An 18-year-old Alachua County Jail inmate was found choked with a bed sheet tied around his neck Friday afternoon in an apparent suicide, according to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.
When Kelly Sweet heard the gunshots firing and the helicopter circling outside of her bedroom window, she thought a murderer was on the loose. Then she and her roommates heard the mooing.
As Gainesville's late-January city elections inch closer, one underdog candidate is hoping his military experience and zeal for change will win him a city commission seat.
A Marion County elementary school teacher accused of engaging in sexual activity with a child younger than 12 years old was found dead Wednesday afternoon in his mother's shed, according to the Levy County Sheriff's Office.
Prizes and ,1.50 lattes will likely draw crowds to Coffee Culture today for the store's grand opening at its new location.
A group of local black leaders and organizations made endorsements Monday night for the upcoming Gainesville City Commission elections.
The Gainesville Police Department is warning underage drinkers that there will be no more warnings.
Gainesville and Alachua County's 10-year plan to end homelessness, which is in its third year, will be assisted by more than ,800,000 worth of federal grants.
With the Florida primaries only a few weeks away, volunteer campaigners across campus have been working hard to popularize their favorite presidential candidate.
City commission candidates met at a public forum Tuesday night to give their input on Gainesville's homelessness problem.
At a forum Monday night, a group made up of local black leaders and business owners questioned Gainesville Mayor Pegeen Hanrahan and city commissioners on how effectively they have been serving the black community.
Every time Dr. Richard P. Schmidt brought fresh strawberries to his synagogue, the fragrance filled the building. The smell of strawberries will be missed but never forgotten, Rabbi David Kaiman said.
A Gainesville man who reported that he had been kidnapped from a Shands at UF parking garage Thursday night admitted Monday that the incident never occurred.
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.
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