Joshua Roe wiped away tears when he told Gainesville Police officer Jack Salafrio he helped him “get home to a 4-month-old and 2-year-old and a beautiful, loving wife.”
Michelle Thackeray was scrolling through Facebook on Wednesday afternoon when she first heard about the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. At 3 p.m., she called her mom and brother to make sure they were safe.
Parent Rose Farley is looking for peace of mind in the wake of a South Florida high school shooting Wednesday afternoon.
UF student Bianca Barrera looks forward to strutting on campus with the signature red, white and blue logo of Tommy Hilfiger on her clothes.
A burger, taco and wings joint moved into the spot Burrito Brothers once occupied — and it will possibly name one of its tacos after the former restaurant’s owner.
While leaving her UF dual-enrollment class with friends, Sidhika Balachandar got a call. She found out the project she’d been working on for a year was selected as a top 40 finalist for a nationwide science and math competition.
Two hours after shooting and killing two people and abducting the office manager at Summer Place Villas on Tuesday, a Gainesville man was taken into custody in another state, Gainesville Police said.
A UF alumnus called 911 drunk while driving early Sunday, and an operator told him to pull over, Gainesville Police said.
Gainesville and Alachua County commissioners concluded months of debate on the city’s Community Redevelopment Agency with an agreement Monday.
The city is spending $19.6 million to rebuild part of East Gainesville.
Brent Smith imagined Wyatt’s Coffee as a place for coffee connoisseurs and rookies to feel welcomed.
Hurricane Irma left Joshua Layton homeless for a month after a tree fell through the roof of his house.
Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson has paddled up the Santa Fe River into Gilchrist Blue Springs hundreds of times, but when she did it Friday, it felt completely different.
A former Gainesville Regional Airport employee was charged with stealing nearly $49,000 from the airport between April 2016 and March 2017, Gainesville Police said.
A man ended an argument in downtown Gainesville by showing a fake badge and saying he was an undercover deputy Friday night, Gainesville Police said.
A UF student was arrested Tuesday for sexual battery more than a year after the incident, Gainesville Police said.
A Gainesville man was convicted Wednesday of sex trafficking by force and promoting prostitution, the Department of Justice said.
To reach across cultural barriers in businesses, a proposed seven-floor international center may be built across the street from UF.
J.K. “Jess” Irby saw the troubles of domestic violence as a young assistant state attorney. Years later as Alachua County’s Clerk of the Court, he wanted to find a way to help those victims.
A UF student was arrested for smoking a bong behind Jennings Hall early Wednesday, University Police said.
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