Alachua to draft 12-month moratorium for AI data centers
Planning department denies any active data center applications.
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Alachua to draft 12-month moratorium for AI data centers
Planning department denies any active data center applications.
Gainesville police investigate fatal shooting on SE 12th Avenue
Incident occurred on Saturday night.
UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital ranked among nation’s best in 7 pediatric specialties
U.S. News & World Report rankings released on Tuesday.
School Board of Alachua County sets timeline for superintendent search
Goal is to have new superintendent named by end of February/early March.
United Way North Central Florida awards $40K grant to ACORN Clinic
United Way of North Central Florida (UWNCF) recently awarded a $40,000 Healthy Community Grant to the Alachua County Organization for Rural Needs (ACORN) Clinic to help […]
Alachua County launches online pothole reporting portal
Portal includes an interactive map to pinpoint exact location of pothole.
Alachua County reminds residents water shortage restrictions remain in effect
Regional water districts report significant below-normal rainfall over past 12 months.
Alachua County Commissioner Anna Prizzia receives Bob Graham Award
Award presented during Florida Lake Management Society’s annual symposium.
CCSO arrests 12-year-old making threats against elementary school in Lake City
Juvenile threatened mass shooting at Minnie J. Niblack Elementary School.
6 Gainesville men indicted on federal dogfighting charges
Jury trial slated for Oct. 21 in Gainesville.
Wrong-way driver arrested after I-75 crash in Alachua County
Orlando man cited for driving under influence.
Gainesville’s Beamer awarded congressional honor at retirement
Beamer was airport's first, and for now last, explosives K-9.
Gainesville remembers 9/11 at City Hall ceremony
Mayor said nation must remember but look forward.
Lake City man arrested for murdering 21-year-old girlfriend
Second domestic violence case claims life in less than 12 hours.
Alachua County receives Silver Flagler Award for 2025 World Masters Athletics Championships
VISIT FLORIDA presents award at annual Florida Governor’s Conference on Tourism.
Gainesville police investigate fatal shooting on SE 16th Avenue
Update (3:30 p.m.) The Gainesville Police Department is searching for Carey Showers Jr., 17, who may have been at the Treehouse Village on Thursday night when […]
Gainesville now ready for final vote on $174 million 2026-27 budget
Fire assessment increase helped fill funding gap.
Man receives 50-year sentence for 2020 Gainesville murder of mother and infant
Kivi Ellis pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
GRU Authority moves to demolish buildings, then sell part of Power District
Buildings vacated, unmaintained for last 14 years.
16-year-old Lake City girl found fatally shot in apartment
Person of interest arrested and booked without bond.
Alachua Police respond to stabbing during domestic dispute near Mebane Middle School
Individuals detained and school no longer in secure status.
Alachua Conservation Trust protects 66 acres in Levy County
Easement located north of Goethe State Forest within Waccasassa River watershed.
Levy County Sheriff’s Office releases update on deputy-involved shooting
Nicholas Dellatorre shot multiple times after allegedly pointing firearm at deputy on Tuesday.
Gainesville delays business tax renewal notices during software upgrade
New software expected to launch in January 2027.