Bailey Diem is a journalism senior and the Summer 2026 Editor-in-Chief. Across six previous semesters, Bailey served as the editor of the metro desk and reported on both it and the university desk, in addition to working as Engagement Managing Editor last summer. When there's a free moment to snag between AP Style edits and stalking commission agendas, it's spent playing guitar, cuddling Tortellini the cat or getting lost in a good book.
Country music rang through campus and beer flowed heavily May 15 and 16 as Morgan Wallen made his Gainesville debut. The star’s only tour stop in Florida and one of only a few in the South, the back-to-back concerts drew thousands to The Swamp.
The crash reportedly involved a female pedestrian and a box truck, according to Art Forgey, the GPD public information officer.
To Ward, conversing with voters is easy. It’s the state and federal governments he’s found more difficult to work with.
The hearing was the latest in a yearslong battle between the city, the authority and the state.
A Gainesville woman was arrested Wednesday afternoon and charged with murder after allegedly drowning her 7-month-old.
A Gainesville man and registered sex offender was arrested Wednesday on charges of possessing child sexual abuse material.
The Independent Florida Alligator received the Al Neuharth Award for Excellence in the Media from the Freedom Forum. The award celebrates outstanding journalism and the service the paper provides by upholding the First Amendment and keeping our community informed.
A Gainesville man and registered sex offender was arrested Wednesday on charges of drug possession and sale near a preschool.
A Gainesville man was arrested Tuesday and charged with possessing images of bestiality.
Local law enforcement arrested a woman who fired shots in the Butler Plaza Walmart parking lot Saturday after an hours-long standoff with police, according to Gainesville Police Department.
Gainesville Police Department officers investigate a pedestrian crash by Buckman Hall on campus on Monday, Feb. 23, 2026 in Gainesville, Fla.
Community members, Santa Fe College faculty and students listen to SF President Paul Broadie II deliver the opening address of the East Gainesville Initiative Community Forum at the SF Charles L. Blount Center Oct. 5.
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