Fidel Castro, the Cuban president who overthrew the government on the island 90 miles south of Florida in 1959, resigned Tuesday. Still, as some celebrated the news, UF experts predicted relations between Cuba and the United States would remain strained.
A new UF student organization aims to ensure that partying students will have better access to a designated driver.
Facing hefty budget cuts, Gainesville officials may decide to put a freeze on funds given to city departments and nonprofit organizations for unforeseen expenses.
A City Commission election that began three weeks ago ends today, as residents of Gainesville's District 2 return to the polls for a runoff vote.
During this time of year, when the weather frequently fluctuates, local rescue workers find themselves responding to more fires than usual.
Police arrested a man early Monday morning on charges of attempted robbery with a firearm after he was caught trying to take his car from a towing compound without paying the fee he owed.
A fire left four apartments uninhabitable Thursday night but did not seriously injure anyone.
OLUSTEE - A marching snare sounds its rhythm, then quiets.
An Alachua County Victim Services & Rape Crisis Center support group for male victims of sexual assault is on hold until enough people join.
Armed with hammers, screwdrivers and road bicycles, 10 UF students will depart from various cities this summer with the mission of spreading the word on affordable housing.
Change. Momentum. Electability.
Authorities believe they have found the man responsible for about a dozen Gainesville robberies dating back to May 2006, said Gainesville Police Department Det. Mike Schentrup.
E-mails sent across the country Thursday with subjects such as "The Love Train," "You Stay in My Heart" and "Valentine's Day" could have been harmful traps for the computers of those who opened them.
WOMEN HELD TO DIFFERENT STANDARDS, EXPERTS SAY.
City workers accidentally cut a gas line Tuesday near Southwest 11th Street and Southwest Sixth Avenue.
A summer job washing airplanes in high school was all it took for Jake Rothstein to know he never wanted to work under someone else's control again.
Gainesville is seeing a revival of community-based neighborhoods due to New Urbanism, a development philosophy that creates sustainable communities that are walkable distances to shops, schools and jobs.
1. Be wary of apartments under construction. If the apartment is not ready come move-in time, all the landlord legally has to do is not charge rent. Some will place residents in hotels, but this is a courtesy, not a requirement.
Betty Gail Hudson's attempt to solve her "urgent personal financial problems" ended in handcuffs and a felony charge Tuesday evening, after the 55-year-old's planned bank heist was foiled, according to a Gainesville Police Department arrest report.
Alachua County could get its first nationally certified "green" fire station by about February 2009.
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