Adler Garfield said he remembers watching the news after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in 2012. The 19-year-old hoped it would never happen to his community, but it did Feb. 14.
Six UF football players face student conduct violations for an on-campus conflict near the Keys Residential Complex that occurred May 28.
Back in 2014, Gainesville City Attorney Nicolle Shalley wanted to know if the Reitz Union was considered a government-owned community center or a convention center for the purposes of early voting.
The Alachua County Supervisor of Elections is receiving an increase in voter registrations as the Monday deadline to register to vote in the 2018 primary election approaches.
A man was arrested Tuesday by Gainesville Police after telling his passenger to hide 230 grams of cocaine in her underwear.
Four 14-year-olds were arrested after their alleged car burglary spree in northeast Gainesville, Gainesville Police said in a Facebook post.
Citizens of Gainesville came together last Thursday to bring awareness to the high price and lack of accessibility of the morning after pill, or MAP, on campus.
Justin Watkins, an incoming freshman and 2018 four-star recruit of the UF football team, has been suspended from all activities after being arrested by University Police on Tuesday for domestic battery and false imprisonment.
Hemp became legal to grow in the state of Florida last year, and UF researchers are now set to launch a pilot program to help the state develop the industry.
For Madison Skipper, getting hit with a tuition late fee is the difference between cooking at home and going to the food pantry.
It’s a recurring nightmare.
Everyone is a different person with different needs. Diversity and inclusion are important. In journalism, there are so many stories to tell. But often, some voices go unheard.
Last week, a 5-year-old watched his father die in a gas station parking lot. The shooter, Michael Drejka, will likely face no charges because of Florida’s incredibly lax stand your ground law. The victim, Markeis McGlockton pushed Drejka to the floor after he came back from the inside of the gas station to find Drejka arguing with his girlfriend. Little did McGlockton know that making the mistake of pushing too hard as defense of his family would lead to his death. Drejka shot from the floor at McGlockton who as evidenced in a security video was not lunging at him after the first push.
The drone of rain on the car roof is almost deafening. It comes through to the inside like loud TV static. If you peer out the window at the mute downtown scene, between the droplets, you can see that white water pours off storefront awnings like an avalanche. On the flooded sidewalk, huddled in a shallow doorway, a faceless man’s fingers hold a cardboard shield in defense against the damp. The problem of homelessness is never so striking as it is in a rainstorm. An increased supply of short-term shelter is a more immediate solution to this problem which statistics fail to capture.
It started out innocently enough. “24/7 Study Space Survey” says the subject line for the email that flies into my inbox from former Monroe County Detention Center inmate/Student Body President Smith Meyers. “Your responses to the attached 5-minute survey will be invaluable as we prioritize support for the overnight study spaces needed for your academic success.”
Justin Watkins, incoming freshman and four-star recruit of the UF football team, was in Alachua County jail Tuesday on four criminal charges.
Late night gym-goers may have to turn elsewhere after a reduction in nighttime hours at Southwest Recreation Center.
When she was about 13, Gainesville Police Officer Dontonya Smith joined the Police Explorers as a part of Post 917, the local section in Gainesville. About 32 years later, the Florida Association of Police Explorers named her the 2018 “Explorer Advisor of the Year.”
A trapped man was rescued from the O’Connell Center on Thursday.
A trio of freshmen – corners Marco Wilson, CJ Henderson and running back Malik Davis – stood out in UF football team’s 4-7 campaign last season.
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