The policy took effect July 1 and aims to enhance school security, but it sparked concern among students and parents about accessibility during emergencies as the school year is in full swing.
Florida is just halfway through the 2024 storm cycle, and peak season still lies ahead. While Gainesville is sheltered inland, residents still have to deal with increased pests and rising costs of disaster coverage.
According to Jen Grice, director of emergency management for Alachua County, rainfall is anticipated to begin Wednesday night, and the county is expected to receive four to six inches of rain by Friday night.
Florida’s 2024 legislative session saw an unprecedented and extensive wave of criminal justice reform efforts, many of which were vetoed by Gov. Ron DeSantis. The vetoes have sparked concerns from prison rights advocates and previously incarcerated individuals in Alachua County.
Un podcast sobre salud está conectando con la comunidad hispana de Gainesville y más allá.
A health podcast guiding Hispanic communities through different health topics hopes to keep growing.
An 18-year-old Gainesville High School student, Andre Steven Foster, was arrested Friday for accusations of sexual battery involving a 14-year-old girl at the GHS 9th Grade Center.
One ordinance would require developments with more than 50 units to reserve 10% of the units for affordable housing. A previous version of the rule required the same for developments of more than 10 units.
In the messages, the student stated, "I will go to your school tomorrow... There is going to be a shootout," prompting immediate concern from school staff and law enforcement.
The northeast Gainesville elementary school received the grade of “D” for both the 2022-2023 and the 2023-2024 school years. Less than 4% of all Florida schools received a “D” grade in the 2023-24 school year.
Presidential candidates Kamala Harris and Donald Trump don’t often agree, yet both have proposed eliminating the federal income tax on tips. Some tipped employees in Gainesville are supportive of the idea, while others remain unsure of the benefits.
Gainesville Police Department officers responded to reports of domestic aggravated assault Friday involving two siblings.
Upon arrival, the woman, who is six months pregnant, informed law enforcement that she had been assaulted by a coworker, identified as Keyly Suazo-Garcia, 39.
Moya began his career in Palm Bay, Florida, where he served as the department’s chief in 2019. He moved to Suffolk County, New York, in 2022, where he led various justice intervention efforts and launched the county's first Threat Assessment and Management team.
Competition for part-time work is stiff in a college town saturated with students. The city offers both long-time residents and students a wide variety of resources to make the process easier.
The motion would allow Alachua County Forever to fund the acquisition of land with the intentions to be conserved and other projects under ACF’s Agricultural Land Protection Strategy.
Incentivized by sugary treats, over 200 high schoolers registered to vote through drives at three ACPS high schools, including Gainesville, Eastside and Buchholz. P.K. Yonge, a developmental school at UF, also participated.
The charges arose from an investigation that began after Joel Bruce Searby, 48, engaged in inappropriate conversations with a juvenile through Snapchat.
Dixon served as fire chief since March 2021.
The one-year contract between the Alachua County Coalition for the Homeless and Hungry, Inc. and the City of Gainesville. would allot $1.5 million to GRACE Marketplace’s and an additional $350,000 to fund GRACE Marketplace’s supplemental emergency shelter.
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