By researching the relationship between Gainesville crime and homelessness, Commissioner Ed Braddy has riled a local homeless advocate, who officially denounced Braddy in a public e-mail.
Although a new state bill may give local governments the power to ban certain breeds of dogs, local officials say they have not seen evidence that would support banning certain breeds in Alachua County.
Study-abroad students, beware: Street peddlers pushing tacky souvenirs won't be your only obstacle as you travel the globe this summer.
After over a month of controversy and meetings, city commissioners passed an ordinance 6-1 Monday night bringing Gainesville into compliance with a federal law.
A first-year Orlando teacher and UF alumna is on paid leave following a sixth-grader's allegations that she told him to hold his urge to use the bathroom or urinate in a lunch box. He chose the latter.
Several gunshots rang out on Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University's campus in Tallahassee on Friday.
The distance between New York City and San Francisco multiplied by four. That is about how far one Canadian family has traveled so far on a cross-continental, bird-watching bike ride.
A 38-year-old Gainesville man was arrested with charged with first-degree murder Friday after a witness reported the crime to police.
For Anthony Maroun, a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps, it was an air conditioner that changed his feelings about fighting in Iraq.
City commissioners listened to both gratitude and complaints from citizens of northwest Gainesville's District 2 Thursday night at the second of four district commission meetings.
Finding a living space that is easy on the environment and uses no electricity is simple - just find a tent.
Though anti-war activism in Gainesville has increased dramatically in the past year, national demonstrations against the ongoing war in Iraq won't attract the same number of participants they once did today on the five-year anniversary of the invasion.
Florida Sweetbay Supermarket shoppers are being advised to scrutinize their financial statements following a computer security breach that has potentially exposed four million credit and debit card numbers between December and March.
A 52-year-old, unemployed Gainesville man faced the consequences of giving car rides in exchange for cocaine early Saturday morning, when he was kidnapped and beaten by two men he had picked up.
Three Gainesville towing companies are currently appealing a suspension after an Alachua County judge found them in violation of a city ordinance.
Since 1998, David Cox has been writing letters asking Alachua County to pave Northwest 227th Drive, the dirt road in High Springs he has lived on for 13 years.
Construction on an underground tunnel linking Shands at UF with its new cancer hospital began Monday.
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.
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