William A. Shands Hospital on UF's campus Thursday Sept. 24, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.

Enterprise

UF Health now runs hospitals from Gainesville to St. Augustine. Experts disagree on what it means for patients

By Jessica Yang | 9:00am

Nonprofit healthcare system UF Health opened a 99-bed hospital in northern St. Johns County Sept. 22, about 60 miles from its home campus in Gainesville. UF Health Durbin Park Hospital is the newest hospital in a system that has grown well beyond UF Health Shands Hospital, its first facility. Before the new addition, the UF Health hospital system had six licensed hospitals, about 2,900 beds, more than 280 physician practices and more than 27,000 employees, generating more than $6.5 billion in annual net revenue, according to a UF Health fact sheet for fiscal year 2025-26.

Florida freshman Lena Bailey celebrates after scoring a goal against the Maryland Terrapins in a 1-0 win Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023.

Sports

Lena Bailey named SEC Offensive Player of the Week

By Zach Moore | 5:15pm

Professional artist Karen Miller, 77, begins painting in plein air at Evergreen Cemetery during the Art of Death event Oct. 10.

News

Evergreen Cemetery invites local creatives to capture ‘The Art of Death’

By Mia Driaza | 3:00pm

Alexandra Oakes trudged her way through Saturday morning’s rain, eyes scanning over moss-covered tombstones ...

A truck hauling a garbage dumpster arrives to GFL's dumping facility on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.

Metro

Gainesville residents face changes in waste collection costs under new five-day schedule

By Lily Hartzema | 3:00pm

For more than 40 years, Theresa Aguiar’s waste pickup days were on Wednesdays. Now, they’re a day ...

Metro

Gainesville man charged with exposing himself in Westmoreland

By Teia Williams | 1:54pm

Richard Rivers, a 54-year-old Gainesville man, was arrested Sunday on charges of indecent exposure.

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University

Solidarity member Dimitris Liveris on Thursday explaining how encrypted messengers work and what to use instead to keep messages private.

Student groups teach protest privacy at information session

By Aaron Zagal Yaji | Oct. 10

Two UF student organizations used a federal conspiracy case against 15 Minnesota activists as a lesson plan for protecting student protest organizers. Solidarity, a UF anarchist organization, and Chispas, a UF immigrant rights group, co-hosted the information session Thursday night in Matherly Hall.

Gator Growl brings Nikki Glaser to The Swamp

By Lilyanna Collado and Alana Nguyen | Oct. 10

UF’s 103rd Homecoming brings Gators together

By Alligator Staff report | Oct. 9

SG Supreme Court addresses Hope Party absentee, Innovation Academy voting complaints

By Julia Miller | Oct. 8

Vision Party found not guilty of election fraud by SG elections commission

By Julia Miller | Oct. 6

Metro

Gainesville Regional Utilities power plant sits at 605 SE 3rd St., Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.

Florida energy experts, advocates question recent EPA repeals

By Olivia Lofaso | 9:00am

Following sweeping rollbacks of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regulations on carbon dioxide emissions, Florida activists and energy experts have raised concerns about the potential ramifications on climate change.

Alachua County Commission hears Amendment 3 concerns

By Olivia Lofaso | Oct. 7

Bryan Eastman reelected for second term on Gainesville City Commission

By Ray Garcia | Oct. 6

Alachua County Library District closes out 40th anniversary celebration with one last hurrah

By Michael Briseño | Oct. 5

Community Spring hosts first annual block party

By Amanda Blumberg | Oct. 5

Sports

Florida libero Lily Hayes (13) celebrates winning a point during an NCAA Volleyball match against FAU, Friday, Sept. 11, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.

Down goes the giant: A look into No. 5 Florida’s loss to Vanderbilt

By Nicole Scura | 9:33pm

In its fifth Southeastern Conference matchup of the season, No. 5 Florida took on Vanderbilt in what was a seemingly manageable matchup. But rather than handling business on the road, the Gators left Nashville with their first SEC loss.

3 takeaways from Jacksonville’s comeback win over the Eagles

By Max Bernstein and Curan Ahern | 8:43pm

Urban Klavžar and Isaiah Brown embrace roles off the bench

By Jeffrey Serber | Oct. 11

No. 5 Florida toppled by Vanderbilt in four-set affair

By Nicole Scura | Oct. 11

Cam Little’s game-winning field goal lifts Jaguars over Eagles in London

By Curan Ahern | Oct. 11

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South Carolina took down #16 Florida, Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla., marking their first conference win. The Gators only saw the end zone twice, with two touchdowns and one field goal.

SLIDESHOW

South Carolina chomps Florida in a 38-19 win

Oct. 10

Representative and gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds held a town hall style meeting Wednesday as a part of his Defending the Florida Dream Tour. The event featured representative Kat Cammack and 135 audience members. The entire event was live streamed on Donalds's campaign website as audience members asked questions of the republican candidate.

SLIDESHOW

Byron Donalds holds town hall at UF

Oct. 1

ESPN's SEC Nation pre-game show came to Gainesville on Saturday as the Gators hosted No. 4 Ole Miss in The Swamp. It is the first time the show has come to Gainesville this season following one visit last year when Florida hosted and beat No. 9 Texas, 29-21.

SLIDESHOW

ESPN's SEC Nation visits Gainesville

Sep. 27

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The Avenue

The Wombat’s RadioGNV gives local artists the spotlight

By Brandy Sumner | Oct. 10

RadioGNV launched its first hour on The Wombat in January 2023 after a chance encounter between one of the people who runs the station and 37-year-old Brandon Telg, who directs MusicGNV, a nonprofit supporting local independent artists. Telg had gone to The Bull, a downtown Gainesville bar and venue, to enjoy a night out and mingle.

From soul food to food relief: Underground Kitchen prepares for disaster response

By Katharine Litman | Oct. 5

University Club keeps the party going after pride festival downpour

By Chloe Santiago | Oct. 4

‘Primetime’ deserves your prime time

By Mackenzie Haas | Sep. 28

Gainesville’s Florida Theater prepares for historic revival

By Brandy Sumner | Sep. 28

Opinions

The chip aisle at Publix on University Avenue, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026, in Gainesville, Fla.

Your grocery store isn’t as capitalist as you think

By Evan Dressel | Oct. 6

Capitalism’s failure manifests itself in modern grocery stores. The premise of capitalism suggests rigorous and free competition among companies will lower prices, increase innovation and raise wages for most people. By balancing supply and demand, capitalism seeks to ensure people are paying the lowest possible price. But corporate consolidation has only created an illusion of competition, and it has prevented prices from flowing naturally. The modern grocery store is only posing as a free capitalist marketplace.