COVID claims Lake City fire chief
Lake City Fire Chief Randy Burnham lost his battle with COVID-19 Sunday. The Lake City Fire Department announced Burnham died after battling COVID-19 since mid August. […]
Q&A on COVID mental health challenges
The latest coronavirus variant fueled a surge in cases and anxiety as Americans wonder if this pandemic will ever end. The daily news is filled with […]
Downtown Gainesville shooting leaves 1 dead
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) needs the public’s help after a Sunday morning shooting left one person dead downtown. According to a GPD press release, officers […]
UF researcher gets $10M to study COVID’s disparate global impact
The question kept coming up: Why are some countries in the grip of COVID-19 while others appear less affected? “It’s fundamentally curious,” said Dr. Rhoel Dinglasan, […]
FHP gears up for busy Labor Day
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) and the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) are reminding drivers to exercise caution this Labor Day weekend. […]
My Foodie Recipe: Taco Pie
I have been on a Mexican food craze several times over the last couple of months as we look at Taco Pie this week. The little […]
Update: Missing Lake City teen found
Update: Thursday, 2 p.m. — CCSO spokesperson Sgt. Steven Khachigan reported that Abigail Law of Lake City was safely located. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) reported a missing […]
Local sixth grader raises funds for Uganda
The work of a local student is changing the lives of families more than 7,000 miles away. Craig “Tre’” Smith, a sixth-grader at Oak View Middle […]
Here’s where you can get paid for a COVID shot
Last week the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners approved incentives for those who obtain a COVID-19 vaccine. Namely, Alachua County residents receive $25 per shot. […]
NIH awards UF Health neurosurgeon $38M grant
The National Institutes of Health on Tuesday awarded a $38 million, five-year grant to a UF Health neurosurgeon to test possible treatments for a leading cause […]
Florida sends aid after Hurricane Ida
Florida Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Task Forces 1 and 2 will deploy to Mississippi, and USAR Task Force 4 along with 50 Florida National Guardsmen […]
Education Department targets mask mandate bans
All children have a right to a free public education, but some students with chronic illness cannot attend school during the COVID-19 pandemic unless their classmates […]
“Chomp The Block” parties return
The popular “Chomp The Block” UF football home game parties will return this Friday at Celebration Pointe. Designated by UF as the ‘official block party of […]
Hurricane Ida slams Louisiana as more storms brew
One of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States blasted ashore on Sunday. Hurricane Ida made landfall at Port Fourchon, La., just before […]
Taliban seals off Kabul airport
The Taliban closed down roads to the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, as the United Kingdom completed its last evacuation flights on Saturday. Fighters cleared most of […]
U.S. forces in Kabul on high alert
A day after a suicide bombing killed more than 100 people, the Taliban set up barriers and posted fighters 500 meters from the Kabul airport. The […]
Supreme Court scraps eviction moratorium
SCOTUS ruled Thursday the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention acted unlawfully by rolling out the eviction ban in August. The court majority’s opinion said Congress […]
13 U.S. service members killed in Kabul bombings
Thirteen U.S. service members died and 18 others were injured Thursday in an attack on the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. Nearly 100 Afghans were killed and […]
State Department: Under 2,000 Americans waiting in Kabul
U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken said Wednesday that as many as 1,500 Americans may be waiting to be evacuated from Afghanistan. Blinken said the State […]
Want to name this little guy?
Imagine coming to the zoo and visiting an animal you named. That experience will become a reality for someone at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo. […]
Former Gilchrist County sheriff dies
Jim Floyd, a former long-time Florida law enforcement officer who also served as Gilchrist County sheriff, died Tuesday after an extended illness. Floyd was elected Gilchrist […]
UF study finds breast milk provides COVID antibodies
The breast milk of lactating mothers vaccinated against COVID-19 contains a significant supply of antibodies that may help protect nursing infants from the illness, according to […]
4 injured in multiple bus collisions
Two Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) buses were involved in separate accidents in Gainesville Tuesday morning. The first incident occurred just after 7 a.m. when, according […]
Fire singes SkyFrog Tree Service
Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) battled a blaze at SkyFrog Tree Service overnight Monday and into Tuesday morning. About 30 GFR firefighters dispatched to the fire at […]