The “Journey to Juneteenth” event series started Tuesday with a flag-raising ceremony, marking the first event in a month-long program celebrating Black history.
The city commission and local organizations like Gainesville Residents United have pushed to restore city control since the governor-appointed board was formed.
The Alachua County School Board voted in an emergency meeting to shut down Constellation Charter School, displacing nearly 90 students just weeks before the end of the academic year.
Community members gathered to protest a proposed Florida black bear hunt, the first hunt since 2015.
The Gainesville City Commission will hold a special election on the GRU referendum. New red light cameras will be installed in two new locations, and the commission is interested in a new leasing contract for Citizens Field.
The Gainesville Regional Utilities authority board announced fluoride will be removed from GRU water and released its annual budget at a meeting Wednesday night.
The Alachua County School Board discussed potential changes to instructional job descriptions and approved an intent to redevelop Citizens Field in a meeting Tuesday night.
Florida Gators junior defensive back Dijon Johnson was arrested on several charges by the Tampa Police Department Friday night.
Superior Towing, UF’s towing partner, wants to put a stop to roam towing, a practice that consists of employees surveying private parking lots in search of illegally parked vehicles.
Meet the detective and investigative team behind Gainesville's child sexual abuse arrests.
Making friends in Gainesville as a non-student can be tough. Gainesville residents share their experience with friendship outside of college.
The Alachua County School Board discontinued Rawlings Elementary’s year-round school year and approved summer school opportunities in a meeting Tuesday night.
Over 30 students, parents and residents gathered at the Matheson Museum Tuesday calling for formal protocols limiting law enforcement and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement interactions with students in Alachua County Public Schools.
A judge ruled on April 2 the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority Board will remain in control of city utilities due to misleading language on the ballot referendum.
The Gainesville City Commission unanimously voted to identify funding sources, look for new partners and fully explore alternative locations for the Hoggetowne Medieval Faire at Thursday’s General Policy Committee meeting.
Alachua County Public Schools alerted families in a press release Friday about proposed state legislation that could significantly reduce funding for advanced academic and career readiness programs.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Janine Plavac to the Alachua County School Board Friday, filling the latest vacancy on the five-member board.
A Gainesville man was arrested Thursday on charges of possessing child pornography and animal abuse material.
A Gainesville man was arrested on Wednesday for two armed robberies in the span of an hour.
Although deRochemont wasn't a familiar face to all Gainesville residents, the weekly messages he left behind on National Vaccum’s marquee were. DeRochemont passed away on March 31 from liver cancer. He was 86.
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