What started as a brush fire ended in one of the most deadly pile-ups in North Florida history, involving about 20 vehicles and sending 18 people to the hospital.
The 26th annual Hoggetowne Medieval Faire started this weekend and will continue from Friday to Sunday.
For most voters, the 2012 Florida Republican Presidential Preference Primary and Gainesville city elections are on Tuesday.
A brush fire in Paynes Prairie forced the closure of two major roads due to car accidents in Gainesville early Sunday morning.
Local law enforcement officials met with sorority members Thursday night to talk about a recent string of crimes in the area.
A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday night after police said he peeped through the window of a woman's apartment.
About 50 people who went around the city Tuesday completing surveys for the Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry Inc.
Tensions ran high Thursday afternoon as Gainesville City Commission candidates discussed their final thoughts on the city's biomass contract, fiscal condition and job creation at a debate at Santa Fe College.
Craig Adams threatened to take Eisha Steele's life Tuesday evening. Just four hours later, she saved his.
The 26th annual Hoggetowne Medieval Faire will take place Saturday and Sunday and Feb. 3 to Feb. 5.
Gainesville has been experiencing unusually warm weather this January.
Today is National Pistachio Day, and it's about to get nutty!
On behalf of Students for a Democratic Society, Dave Schneider volunteered his car and offered free rides downtown for anyone interested in the city elections and the Republican Presidential Preference Primary.
Student Government Treasurer T.J. Villamil announced his candidacy with the Unite Party for Student Body president between classes Wednesday afternoon.
Following recent attacks in the Sorority Row area, University Police added new stops to the Student Nighttime Auxiliary Patrol route.
The Gainesville city elections are fast approaching, and, if two UF organizations have anything to say about it, students will be flocking to the polls.
Gainesville-based music streaming business Grooveshark is taking applications for its free, semester-long workshop, Grooveshark University.
Gainesville Police arrested members of the group Sons of Graffiti on Tuesday and charged them with two counts of criminal mischief and one count of burglary.
City and university officials met Tuesday afternoon to discuss creating a new city district around Gainesville's up-and-coming Innovation Square.
In the annual State of the City address, Mayor Craig Lowe discussed ways to increase Gainesville's job base and strengthen the downtown area to bolster the city's quality of life.
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