Gainesville celebrated Juneteenth throughout the city Saturday, with the Freedom Fest at Bo Diddley Plaza, a Freedom Walk in Depot Park and a fish and chicken fry at Shady Grove Church.
The center, located at 1701 NE 8th Ave. near the East Gainesville Walmart, strives to return Duval Heights to its tight-knit glory days.
A Newberry man died after he was shot near Champions Park Thursday night.
An autopsy of the woman who was found dead at a Gainesville apartment complex Sunday confirmed her death was not a homicide.
Gainesville Housing Authority's Strive for Success program's first annual event marked the beginning of the city's second annual "Journey to Juneteenth" celebrations, which will continue this weekend.
Police are investigating the fourth reported incident of public masturbation at Gainesville Place Apartments this year.
Many frequenters of Zeezenia International Market organized and donated to a fundraising campaign to support the store's renovations following a fire.
About 300 people marched from Bo Diddley Plaza to Depot Park for the March for Our Lives event Saturday.
Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Raemi Eagle-Glenn Thursday to fill the District 1 seat, which she lost by about 62% to former commissioner Mary Alford in 2020.
Joshua Figueroa must also pay a restitution of $3,428.95 to the Paxton family, serve 15 years of felony probation and complete 120 hours of community service in a trauma center or hospital.
The man accused of raping a woman at Gainesville Place Apartments and kidnapping another woman near UF campus last September will not stand trial until a judge deems him mentally competent.
Gainesville residents protested gun violence and honored victims in five events across Alachua County in support of the We Wear Orange movement.
Zhane Sanders of Charlotte, North Carolina, visited Florida to attend a graduation ceremony in Marion County.
The unanimous vote paves the way for the commission to later understand the approximate expenditure, revenue, economic impact and traffic impact for a sports complex on Eighth Avenue and Waldo Road.
A sculpture dedicated to a Gainesville activist and African American studies professor will replace a confederate soldier statue that used to sit downtown.
The incident occurred at 1:40 a.m. at the Fast Track convenience store next to the Exxon gas station at 3960 SW Archer Road.
Eric Robinson, 19, was charged with attempted murder in October 2021.
The flag-placing tradition at Evergreen Cemetery happens twice every year in anticipation of Memorial and Veterans’ Day. More than 1,000 veterans are buried across Evergreen’s 56 acres, located at Southeast 21st Avenue.
Alachua County high school seniors attended their graduation ceremonies, maskless and side-by-side, for the first time in two years.
Red, White and Blues Farm's first Peach Festival this weekend included live music, games and approximately 30 vendors.
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