Bailey Diem is the Spring 2025 Metro Editor and a second-year journalism major. She has spent past semesters reporting for the university and metro desks. In her free time, Bailey enjoys playing guitar or getting lost in a book.
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 arrested Andrew Sito, 22, after a months-long investigation.
Alachua County's diversity of birds and welcoming community of birdwatchers make the county a unique birding environment.
In its meeting Tuesday, the Alachua County Commission discussed the continuation of its gun violence prevention and community health worker programs and proposed an amendment allowing permitted restaurants to brew their own alcoholic beverages.
Amid below-freezing temperatures and a winter storm, Alachua County animal rescues worked to ensure their furry residents kept warm.
A water leak underneath Museum Road caused a steady stream of shallow water across the campus roadway Friday afternoon, creating “hazardous conditions,” according to an alert from UF Public Safety.
Magistrate judge Midori A. Lowry ruled Monday that the government provided probable cause a Gainesville man had committed an act of cyberstalking. Forrest Kendall Pemberton was arrested by the FBI on federal stalking charges Dec. 28 for allegedly plotting an attack on a major pro-Israel organization in Plantation, Florida.
Officers from the Gainesville Police Department arrested Nathan Lewis, 20, on Thursday after a tip was first received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children on May 31.
Aside from electing local and national representatives, Alachua County voters also decided on several local ballot referendums and amendments. They’re amendments to city and county rules, known as charters.
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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