Gainesville Veterans center opens
Mar. 17, 2008Local veterans, politicians and citizens celebrated the Gainesville Vet Center's grand opening Monday afternoon as one of 23 new centers to open throughout the country.
Local veterans, politicians and citizens celebrated the Gainesville Vet Center's grand opening Monday afternoon as one of 23 new centers to open throughout the country.
Ten people were arrested Friday and charged with drug-related offenses, including sale and possession of cocaine, in a Gainesville Housing Authority apartment.
Members of the UF baseball team will take a break from running bases to play basketball Wednesday against the Florida Force wheelchair basketball team.
The Florida Democratic Party has decided there will be no revote after asking Democrats for input on the possibility of holding another presidential primary election.
A legislative proposal that would restructure education governance in Florida is a few steps closer to becoming law.
UF's participation in two multimillion-dollar programs aims to improve the quality of the state's K-12 teachers in response to a national crisis in math and science education.
Recent investigations by The Associated Press finding traces of pharmaceuticals in the drinking water of 24 U.S. cities haven't worried Alachua County officials.
After their national party leaders effectively disenfranchised voters, Florida Democrats are now trying to find a way to make their votes count in a close primary race.
Alachua County officials took notes Thursday as county residents suggested issues to be addressed in coming years, including overcrowded residential roads and water availability.
The Florida Senate could soon vote to formally apologize for the state's part in slavery.
Two college students died this week after being shot in North Carolina and Alabama.
University Police are urging students to be careful during Spring Break in light of several deaths that have occurred during breaks in the last year.
A UF cheerleader was arrested Monday for filing a false police report, a misdemeanor, according to the University Police Department.
Just a few hours before he led the Volunteers in their win over UF, the University of Tennessee basketball coach Bruce Pearl sported a yarmulke that read, "It's Great to be a Jewish Gator."
Jenna Holtzman often finds herself annoyed when she makes a trip to the soda machines on campus.
Members of the Florida Board of Governors are up in arms about a proposed joint legislative resolution that would strip the board of many powers and put higher education in the hands of the Legislature.
Two officers jumped out of the police cruiser in a dead sprint.
Gainesville police subdued a man who was threatening to light himself on fire Tuesday morning outside of Gainesville's Malcolm Randall VA Medical Center.
As the Florida Legislature opened its 2008 session Tuesday, state finances were a major concern in both the Senate and House of Representatives. Republican Speaker of the House Marco Rubio said he expects to find out next week that incoming tax revenue will be $4 billion less than expected.
Americans are adding religion to their shopping lists, according to a survey released last week.