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Local artists raise money for children's education in Uganda
By Andrew Wyzan | Oct. 15, 2009Rock and bluegrass acts play at Common Grounds to raise money for Invisible Children.
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Sister Hazel acoustic set raises money for rehab center
By MARIA PIQUET | Oct. 15, 2009Two Sister Hazel musicians performed an acoustic set to benefit an addiction recovery center.
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Dozens rally downtown for health care reform
By William O'Connor | Oct. 15, 2009Rosemary Piazza, 70, lost her house because of medical bills. Drollene Brown, also 70, was denied health care coverage because of a pre-existing condition. Lee Auerbach said for the first time in almost 65 years, she just felt helpless.
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Senate Finance Committee passes health care legislation
By ROBERT HARRINGER | Oct. 15, 2009The Senate Finance Committee passed its version of health care legislation without a public option Tuesday.
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UF alumnus to document Gainesville gang activity
By JOHN J. BOOTHE | Oct. 15, 2009Gabriel Tyner can hardly believe there is a gang problem in Gainesville. After all, this is Tim Tebow's town; home of the Gators, not the Bloods and Crips.
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Man drops sunglasses, runs truck into RTS bus
Oct. 15, 2009A local man ran his father's Chevy Silverado 1500 into the back of an RTS bus on Southwest 20th Avenue at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
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Alabama residents look to P.K. Yonge for school model
By MOLLY LARMIE | Oct. 13, 2009Rivals in football, teammates in education.
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Man arrested for slapping butt at apartment pool
By KATIE KLOSS | Oct. 13, 2009Police said a UF student was arrested Monday evening for slapping a sunbathing woman on the butt at the University Commons pool.
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March of Dimes to hold chicken-wing-eating contest
By ERICA JOHNSON | Oct. 13, 2009Chicken wings and babies don't mix - unless it's for the Rattle Battle Wing Bowl, a chicken-wing-eating contest to raise money for the March of Dimes' March for Babies.
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Fla. Pledge of Allegiance rule comes under fire
By ALEXANDRA LAYOS | Oct. 13, 2009The Pledge of Allegiance, a required and generally unquestioned routine in Florida schools, went under scrutiny earlier this month when the U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider a case challenging the Florida law.
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2,400 H1N1 vaccinations arrive in Alachua County
Oct. 13, 2009For the past few months, the H1N1 virus has waged a ruthless campaign on the human anatomy, laying siege to both the healthy and the weak.
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Students knit pumpkin hats for charity
Oct. 13, 2009Close-Knit Gators knit hats for Shands Children's Hospital
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Child abuse center raises awareness through art
By Clare Lennon | Oct. 13, 2009Miniature masters of genius and imagination, along with their parents, come together Tuesdays and Thursdays at Do Art studio with one goal - to end child abuse with the Child Advocacy Center's Jay's Hands project.
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Nearly 100 attend police meeting to get community feedback
By JIMMIE PAUL | Oct. 13, 2009The Gainesville Police Department held the first of two community meetings Tuesday as part of a program designed to review department practices after recent scandal within the department.
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Nursing programs forced to turn down applicants across the state
Oct. 13, 2009Shortage of nursing educators affect admissions
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RTS to map routes with Google's transit planner
By JIMMIE PAUL | Oct. 12, 2009Say goodbye to squinting over bus maps. Starting Monday, Regional Transit System riders can plan trips with Google Maps.
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Organization provides free meal for HIV, AIDS victims
By Jared Misner | Oct. 12, 2009A towering statue of Lady Liberty directs people to the Liberty Center Plaza's exit once they've left the protection of the structure on Northwest 13th Street.
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Gainesville residents travel to D.C. for equality march
By EMILY HANSON | Oct. 12, 2009Justin Jones, a UF senior, knew at 11 years old that he was different.
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Goth group hosts bat-themed dance party for charity
By MEG WAGNER | Oct. 11, 2009At downtown club The Attic Friday night, it seemed like Halloween came a little early.
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County prepared for swine flu
By MELINDA CARSTENSEN | Oct. 11, 2009At this time last year, Alachua County was preparing for flu season. But this year, the area has been prepared since May - when the county saw its first case of H1N1 swine flu.
