GPD: Former teacher charged for sex trafficking
By Catie Wegman | Sep. 20, 2017A former Oak View Middle School teacher faces charges in a federal child sex trafficking case, the FBI said.
A former Oak View Middle School teacher faces charges in a federal child sex trafficking case, the FBI said.
Gainesville, the first city in Florida to become a “welcoming city” in March 2016, will celebrate its designation this week.
Over the last several days, even amid all of the news coverage surrounding Hurricane Irma, Hillary Clinton has once again managed to find her way into the news cycle for the release of her new book, “What Happened.” Stories surrounding Clinton and her book reveal excerpts that demonstrate her true thoughts on President Donald Trump, her now-evident dislike of Bernie Sanders and, ultimately, her thoughts on the 2016 election. As someone who has had nothing but political disdain for Clinton for most of my adult life, I now pity the poor woman. To detail her political loss, which was supposed to be the highlight of her career, must have been devastating. I wouldn’t wish it on anyone. In fact, I feel bad for Hillary Clinton.
A 19-year-old inmate died at the Alachua County Jail on Saturday after two months in custody.
Three Gainesville Police officers were suspended within the past week after internal investigations revealed the officers were profiling, sending crude texts and posting anti-Semitic comments on social media.
The senior director of UF’s Housing and Residence Education was arrested Monday after allegedly using $180,607.65 in university funds for personal gain and benefit, police said.
Swamp Records announced their third flagship artist, flipturn, on Friday.
Hugh Wu unscrewed the rusty handles of a red children’s bike.
For the third year in a row, Gainesville got a taste of the biggest little show on earth.
In the Heartwood Soundstage on Saturday, it rained laughter.
Gainesville will get a taste of Latino flare on its screens for the rest of September.
Update Feb. 4, 2018: Connor Michael Lewis, 25, pled guilty with no contest, which is admitting to the facts of the case but not accepting fault, to one of two counts of battery on Jan. 8. Adjudication was withheld on the other count, meaning the judge ordered sanctions but didn't convict Lewis of the charge.
When Sara Greenberg, a manager at Panera Bread, isn’t at her day job, she swings swords and wields daggers.
Alachua County’s 40 public schools remained closed Thursday and Friday after the city decided to cancel classes after Hurricane Irma made its way through Florida.
A Gainesville woman was arrested Tuesday after assaulting another woman in an attempt to “take back” her hair and uterus, Gainesville Police said.
After about 400 animals were taken in by the Alachua County Humane Society because of Hurricane Irma, about 360 cats and dogs will be sent off in cars and planes to make room for more animals.
A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday night for violently threatening multiple people and violating his previous felony probation, Gainesville Police said.
One of the three “hot cops” in a viral selfie posted by Gainesville Police on Sunday is under investigation for anti-semitic comments he posted online.
Despite three hard days without power and water, 9-year-old Alicia’s face lit up Thursday after her U.S. senator bent down to hug and console her.
Daniel Dickrell and his 10-year-old son Daniel cleared their street of branches and moss with matching rakes Monday, four hours after Category 1 Hurricane Irma hit Gainesville.