City commission formalizes new voting districts
At a May 9 meeting that lasted less than 3 minutes, the Gainesville City Commission approved new city commission districts on second reading...
City commission is one vote away from passing ordinances that impose new regulations on every restaurant, food retailer, and apartment complex
The ordinances prohibit plastic utensils unless requested and require restaurants to separate food waste into a separate waste stream. ...
UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Committee takes the lead in opposing FDOH recommendations for treating gender dysphoria in children
The UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Access Committee is circulating a letter opposing FDOH guidance on treating gender dysphoria...
Gainesville Police Department bodycam footage shows midtown/downtown chaos over multiple weekends: “It’s bedlam”
The video shows multiple chaotic scenes in which Gainesville Police Department officers try to break up fights while surrounded by crowds of people...
Santa Fe High School valedictorian and salutatorian follow in their siblings’ footsteps
At Santa Fe High School, being at the top of their graduating classes is a family affair—or rather, a ‘families’ affair—for two current and two...
Gainesville man arrested for attempted murder
Quentin Neatedrick Black, 22, was arrested today and charged with attempted first degree murder in the May 14 shooting of Louis Andrew Martin, Jr....
Mexican national arrested on human trafficking charges on I-75 in Alachua County
David Ramirez-Ayuso, 29, was arrested yesterday on I-75 in Alachua County after an FHP trooper found evidence that he was being paid to transport two...
Thursday’s city commission meetings canceled
The May 19 Regular City Commission and Special Budget Meetings have been canceled...
Firefighter Boothby going home after treatment for aplastic anemia
Alachua County Fire-Rescue is pleased to announce that our firefighter, Brandon Boothby, will be being discharged from UF Health today...
Jail Booking Log, May 17
Jail booking log for May 17, 2022...
Alachua County Environmental Protection Advisory Committee Vacancies
EPAC currently has six at-large positions that will need to be filled starting in July. ...
Dive into Summer at the Library May 28-July 31 with programs, prizes for all
Dive into Summer at the Library: Oceans of Possibilities with the Alachua County Library District May 28-July 31 with programs for all ages and opportunities...
Minor charged as adult in child pornography case
Travis Michael Richardson, Jr., 16, has been charged as an adult and moved to the Alachua County Jail on seven counts of possession of child...
Deeper Purpose Community Church presents First Annual Daddy/Daughter Dance
The 1st Annual North Central Florida Daddy/Daughter Dance will be this coming Saturday, May 21, from 5-7 p.m. at the St. Madeline Fellowship Hall...