FHP seeks to ID Live Oak fatality
Sep 14, 2021
Update (10:02 a.m., Sept. 15): FHP reports next of kin for the scooter driver were contacted. The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is asking the public to […]
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FHP seeks to ID Live Oak fatality
Update (10:02 a.m., Sept. 15): FHP reports next of kin for the scooter driver were contacted. The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is asking the public to […]
City manager receives $100,000; GRU head keeps job
Sep 14, 2021
The Gainesville City Commission approved a $100,000 severance package for outgoing City Manager Lee Feldman and Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) General Manager Ed Bielarski will keep […]
BOCC to address roads, COVID at Tuesday meeting
Sep 13, 2021
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners will tackle a full agenda Tuesday, starting with filling appointments to the Rural Concerns Advisory Committee and ending with […]
Gainesville city manager resigns amid big shakeup
Sep 13, 2021
City Manager Lee Feldman submitted his letter of resignation Monday following a tumultuous week at Gainesville City Hall. Feldman became the third of six charter officers […]
Update: Buchholz student arrested for bomb threats
Sep 13, 2021
A 17-year-old Buchholz High School (BHS) student was arrested on Monday in connection with four recent bomb threats and on drug charges. Alachua County Sheriff’s Office […]
Gainesville hospitals see COVID numbers stabilizing
Sep 13, 2021
The potential Labor Day weekend spike failed to emerge and Gainesville hospitals are starting to see slowly decreasing and stabilizing COVID-positive patient numbers. On Monday, UF […]
DeSantis, state reps vow to block vaccine mandates
Sep 13, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and a host of state representatives dug their heels in vowing to protect Floridians from being required by their employers to receive […]
DeSantis visits UF to tout top 5 ranking
Sep 13, 2021
For the first time in UF’s history, the school broke into an elite category—one of the nation’s top five public universities. At a Monday morning event […]
Fiery crash blocks I-75 northbound lanes
Sep 11, 2021
A semi’s blowout led to a fiery accident that blocked all northbound lanes on I-75 Saturday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a semi […]
Alachua County leaders share 9/11 memories
Sep 11, 2021
Editor’s note: The following are excerpts of interviews with local local leaders, conducted by Larry Wilson on 106.9 FM I Am Country. These interviews and more […]
Appeals court reinstates school mask mandate ban
Sep 10, 2021
The First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee reinstated a ban on school mask mandates Friday, continuing a legal seesaw that began two weeks ago and […]
Airport CEO remembers 9/11, changes to security
Sep 10, 2021
As American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 were heading toward Manhattan’s Twin Towers, Allan Penksa and millions of others around the nation were […]
Mayor asks GRU director to resign
Sep 10, 2021
Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe has asked Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) general manager Ed Bielarski to resign. The request comes amid a spate of departures from the […]
Update: GPD apprehends rape, kidnapping suspect
Sep 10, 2021
Update (8:27 p.m.): The Gainesville Police Department announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with both the sexual assault and kidnapping incidents that took place Friday […]
UF, Santa Fe decline BOCC request for mask mandate
Sep 10, 2021
Update (3:45 p.m.): Both UF President Kent Fuchs and Santa Fe College President Paul Broadie responded to BOCC Chair Ken Cornell on Friday saying they have no […]
Dollar General prevails over Micanopy opposition
Sep 9, 2021
Micanopy citizens lost their battle to prevent a Dollar General from being built at the intersection of SR 441 and Tuscawilla Road Thursday. The Development Review […]
State files emergency appeal to reinstate mask ban
Sep 9, 2021
The Florida school district mask mandate war continues as lawyers for Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday filed an emergency appeal to stop the vacated stay a […]
Numerous local events planned to mark 9/11
Sep 9, 2021
Memorial events for the 20th anniversary of 9/11 are set to take place throughout Alachua County and North Central Florida this weekend. On Friday, the North […]
Gainesville city attorney, city clerk resign
Sep 9, 2021
Gainesville City Clerk Omichele Gainey and City Attorney Nicolle Shalley submitted emails of resignation Wednesday. Shalley said in her message that she accepted a position as […]
FBI assisting Buchholz bomb threats investigation
Sep 8, 2021
The FBI is investigating the recent wave of Buchholz High School bomb threats, which included a fourth incident Tuesday. The recent hoaxes started on Aug. 19, but this […]
Judge vacates stay, allows school mask mandates
Sep 8, 2021
Judge John C. Cooper of Florida’s 2nd Judicial Circuit Court in Leon County has granted a motion to vacate stay allowing school board mask mandates to […]
Tropical Storm Mindy hits Panhandle
Sep 8, 2021
Updated (7:45 a.m. Sept. 9): The National Hurricane Center (NHC) upgraded and named a Gulf storm late Wednesday and began advisories for Tropical Storm Mindy as […]
GPD seeks help in fatal hit and run
Sep 8, 2021
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) is seeking information in an Aug. 17 hit-and-run incident that led to a pedestrian’s death. At 9:20 p.m., a vehicle traveling […]
Paulson pushes SBAC to cooperate with state
Sep 7, 2021
School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) member Dr. Gunnar Paulson said it was a mistake for the district to ignore a request from the state commissioner […]