Man jumped into pool to hide 10 grams of crack, police say
By Caitlin Ostroff | Aug. 28, 2016Gainesville Police arrested a local man Saturday after they said he jumped into a pool to hide about 10 grams of crack cocaine.
Gainesville Police arrested a local man Saturday after they said he jumped into a pool to hide about 10 grams of crack cocaine.
For helping save a motorist from a burning car Thursday, a Lake City man and a Gainesville man will each receive an award for his bravery.
Led by a thumping three-piece band, dozens of voters marched to the polls Saturday afternoon.
Once as a UF student and later as an adult, Jason Dodd’s wife was sexually assaulted in Gainesville.
No criminal charges will be filed against an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputy whose police dog died of heat exhaustion.
The City of Gainesville Public Works Department announced Thursday that several roads and lanes in the city will be closed this weekend, with some closures lasting longer.
Robert Livingston IV, an Alachua County assistant attorney, was charged Wednesday with attempting to sexually assault two minors.
A new survey says Alachua County residents turn to Facebook more than any other platform when it comes to news.
Gainesville residents expressed their concerns of future gentrification and lack of affordable housing in the city at a public meeting with UF’s Strategic Development team.
Police charged a Gainesville man Tuesday with having more than 4 pounds of marijuana and $35,000 in his shed.
Gainesville Police announced Wednesday reports of car burglaries in the city have nearly doubled since last year, with many thieves targeting unlocked vehicles.
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a Melrose, Florida, man after finding him and his car submerged in Lake Santa Fe on Wednesday morning.
Hungry students forced to wait in long lines at the Chipotle Mexican Grill near UF’s campus may soon find relief.
Gainesville Police charged a local man with stealing $4.50 in quarters and a handful of bottle rockets from a parked car near Gainesville Place Apartments on Monday.
Registered voters who want to receive mail-in ballots for Tuesday’s election must request them today by 5 p.m., according to a statement issued by Pam Carpenter, the Alachua County supervisor of elections.
Gainesville businesses are getting ready for more foot traffic as students return to UF and Santa Fe College.
Gainesville Police charged a woman with assault Monday after they said she bit someone at The Oaks Mall and hit the person with a calendar.
After a shooting in a crowded home left one man dead and a toddler wounded last month, Gainesville Police has increased its reward for any information leading to an arrest.
After complaints over unprepared rooms and dirty conditions, a Pavilion on 62nd Apartments senior vice president personally apologized Monday to at least two disgruntled tenants and offered to let them cancel their leases, the tenants said.