Seth Penalver and Herman Lindsey, both former death row inmates share their stories with the public at the St. Augustine Catholic Church in Gainesville on November 2, 2013.
Alachua County Public Schools is looking to the public to help determine who its next superintendent will be.
Students and Gainesville residents came out to the 2nd annual Startup Weekend to compete for $10,000 in prizes.
Rainbow colors flooded Bo Diddley Community Plaza on Saturday at Gainesville’s annual Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Festival.
The Funky Dope Hip Hop Revival Weekly Showcase offers a chance for Gainesville residents to check out different styles and latest music from the hip hop community.
UF's Sigma Chi fraternity spent the afternoon with P. K. Yonge after-school students. Their goal was to educate the kids on the importance of choosing a healthy diet and staying active.
RecSports hosted a fundraising volleyball tournament for breast cancer research Saturday, October 10th.
Some residents of the Turkey Creek subdivision have been vocal at Gainesville City Commission meetings recently over noise they say they can hear coming from the GREC biomass plant.
The unicycle faction of UF's juggling club, Objects in Motion, hosted the Gainesville Unicycle Fest on Saturday.
Hackerspace held a Gainesville Makers 3D printing workshop Monday evening for free. See the website for more meetup.com events coming up.
Gainesville Police Department has released a video which shows the suspect of a bank robbery fleeing the scene. The robbery took place Wednesday morning at the PNC bank on Northwest 13 Street. Police are still looking for the suspect who left the scene with an undisclosed amount of money.
The members of T.E.A.M. organize a bustling event for all City of Gainesville Employees. Many of them showcasing their hobbies and passions outside of work.
This past weekend Shands Vista and Rehab Hostpital celebrated their 25th anniversary with the community.
The Invisible Children Roadie team stopped at The University of Florida Wednesday as part of their KONY 2012 campaign. They want students to join them in their fight against Lord's Resistance Army Leader Joseph Kony.
A new local program helps parents save money for their children's higher education.
Project Makeover choose Chester Shell Elementary this year as the school they would help improve. Project Makeover's Public Relations DIrector Carly Borden says about 1,400 volunteers helped them in their three day renovation process.
Yesterday on the UF campus many organizations pulled their resources together to inform students about Bicycle and Road safety.
Alachua County Sheriff's department conducted a sting that led to the arrest of 21 men. Assistant U.S Attorney Frank Williams says he will proceed with convictions against suspects. Alachua County Sheriffs stressed the importance of continuing these operations to make sure our kids are safe.
Alachua County Fire Rescue responded to a brush fire Tuesday on Hawthorne Road. Firefighters say the fire was ignited by sparks from a saw while the building was being demolished. The fire may last for days but Lt. James Clifford says the fire is contained.
Early Saturday morning people gathered to support cancer research in the form of a Tri-Distance run. The distances were 5k,10k, and 15k. A beautiful morning inspired many of the runners to run their best.
Solutions by The State News
