the extra cash has not stopped consumer confidence in Florida from falling to a near all-time low.
Members of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity rode their bicycles down Northwest 83rd Street Monday morning in two parallel lines.
County Commissioners unanimously approved a tax Tuesday for Newberry residents that will help fund law enforcement within the city's boundaries.
After two run-ins with Gainesville law enforcement over Memorial Day weekend, former UF basketball player Joakim Noah entered a contract Tuesday evening that will allow his criminal charges to eventually be dropped.
Disappointment has become a recurring theme in the advisement office at SFCC.
A former Shands at UF nurse accused of killing a 24-year-old UF student was found guilty Friday and sentenced to life in prison without parole, according to reports from The Gainesville Sun.
City officials, press and community members honored newly elected city commissioners Thursday afternoon as they were sworn into office.
As students piled out of bars early Saturday morning, the day was just beginning for dozens of volunteers who unloaded cardboard tombstones for the annual Memorial Mile.
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