Waldo celebrates Fall Festival on Friday
The City of Waldo’s annual Fall Festival kicks off at 6:30 p.m. Friday in the City Square. The free two hour family event will feature games, […]
Update: GPD seeks suspects in Waldo Road shooting
Update (Oct. 15, 3 pm): Gainesville Police Department (GPD) detectives are seeking assistance in locating Martrell Carter, 19, and Orion Davis, 17, in connection to the shooting […]
IFAS aims to help Floridians facing hunger
More than 3 million Florida residents are food insecure and receive food assistance. During Food Week, Oct. 11 to 16, units across UF/IFAS are raising awareness […]
Man dies after shooting at Alachua block party
A 19-year-old Gainesville man died after being shot at a block party in Alachua early Sunday morning. According to the Alachua Police Department (APD), homicide occurred […]
DeSantis names four Santa Fe College trustees
Governor Ron DeSantis appointed four members to the Santa Fe College District Board of Trustees on Friday evening―Carrie Lee, Emery Gainey, Lisa Prevatt and Robert Woody. […]
1 teen dead, 4 injured in Lake City accident
Five Lake City teenagers were involved in a single-vehicle rollover accident Thursday night that resulted in one fatality. According to a Florida Highway Patrol report, around […]
Community Calendar of Events – October 2021
If you have events you would like to submit to our calendar, please email editor@mainstreetdailynews.com Ongoing Tiny Titans: Dinosaur Eggs and Babies Sept. 25, 2021 – Jan. […]
ACSO arrests eschool student in Eastside bomb hoax
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies arrested a Gainesville eSchool student Wednesday afternoon in connection with this morning’s Eastside High School bomb threat. Reginal Copeland, 16, […]
Single car accident claims Newberry teen’s life
A single-car accident along State Road 26 west of Melrose led to a Newberry teenager’s death early-morning Wednesday. The Florida Highway Patrol reported a 19-year-old man […]
NIH director announces resignation
On Tuesday National Institutes of Health (NIH) director Francis Collins announced he will step down from his position by the end of the year. Collins, 71, […]
Will we ever reach herd immunity?
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, health officials, government leaders, and media reports have discussed reaching herd immunity—when enough people have become immune to a […]
Facebook has a serious case of the Mondays
Facebook and its subsidiaries Instagram and WhatsApp experienced unexplained outages around the world on Monday. Facebook’s stock price fell by about 5.7 percent by 2:30 p.m. […]
UF joins infant, children brain development study
The University of Florida is one of a network of institutions selected to implement the National Institutes of Health’s HEALthy Brain and Child Development (HBCD) Study […]
Pickup-semi tanker collision kills 1 near Bell
The Florida Highway Patrol reported a fatality Thursday in a 2-vehicle accident east of Bell. A 22-year-old Bell man was driving a 2018 Toyota Tacoma driving […]
Cade Museum lists award winners
The Cade Museum for Creativity & Invention awarded SPKL, LLC of Tampa with $34,000 on Thursday for winning the 12th annual Cade Prize with its new […]
October marks Pedestrian Safety Month
As it grows darker earlier through the month of October, the risk of a pedestrian accident increases, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and […]
Congress votes to avoid government shutdown
Back-to-back votes in the Senate and the House passed a stopgap bill to keep the government open. President Joe Biden signed the measure into law on […]
Gainesville High receives second bomb threat
Update: The Gainesville Police Department reported that Gainesville High School was all clear and nothing suspicious was found 3:20 p.m. For the second straight day, Gainesville […]
GPD arrests man on child pornography counts
A Gainesville man was taken into custody Tuesday on possessing 12 counts of pornography and two counts of distribution. The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) arrested Daniel […]
Manhunt ends for alleged deputy shooter
The five-day manhunt for a man who allegedly shot and killed a Nassau County Sheriff’s (NCSO) deputy is over. On Tuesday afternoon, Patrick McDowell, 35, was […]
VA offers COVID booster shots starting Wednesday
Starting Wednesday, the North Florida/ South Georgia Veterans Health System (NF/SGVHS) will begin offering Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster shots under the Emergency Use Authorization. This decision follows […]
BOCC to declare 4-H week, set millage
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners will proclaim next week National 4-H Week in Alachua County and then get down to business Tuesday morning. The […]
Blue Alert signals statewide manhunt
A Florida Blue Alert went into effect Sunday morning signaling a statewide manhunt for a man who allegedly shot a Nassau County Sheriff’s (NCSO) deputy Friday […]
Feds reimburse ACPS for garnished wages
Alachua County Public Schools is the first school district in the nation to receive a grant from the federal government to make up for funding withheld […]