Metro General Assignment Reporter Teia is a general assignment reporter for Metro. She is also a second semester journalism transfer student from Daytona State College and served as Editor-in-Chief for In Motion, DSC's student newspaper. When she's not writing, Teia can be found reading, going to concerts, at the beach and talking about her favorite artists.
Alachua County teachers will receive a pay increase for the 2025-2026 school year after two months of negotiation.
Once a year, people park on a half-mile stretch on US-441, both sides of the road brimmed with vehicles, and begin the walk to Micanopy.
A mile-long purple line stretches along Northwest Eighth Avenue in Gainesville to remind passersby of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. Now that curb, dubbed Memorial Mile, may be removed.
Since 1988, the slogan has become a nationwide rallying cry against anti-skateboarding laws. In Gainesville, the call could soon spark change.
Victor Tony Jones is the 13th person executed in Florida this year, which is the most of any U.S. state this year and a record for the state.
Growing up, Julie Stokes remembers crossing Kennard Street to enter a wonderland of live music, food and endless booths and vendors.
Amy Trask has experience losing — from custody battles to elections. But the 32-year-old hasn’t given up and continues to rebuild.
The Gainesville Commission voted Thursday against expanding the parking lot in Tom Petty Park, opting instead to consider partnerships with other organizations and businesses.
This story has been updated to reflect the spelling and definition of a pantoum.
UF’s Norman Tunnel has become a rainbow-infused battlefield.
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