Though anti-war activism in Gainesville has increased dramatically in the past year, national demonstrations against the ongoing war in Iraq won't attract the same number of participants they once did today on the five-year anniversary of the invasion.
Florida Sweetbay Supermarket shoppers are being advised to scrutinize their financial statements following a computer security breach that has potentially exposed four million credit and debit card numbers between December and March.
A 52-year-old, unemployed Gainesville man faced the consequences of giving car rides in exchange for cocaine early Saturday morning, when he was kidnapped and beaten by two men he had picked up.
Three Gainesville towing companies are currently appealing a suspension after an Alachua County judge found them in violation of a city ordinance.
Since 1998, David Cox has been writing letters asking Alachua County to pave Northwest 227th Drive, the dirt road in High Springs he has lived on for 13 years.
Construction on an underground tunnel linking Shands at UF with its new cancer hospital began Monday.
Local veterans, politicians and citizens celebrated the Gainesville Vet Center's grand opening Monday afternoon as one of 23 new centers to open throughout the country.
Ten people were arrested Friday and charged with drug-related offenses, including sale and possession of cocaine, in a Gainesville Housing Authority apartment.
Members of the UF baseball team will take a break from running bases to play basketball Wednesday against the Florida Force wheelchair basketball team.
The Florida Democratic Party has decided there will be no revote after asking Democrats for input on the possibility of holding another presidential primary election.
A legislative proposal that would restructure education governance in Florida is a few steps closer to becoming law.
UF's participation in two multimillion-dollar programs aims to improve the quality of the state's K-12 teachers in response to a national crisis in math and science education.
Recent investigations by The Associated Press finding traces of pharmaceuticals in the drinking water of 24 U.S. cities haven't worried Alachua County officials.
After their national party leaders effectively disenfranchised voters, Florida Democrats are now trying to find a way to make their votes count in a close primary race.
Alachua County officials took notes Thursday as county residents suggested issues to be addressed in coming years, including overcrowded residential roads and water availability.
The Florida Senate could soon vote to formally apologize for the state's part in slavery.
Two college students died this week after being shot in North Carolina and Alabama.
University Police are urging students to be careful during Spring Break in light of several deaths that have occurred during breaks in the last year.
A UF cheerleader was arrested Monday for filing a false police report, a misdemeanor, according to the University Police Department.
Just a few hours before he led the Volunteers in their win over UF, the University of Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl sported a yarmulke that read, "It's Great to be a Jewish Gator."
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