Walker Hall sign found uprooted, raises concerns of safety
By Romy Ellenbogen | Feb. 22, 2017When Sharon Burney saw her office building’s sign uprooted Wednesday, she knew it wasn’t an accident. Around 8:30 a.m., the program assistant
When Sharon Burney saw her office building’s sign uprooted Wednesday, she knew it wasn’t an accident. Around 8:30 a.m., the program assistant
For the past decade, downtown Gainesville, with its noisy bars and drunken crowds, has been characterized by a less well-known sound: the clip-clopping of police horses.
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect that the criminal charges against Joey N. Friedman were dismissed and the case closed.
A Florida man pulled out a gun and aimed it at an officer Sunday, Gainesville Police said. The officer fired at him twice but missed.
An Alachua man broke into a home through a window Sunday and was found by the homeowner while he was laying in her bed, Alachua Police said.
Editor's note: Fuentes' charges were dismissed on April 5, according to Alachua County Court records.
Two brothers were arrested Friday in connection to 39 car burglaries in Haile Plantation and Blues Creek, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office and Gainesville Police said.
In the last two weeks, The Ridge at Gainesville has been the scene of two deaths.
A night downtown ended abruptly when a Gainesville man was arrested for driving while his blood alcohol level was more than three times the legal limit, Gainesville Police said.
***UPDATE***
Following the death of a UF student at a bus stop outside Campus Club Apartments on Saturday, the stop’s safety has come under scrutiny and will be investigated.
A Gainesville man forced himself into an apartment and demanded money before being scared off by a woman with a knife, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe and UF President Kent Fuchs signed an agreement Tuesday promising to turn Gainesville into a “new American city.”
A man was found dead with apparent gunshot wounds to his head at The Ridge at Gainesville on Monday — and his ex-girlfriend is accused of his killing, police said.
Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect that the criminal charges against Joey N. Friedman were dismissed and the case closed.
A UF student was killed and two others were injured Saturday night after a drunk driver hit them at a bus stop, police said.
A couple arguing behind Midtown resisted arrest Thursday and called police “Trump-loving pigs,” University Police said.
The suspect in two armed robberies, both of which triggered UF Alerts, has been located.
A masked UF student was tackled and handcuffed at UF on Thursday after stealing a money box containing more than $1,000 from Krishna Lunch.
In a fit of road rage, a Gainesville man threatened another driver with a knife, and in retaliation, the driver punched him in the face, Gainesville Police said. Wesley Terwilliger Cooke, 33, was tailgating cars and swerving in