Julianna Bendeck is a first-year journalism student and the Summer 2026 criminal justice reporter. She previously worked as a contributing writer and race and equity reporter at The Alligator. Outside the newsroom, she enjoys reading, surfing the web and playing video games.
A 54-year-old High Springs man was arrested Tuesday on a felony sexual battery charge from allegations he sexually assaulted a client during multiple massage appointments.
As his pregnant wife went to the hospital, Leviticus Murray got into a fight in Dixie County.
A Gainesville woman was arrested after deputies said she beat her 2-year-old daughter who later died from her injuries.
Although state officials abandoned the original Water First North Florida proposal, research associated with the project continues.
Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward had one piece of advice for the city's newest police officers: Never read comments on social media.
A 52-year-old Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday night after deputies said they found fentanyl, cocaine and marijuana during a traffic stop.
Standing before students, faculty and administrators, UF presidential finalist Stuart Bell introduced himself to the campus community in a series of forums that offered one of the first public glimpses into how he would lead the university.
Gun violence survivors, advocates and local officials gathered Saturday to honor victims and begin a month of awareness events aimed at addressing the ongoing impact of shootings in Alachua County.
Planned Parenthood announced Wednesday its Gainesville clinic will be closing its doors June 26.
When Sherri McCormick saw a real estate listing advertising land for a potential data center, she said she wasn’t shocked.
UF Taekwondo Club finishes their performance at a show celebrating Seollal, hosted by KUSA, in the Reitz Ballroom, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.
Quilt honoring five victims across Waldo, Hawthorne, Campville and Rochelle – including an unidentified child.
Ten squares represent individual lynching victims in Alachua and Newnansville.
One of the quilts honors the names of 13 people lynched in Newberry.
Names stitched into a quilt memorialize 12 people lynched in Gainesville.
A quilt remembering four people lynched in Micanopy bears the words, “If there is to be reconciliation, there must first be truth.”
The High Springs quilt bears the names of four victims and stars donated by the family of Lee Walker.
Quilt dedicated to Tom Williams, who was lynched in 1871. Betty Davis, a community member who worked on the quilt, said she was surprised to see so many people at the exhibit. “It’s a joy,” Davis said. “To see so many people come out here to see projects that we worked on.”
A quilt honors lynching victims from Monteocha, Gordon and LaCrosse.
Kehlani Kelly stuns in a drag performance at Bo Diddley Plaza in Gainesville Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025.
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