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 […]
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Judge vacates stay, allows school mask mandates
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 […]
County doubles down on emergency order
Sep 7, 2021
Alachua County businesses must display signage indicating that face masks are required to be worn indoors or face citation from code enforcement. “Our code staff are […]
GNV nonstop flights to Miami return
Sep 7, 2021
Nonstop flights to Miami from Gainesville Regional Airport (GNV) will return on Oct. 7 with American Airlines after the COVID-19 pandemic shut the connection down. The […]
CCSO arrests two armed teens at football game
Sep 7, 2021
Columbia County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two juveniles for possessing firearms at the Columbia High School football game on Friday. According to a Tuesday press release from […]
1 dead, 1 injured in I-75 accident
Sep 7, 2021
A freeway collision north of Lake City between a pickup truck and a semi truck resulted in one fatality and one injury Tuesday morning. According to […]
Update: Buchholz cleared after fourth bomb threat
Sep 7, 2021
Update: Alachua County Public Schools reported Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. that Buchholz has been cleared by law enforcement and nothing suspicious was found. Alachua County Public Schools […]
BOCC meets to update emergency order
Sep 6, 2021
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners will meet Tuesday to check the status of the local COVID-19 pandemic and to update the current emergency order […]
Alachua County communications team heads for Louisiana
Sep 6, 2021
The Alachua County Fire Rescue (ACFR) Mutual Aid Radio Communications team and the Region 3 Strike Team from Jacksonville headed for Louisiana Sunday morning to help […]
GPD: Arsonist set SkyFrog Tree Service blaze
Sep 6, 2021
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) is searching for a suspected arsonist leaving the SkyFrog Tree Service and Landscaping building on Aug. 23. The SkyFrog office started […]
COVID claims Lake City fire chief
Sep 6, 2021
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. […]
Downtown Gainesville shooting leaves 1 dead
Sep 5, 2021
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 […]
SBAC files court challenge to FDOH emergency rule
Sep 4, 2021
The School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) has teamed up with school boards from Broward and Orange counties to overturn a Florida Department of Health (FDOH) […]
Donors step up to meet shelter’s need
Sep 3, 2021
The Gainesville community stepped up in a big way after GRACE Marketplace sent out an August call for help as its Cafe 131 kitchen prepared to […]
UF researcher gets $10M to study COVID’s disparate global impact
Sep 3, 2021
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, […]
City commission approves fraction of ARP funds
Sep 2, 2021
The Gainesville City Commission voted to approve a small portion of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds at its Thursday meeting at the request of Commissioner […]
Judge: State cannot garnish school board wages
Sep 2, 2021
Update (9:25 a.m. Sept. 3): Following release of the written decision, the state immediately filed an appeal Thursday evening, triggering an automatic stay to prevent the […]
FHP gears up for busy Labor Day
Sep 2, 2021
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. […]
COVID hospitalizations declining in Gainesville
Sep 2, 2021
A dip that first started last week has turned into steady downhill momentum. Local hospitals report growing optimism that the worst of the COVID-19 delta variant […]
Gainesville sets special election for November
Sep 2, 2021
The Gainesville City Commission has set the special election to replace Commissioner Gail Johnson for Nov. 16. The City Commission approved the election and set aside […]
High Springs monoclonal site has busy first week
Sep 2, 2021
Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke in Fort Myers on Wednesday morning about the impact of the 21 monoclonal antibody sites around the state, reporting that more than […]
Buchholz receives third bomb threat
Sep 2, 2021
After operations resumed Thursday morning, a third bomb threat in three weeks–and second in 24 hours–was reported at Buchholz High School. In an emailed statement, Alachua […]