Participants in Sunday's GatorWalk 2008, an annual 5K walk-run benefiting March of Dimes, may have more drive in their strides now that Florida has been ranked among U.S. states with the highest rates of premature births.
At a time when the economy is preventing people from getting jobs, Santa Fe College is inviting entrepreneurs to start their businesses at a new downtown center.
More native plants may flourish in the water flowing through Gainesville's Duck Pond neighborhood in the next year.
UF is going blue.
Internal investigations by the Gainesville Police, announced Thursday, have shown that two former officers were having sex with prostitutes while on duty.
After living on the streets for two years without a home or family, Ariel Gruman knows that a few helping hands can go a long way.
Gainesville Police are on the lookout for a man who robbed a Domino's Pizza at gunpoint Tuesday afternoon.
A bicycle trail connecting UF and Haile Plantation could provide a faster and safer alternative to sidewalks and busy streets.
In light of the state's fluctuating economy, Gainesville residents are forgoing shopping days at the mall for better deals at local thrift and consignment shops.
President-elect Barack Obama will take the presidential oath at the Capitol on Jan. 20, but with thousands of requests pouring in for the limited free tickets to the inauguration, some would-be attendees might end up watching it on television.
Detectives obtained an arrest warrant Monday for a hospitalized man in Crystal River who was suspected of two hold-ups at a Gainesville Chevron.
Despite the patriotic music, helicopters and skydivers that filled Alachua County's Veterans Day Ceremony, eyes remained on the veterans.
A false sighting in a Gainesville Winn-Dixie of missing Orlando toddler Caylee Anthony was reported to police Saturday night by Caylee's grandfather.
Seven store employees were issued notices to appear in court Friday night after police reported they sold alcohol to people less than 21 years old.
Artists, vendors and dancing green elves filled Gainesville's downtown streets Saturday and Sunday.
Job opportunities have brought several residents to Gainesville, but unique offerings like the world's second-largest butterfly collection are what made them stay.
Officials at the Alachua County Jail are hoping a little education could go a long way in encouraging inmates to pursue degrees.
University Avenue's usual Sunday-afternoon calm was disturbed by the roar of engines as 1,770 riders and passengers sped by on motorcycles, attempting to break the Guinness World Record for the largest parade of motorcycles at the eighth annual Bikers on Parade for the USA event.
Soft R&B still played quietly over the intercom system as police searched for blood and bullet casings in the parking lot of a Northwest Gainesville gas station Sunday night.
People send e-cards for birthdays, holidays or to express a simple "thinking of you."
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