Betty Gail Hudson's attempt to solve her "urgent personal financial problems" ended in handcuffs and a felony charge Tuesday evening, after the 55-year-old's planned bank heist was foiled, according to a Gainesville Police Department arrest report.
On Thursday, Feb. 8, we ran an article based on a report from the Gainesville Police Department about guns painted to look like toys. GPD provided us with a photo, which we ran in the paper and online. As far as we knew, the entire issue was about disguising guns in order to confuse law enforcement.
Northwest Gainesville voters met at the polls Monday for the first day of the District 2 City Commission runoff election's early voting week.
At the intersection of U.S. Highway 19 and State Road 50, about an hour northwest of Tampa, a street marked by a paint-chipped sign with a peeling picture of a mermaid runs straight into the year 1947.
It may not have been the prettiest of games, but the Santa Fe Community College baseball team (8-3) still cruised to an 11-6 win against Hillsborough Community College (5-6) on Monday.
While nationwide gas prices may drop by 10 to 20 cents a gallon in the next two weeks, analysts estimate that they could rise again to more than $3.50 by June.
It's safe to say the UF women's tennis team hasn't really been tested.
Laughter flooded the Reitz Union Grand Ballroom Monday night as a Jewish rabbi and a Muslim attorney poked fun at the stereotypes and misconceptions surrounding Judaism and Islam.
In response to a new state privacy law that became effective Jan. 1, UF Vice President of Student Affairs Patricia Telles-Irvin sent all students an e-mail Monday to raise awareness about the safety of releasing personal information.
The path Jai Lucas takes in life is made smooth by the cracks he has avoided.
They're tryin' to make me go to rehab.
Five UF professors are among 800 people in the country who have been named Fulbright scholars for 2007-2008, allowing them to teach and study in foreign countries, according to a UF news release.
Two state leaders are bouncing around ideas to change the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. Both plans would provide incentives for students studying technology and health-related fields.
The University Police Department has updated its Taser-use policy to make it more clear. Still, the Tasering of UF student Andrew Meyer would have been appropriate under the updated policy, a UPD official said Monday.
The Gator Party is the first to release its platform for the Student Government spring elections scheduled for Feb. 26 and 27.
Decades before Sen. Barack Obama was a leading candidate for the presidency, he was a lot like many UF students: young, intelligent and curious.
The Alachua County Commission meeting set for this evening promises to highlight the all-too-familiar clash between those who want to bring more development to the county and those who want to protect natural open spaces.
Ask UF women's golf coach Jill Briles-Hinton about her team and she will talk at length about each of her "young ladies," from their strengths and weaknesses to their growth as golfers and people.
An online survey posted Monday asks UF students to respond to a potential "green" fee that would charge 50 cents per credit hour each semester to further UF's environmental efforts.
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