Local COVID numbers drop, CDC updates mask policy
Feb 28, 2022
Last week COVID-positive hospitalizations in Gainesville dropped below 100 patients for the first time since the first week of January and new Alachua County cases were […]
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Local COVID numbers drop, CDC updates mask policy
Last week COVID-positive hospitalizations in Gainesville dropped below 100 patients for the first time since the first week of January and new Alachua County cases were […]
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine escalates oil prices
Feb 28, 2022
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last Thursday has roiled the oil market, with crude spiking briefly to over $100 per barrel of crude oil (bbl) before settling […]
Alachua elections office announces new website
Feb 26, 2022
To ensure the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections website has comprehensive security features, the office’s new official site is VoteAlachua.gov. According to a Supervisor of Elections press […]
CDC lifts most mask recommendations
Feb 26, 2022
Healthy Americans in most places can safely ditch masks indoors, including in schools and low risk areas, according to new recommendations the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]
Candidates lining up for local elections
Feb 25, 2022
More than half of the Gainesville City Commission will change in a year’s time, and the upcoming elections have begun impacting commissioner conversation on the dais. […]
Gainesville moving ahead on speed limit changes
Feb 24, 2022
The city continues to move forward with its plans to lower speed limits on city streets to 30 mph but has abandoned, for now, plans to […]
Fire station renovation too costly for Gainesville
Feb 24, 2022
The high cost of renovating the former Fire Station 1 has the city of Gainesville looking for another solution for the Main Street property. The city […]
City seeks input on background check ordinance
Feb 24, 2022
The Gainesville City Commission has created a draft version of an ordinance that would change the way businesses in the city conduct background checks on potential […]
Florida House passes Rex and Brody Reinhart Act
Feb 24, 2022
The Florida House voted unanimously to pass the Rex and Brody Reinhart Act on Thursday, sending the bill a step closer to becoming law. Named for […]
Commission approves funding for UF care center
Feb 24, 2022
The Gainesville City Commission moved forward on Thursday with the UF Health Eastside Urgent Care facility as well as several American Rescue Plan (ARPA) approvals. UF […]
ACPS reaches $10.5 million salary agreement
Feb 24, 2022
Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) and the Alachua County Education Association reached a salary package deal worth more than $10.5 million, the largest in ACPS history. […]
Ex-North Florida state attorney pleads guilty
Feb 24, 2022
Former North Florida State Attorney Jeffrey Siegmeister, who represented seven counties, pleaded guilty on Tuesday to charges brought against him last year. Authorities arrested Siegmeister in […]
Pedestrian dies in Lake City traffic accident
Feb 24, 2022
The Lake City Police Department (LCPD) responded to a pedestrian fatality on Feb. 2 after a female ran in front of a car while the light […]
Russia launches full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Feb 24, 2022
Loud explosions rocked the Ukrainian capital city of Kyiv, Kharkiv, and Odesa early on Thursday. Ukraine’s border guard agency said the Russian military also launched an […]
Lake City council discusses new cameras, monument
Feb 23, 2022
The Lake City Council held its regular meeting on Tuesday, discussing items from historical markers to the city manager search and a new camera system. New […]
Commission to talk East GNV clinic, fire station
Feb 23, 2022
The Gainesville City Commission will meet for its bi-monthly General Policy Committee on Thursday at 1 p.m. and discuss items from the Station 1 Fire House […]
Dixie County accident kills 1, injures 1
Feb 22, 2022
A pickup failed to negotiate a corner and overturned near Old Town on Tuesday, killing the driver and critically injuring the passenger. According to a Florida […]
Alachua County syringe exchange waits for funds
Feb 22, 2022
Alachua County’s syringe exchange program currently waits for funding to begin implementation at local organizations like GRACE Marketplace, UF’s Mobile Outreach Clinic and Meridian Behavioral Health […]
Florida, U.S. gas prices climb amid world tensions
Feb 22, 2022
Tensions over Russia’s potential invasion of Ukraine are affecting the oil market and driving gas prices up throughout the United States. The national average for a gallon […]
Algae blooms prompt health alert for Newnans Lake
Feb 22, 2022
The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County declared a health alert at Newnans Lake after a water sample taken on Monday revealed algae blooms. A […]
GFR extinguishes daycare fire
Feb 22, 2022
An early-morning fire at Kid City USA daycare center sent one person to the hospital on Tuesday. Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) responded to the blaze at […]
BOCC reform bill clears committee, heads to House
Feb 21, 2022
A bill that would allow voters to decide whether to vote by district for members of the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) cleared its […]
GNV commission considers broadband options
Feb 21, 2022
The City of Gainesville has heard presentations and considered several options to increase broadband access through funds received from the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA), from […]
GPD responds to shots fired at Pavilion Apartments
Feb 21, 2022
Gainesville Police Department (GPD) officers responded to shots fired at the Pavilion on 62nd Apartments on Monday afternoon. A disturbance around 3 p.m. resulted in shots […]