Over 25 students and southeast Gainesville residents gathered outside the Alachua County Commission building Tuesday to protest the Florence Landfill, the final resting place of local construction demolition waste since the 1990s.
A Gainesville man was arrested Sunday night on charges of possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and of drug possession with the intent to sell.
As the temperature in Gainesville dropped below freezing in January, the City of Gainesville launched its Cold Night Shelter program, facing mixed reactions.
Monica Benson, an Exceptional Student Education teacher at Sidney Lanier Center, won the 2025 Alachua County Teacher of the Year award.
The growing robotaxi industry is a cause for concern among ride-share drivers.
The Alachua County School Board heard over 30 employee concerns about an unsettled salary contract at a meeting Tuesday. The Alachua County Education Association, the county’s teacher union representing over 3,000 employees, rejected the tentative salary offer of 1.6% made by ACPS Dec. 19.
Alachua County Public Schools, district offices and all extracurricular activities will be closed on Wednesday due to the upcoming winter storm, according to a press release.
While Alachua County residents celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day, President Donald Trump's return to the White House happened simultaneously.
As TikTok’s fate hangs in the balance, roughly 170 million users across the United States face the possibility of losing access to the app, which has become the focal point of a growing national security debate.
Over the holiday season, there’s a marked increase in residents reporting they were victims of package theft or scammers.
Every year, Gainesville businesses brace for a mass exodus as UF students leave for break, creating substantial barriers for those that can't adapt.
The Gainesville City Commission reached a tentative agreement Thursday on terms between UF and the Gainesville Regional Transit System after months of negotiations and controversy over proposed funding cuts.
Across the ocean in Gainesville, a group of UF students are working to help Ukraine return to the normal it knew before Feb. 24, 2022.
The Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority met Wednesday for the first time in 2025.
The City of Gainesville received $11.65 million in federal grant money from the United States Department of Transportation to build new electric vehicle charging stations, according to a press release issued Tuesday. The proposed 47 new charging stations would add to the city’s existing 126 stations.
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