At a meeting to decide the “Old Joe” Confederate statue’s future Monday night, one man pledged to raise $10,000 to keep the downtown statue where it is.
A group is back in Gainesville to protest against Wendy’s tomatoes.
A homeless Gainesville woman was arrested Sunday for throwing items from a Circle K shelf after being told the gas station’s phone was broken, Gainesville Police said.
Police found nearly 8 grams of marijuana in a local woman’s vagina Saturday.
After a yearslong court battle between former owners of TutoringZone and their investors, a judge ruled Thursday they could not file bankruptcy.
Following a weekend of unflattering revelations for Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, students on both sides of the political aisle gathered Sunday to listen to the presidential candidates debate for a second time.
Following Hurricane Matthew’s slight brush with Gainesville, some residents and students have banded together to help those seriously affected by the deadly storm — including those in Haiti and Northern Florida.
After a man threatened to go on a shooting spree in the city, Gainesville Police officers searched Bivens North Condominiums for about an hour Sunday, eventually detaining the unarmed man and sending him to a psychiatric facility for treatment.
Gainesville Police arrested two men Friday for refusing to evacuate Dignity Village during Hurricane Matthew.
In the wake of Hurricane Matthew’s rampage through Florida’s east coast, emergency blood donations are needed in Gainesville, LifeSouth Community Blood Centers announced today.
At 1 p.m. Friday, James Smith walked outside to find the top of his mailbox missing.
After peddling ice pops around Gainesville for the past six years, the founder of The Hyppo Gourmet Ice Pops will open a Midtown coffee shop next week.
Update: Green Party VP candidate Ajamu Baraka's Gainesville event was canceled on Saturday. It's unknown whether the event will be rescheduled.
Within two hours of the first Alachua County emergency shelter opening, 10 people already settled into their temporary home during Hurricane Matthew.
With reports of clown sightings in Gainesville over the past two weeks, a local costume-store owner expects a surge in clown-related sales at his three stores across the city.
After reviewing the shooting of a black Gainesville teenager by law enforcement, an Alachua County grand jury ruled that although the shooting was lawful, it could have been avoided.
After battling bipolar disorder for two years, Brian Hamm wants to let others know they’re not alone.
(This will be updated throughout the weekend. If you have any information on what's closing or will be open, email editor@alligator.org) Schools Alachua County Schools: Will be open Thursday but closed Friday Santa Fe College: Classes will end at 5 p.m. Thursday and the college will stop operations at 6 p.m. The college will remain closed through Sunday and reopen Monday. University of Florida: Classes are cancelled and Gainesville offices are closed Friday. Campus dining halls will close at midnight Friday. P.K. Yonge Developmental Research School: Will be closed Friday Oak Hall School: closed Friday St Leo's Gainesville education center will closed at 2 p.m. and will remain closed Friday. UF Online will be closed on Friday. Students should check with instructors about assignments due over the weekend. Takeout Food Jimmy John’s: Open all weekend unless weather gets too extreme Gainesville2Go: Open all weekend Midnight Cookies: TBD Domino’s Pizza: Open all weekend Papa John’s Pizza: TBD, opened until further announced Midtown The Swamp Restaurant: TBD Mother’s Pub and Grill: Open all weekend Food Know Where Coffee: Closed on Thursday and will reopen Saturday Volta Coffee, Tea & Chocolate: Open as long as there is power Click below for more info on other services.
Donald Trump, the Republican presidential candidate, will hold a campaign rally Oct. 12 in Ocala.
By 2:24 p.m. Wednesday, one Gainesville Publix was on its last shipment of water.
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