A Shands employee was kidnapped from a UF parking garage Thursday night, placed in the trunk of a car and dropped off uninjured at a local Wal-Mart later that night, according to a University Police Department news release.
Lines are getting longer, and wallets are getting emptier.
Head hung, hands clasped loosely on the table in front of him, Austin John Wright?s hazel eyes peered down at his lap. He waited anxiously for the hearing to begin, knowing that in a matter of hours, he might be trading in his neatly pressed slacks for a jumpsuit and a pair of handcuffs.
Most people probably don't remember a time when the homeless in Gainesville were turned away from churches and left with nothing. A time before multiple student and community groups advocated for the homeless. Carmen Caudron remembers.
People convicted of certain felonies can already tow your car, and soon they may be able to drive your taxi or limo as well.
Florida's 11 universities may soon face more specific performance goals that could help guide the state's funding decisions.
Before Thanksgiving, the Bread of the Mighty Food Bank, low on food, put a call out to Gainesville citizens for donations.
A helicopter crash near the Gainesville Regional Airport on Tuesday morning left the pilot without injury, officials said.
Last April, demolition was finally completed to make way for high-rise condos on the northwest corner of West University Avenue and 13th Street.
With the chill of winter approaching, the homeless of Gainesville may be left out in the cold, but help is on the way.
It was 1969 when Jay Herron was raped for the first time in a detention-center bathroom.
Despite accusations of deceit by some Ben & Jerry's franchises throughout the country, Pete Zimek, owner of franchises in Gainesville, said the claims aren't true.
As puppies wearing bandannas wriggled around and kittens meowed for attention, onlookers decided if they should add to their families.
Anyone looking to go ice skating in Gainesville this winter will have to hope Lake Alice freezes over.
Gainesville will honor one of its fallen police officers Friday by naming part of a street for him.
A suspect accused of involvement in the downtown shooting of a Tallahassee man was indicted Thursday on charges of first-degree murder.
As approaching finals fuel coffee sales, enthusiasts and entrepreneurs of the beverage are finding inventive ways to utilize used coffee grounds.
It may be 70 degrees out, but downtown Gainesville is getting ready to celebrate Christmas.
For anyone who's ever prayed for the light to change more quickly at 34th Street and Archer Road - your prayers may be answered.
Gator Stompin' was once a simple little pub crawl to 10 stops on West University Avenue.
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