Martial arts facility the Gainesville Dojo to offer free self-defense class
By Jennifer Smith | Feb. 13, 2012In response to recent local crimes, the Gainesville Dojo is offering training to those who want to learn how to protect themselves.
In response to recent local crimes, the Gainesville Dojo is offering training to those who want to learn how to protect themselves.
Cold temperatures, which started Friday night, will warm up to 73 degrees today and 78 degrees Wednesday.
Crimes from Feb. 3-10 range from the silly (driver's license violation) to the serious (robbery) to the as-of-now mysterious (hazing).
Protesters gathered outside Florida Sen. Steve Oelrich's office Friday evening to confront the senator for voting against a bill that would have allowed some children of undocumented immigrants to pay in-state tuition.
The theater hosted the 30th anniversary of the Hippodrome Cinema on Saturday night with an evening of food, wine and music.
President Barack Obama announced Thursday that Florida schools don't have to follow federal regulations of the No Child Left Behind Act.
ASO held a press conference earlier this week announcing a successful child-sex sting, but that didn't stop Richard D. Jernigan, 30, of Ocala, from pursuing an illegal Craigslist hookup.
At least one of two people charged in the January murder of a 78-year-old Gainesville man could face the death penalty.
The Gainesville City Commission gave GPD $15,000 to buy new dogs.
University Police arrested a suspect in a snatch-and-run robbery on campus Wednesday night.
In the wake of 21 arrests in a sexual predator operation, Gainesville residents may be wondering how they can keep an eye out for danger.
Take today to celebrate by biting into one of Gainesville's great slices.
The Alachua County Commission decided Tuesday to consider changing part of the funding process for county nonprofit organizations.
Seven people went to Sen. Steve Oelrich's office on Tuesday to thank him for opposing a state bill that would privatize jails across the state.
A commercial tire fire started Tuesday afternoon in southeast Gainesville will burn for the next few days.
The Alachua County Commission sat around a conference table Tuesday morning and started talking about how to make the all-important budget cuts.
A 19-year-old woman was killed in a single-car accident on Interstate 75 Tuesday morning.
The plan to resurface the road along Northwest 22nd Street and Northwest Fifth Avenue will go before the Gainesville City Commission on March 1.
Gainesville police foiled a burglary attempt Sunday afternoon when the alleged criminal left behind a distinct clue: a business card.
Visitors of the Pride Community Center of North Central Florida have been frequently towed recently.