Ex-Gainesville mayoral candidate arrested for murder in Tennessee
Dec 2, 2024
Adam Rosenthal ran for mayor in 2022.
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Ex-Gainesville mayoral candidate arrested for murder in Tennessee
Adam Rosenthal ran for mayor in 2022.
Vehicle hits, seriously injures 9-year-old Lake City girl
Nov 7, 2024
A 9-year-old Lake City girl is in serious condition after she was struck by a vehicle along SW Birley Avenue on Thursday morning. According to a […]
Cammack wins reelection as Trump takes White House
Nov 6, 2024
GOP flips Senate, House control remains unknown.
2024 Election Results
Nov 6, 2024
Welcome to the Mainstreet Daily News election results page, which is brought to you in partnership with the Associated Press and LION Publishers. These numbers will […]
IRS adjusts tax brackets for inflation ahead of 2025 tax year
Oct 23, 2024
Standard deductions for single taxpayers increases $400 and joint filings goes up $800.
Interest payments on the national debt top $1 trillion
Sep 17, 2024
The U.S. government has for the first time laid out more than $1 trillion in gross interest payments on its national debt, according to a report by […]
New deadly, synthetic opioid hits local streets
Sep 12, 2024
Isotonitazene is estimated to be 20 to 200 times stronger than fentanyl.
Fed ready to cut interest rates, says inflation slowing
Aug 26, 2024
Announcement comes after recent reports show decrease in workers hired, unemployment rises.
Markets crater after Friday’s jobs report
Aug 5, 2024
Four straight months of U.S. unemployment rates rising leads to Asian market crashes.
U.S. report shows job market stuck in slowdown
Aug 5, 2024
Number of unemployed people rose around 350,000 to 7.2 million in July.
Mass cyberoutage grounds flights, disrupts businesses worldwide
Jul 19, 2024
Microsoft Windows system update leads to outages at airports, banks.
Trump VP pick prompts surge in Gainesville library, bookstore activity
Jul 17, 2024
“Hillbilly Elegy” brought back to bookshelf prominence.
Real estate groups voice opposition to Biden rent control proposal
Jul 17, 2024
Biden called for Congress to pass legislation to cap rent increases over next two years.
Alachua County Republican, Democratic leaders decry political violence
Jul 15, 2024
Joint press conference held Sunday.
Trump survives apparent assassination attempt
Shooter, bystander killed at Pennsylvania rally.
UF/IFAS: Sweaty cattle may boost food security in a warming world
Jul 13, 2024
Cows eliminate about 85 percent of their body heat via sweat.
U.S. study finds 2 in 5 adult cancer cases preventable
Jul 12, 2024
American Cancer Society points to smoking, obesity, alcohol consumption and physical inactivity as leading causes.
Annual inflation cools to 3 percent, government reports
Jul 12, 2024
Federal Reserve refuses to lower interest rates.
UF: Researchers identify first local extinction in U.S. due to sea level rise
Hurricanes, high ocean tides lead to Key Largo tree cactus destruction in Florida Keys.
U.S. business hiring slows, according to June report
Jul 8, 2024
U.S. Department of Labor reports new hires down 66,000 in May.
Deadly Hurricane Beryl moves toward Jamaica as Category 4 storm
Jul 3, 2024
Beryl has killed seven people.
Hurricane Beryl to make landfall in the Caribbean
Jul 1, 2024
Hurricane Beryl was downgraded to Category 3 on Monday.
U.S. Homeland Security recruits humans to newly-formed AI Corps
Jun 25, 2024
Former White House official Michael Boyce heads first AI Corps.