Deputies: Man fakes kidnapping, asks mom for ransom
By Sara Marino | July 4, 2016Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a Gainesville man early Sunday morning after police said he lied about being kidnapped.
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a Gainesville man early Sunday morning after police said he lied about being kidnapped.
The newly renovated Reitz Union is currently taking a lead in a state-wide competition honoring the most inspiring and unique buildings in Florida.
Services that send clothes to people with a subscription already exist, but thanks to a UF graduate, there is now a service specifically for college-oriented outfits.
The first-ever Kops and Kids field day, hosted by PACE Center for Girls Alachua, was met with several surprises Friday.
Teaching comes naturally to Tyler D’Angelo.
Gainesville’s gamers now have a new haven to gather and play in.
So much news has happened. We can’t get to everything, but we’ll touch on a lesser-known thing and then a something-that-should-be-discussed-more thing.
For the last six months, I have been studying intensively for the LSAT, or the Law School Admission Test. Between logic classes, practice exams and nightly research on what fields other than law in which a philosophy major can find a career, I found refuge where I had always found it: Cleveland sports. My family is from Cleveland. Whenever I would go there, my uncle and I would go to various sporting events. Some of my most cherished memories include watching the Cleveland Indians lose, watching the Cavaliers lose and watching the Browns lose.
You do what? Isn't it bloody? How do you clean it?
A group of Alachua County women is helping a mother and her daughter build their dream house.
For Caeleb Dressel, 0.03 seconds was the difference between competing individually in the Olympics or watching from the bench.
The UF Supreme Court released an opinion Thursday overturning four amendments to the UF Student Government Constitution that date back to 2008.
The Summer-sports lull is here, but most importantly, the NBA season is over, leaving avid basketball fans grasping and clinging at whatever small sliver of sports gossip falls through the July news wires. With NBA teams officially allowed to begin wooing free agents at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, here’s a few observations ahead of the impending NBA offseason.
Tuesday night’s Student Senate meeting began with passionate speeches from Senators after the UF community woke up to a letter by Student Body President Susan Webster, published in the Alligator that morning.
As the afternoon storms disappeared Tuesday, a rainbow appeared and a crowd of more than 600 people stood in silence as Century Tower’s bells rang 49 times.
The University of Texas can now consider race as a factor for student admissions, but those guidelines don’t apply to UF.
UF recently received more than $100 million between the state and a private donor.
One student’s challenge will come to a close this weekend.
At the next football game, Gators fans will be turned away at the gates of The Swamp if they bring certain bags.
The Living History Farm will celebrate its 40th anniversary Saturday in honor of its dedication on Independence Day in 1946.