The Santa Fe College Downtown Campus came alive with themes of Black love and community on Feb. 15 at the fifth annual “Celebration of Black Love, Art and Poetry.”
A Gainesville man was arrested on Monday on felony charges of animal cruelty and drug trafficking. Fourteen dogs were rescued from abusive conditions.
Black restaurant owners in Alachua County share stories of resilience, passion and drive in spite of unique challenges.
A Gainesville man was arrested on Wednesday for an armed robbery at Wildside Smoke Shop after a two-hour manhunt.
Gainesville’s student population has bred opportunities for young love and even led to lifelong fairytales. Five couples share their Gainesville meet-cutes.
In Florida, possessing a fake ID is a felony. Despite the heavy consequences, fake IDs are still a common part of UF student culture, making up a quarter of UF police reports in 2024.
Alachua County hosted a community input session in Waldo on Jan. 25 to address underlying concerns of future development projects in the city.
Gainesville Police Department and Gainesville Fire Rescue responded to a car accident outside Wild Pie on Thursday afternoon, which left one SUV flipped on its side.
Gainesville is home to four independent bookstores, each offering its own unique atmosphere and collection of books.
A Miami man and woman were arrested in Alachua County on Wednesday for carrying various drugs with the intent to sell after leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase at over 100 mph along Interstate-75.
The Alachua County School Board unanimously eliminated citizen input phone calls at a meeting Tuesday night.
A silver BMW went airborne over the median strip and into oncoming traffic on Southwest Williston Road Tuesday afternoon, colliding with a FedEx truck while attempting to evade law enforcement.
A UF student pleaded no contest to a first-degree misdemeanor of animal cruelty Monday morning in connection to the death of Timmy the hamster, a former Broward Hall resident.
Gainesville resident Amy Trask created a pair of bills to protect Floridians from facing the domestic abuse she did. If passed, the bills would expand law enforcement response and victim resources.
A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday on charges of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon in a domestic violence dispute as a convicted felon.
A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday on charges of attempted murder for a drive-by shooting that occurred in July.
The UF Police Department's K-9 Explosives Detection Dogs are trained for one purpose: to track down explosives.
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.
In its meeting Tuesday, the Alachua County Commission discussed the continuation of its gun violence prevention and community health worker programs and proposed an amendment allowing permitted restaurants to brew their own alcoholic beverages.
Hyxia Grande had always been surrounded by English speakers due to her previous work experiences in human resources, but since moving to Gainesville to study English at UF, she was motivated to fully submerge in the language to have a better chance at labor opportunities.
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