Manhunt shuts down I-75 near Alachua
Dec 2, 2021
Update: Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) reported that law enforcement had apprehended the suspect and reopened both southbound and northbound traffic on I-75 just before 5 p.m. […]
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Manhunt shuts down I-75 near Alachua
Update: Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) reported that law enforcement had apprehended the suspect and reopened both southbound and northbound traffic on I-75 just before 5 p.m. […]
GNV voter registration deadline set for Dec. 27
Dec 2, 2021
The voter registration deadline for the upcoming City of Gainesville’s special runoff election is Monday, Dec. 27. The runoff election will take place on Jan. 25 […]
Arreola announces run for Gainesville mayor
Dec 2, 2021
Gainesville City Commissioner David Arreola has announced he will run for mayor in the election next August. The announcement, made Wednesday on social media, ran through […]
GNV commission to execute meeting changes, UF deal
Dec 1, 2021
The Gainesville City Commission meets 1 p.m. Thursday for its regular bi-weekly meeting, but a resolution tomorrow could bump the time to 10 a.m. along with […]
GPD improving body camera procedures
Dec 1, 2021
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) has increased the number of body cameras by more than 200 percent and is improving the way it reviews video from […]
Alachua approves plat for Convergence Research Park
Nov 30, 2021
The Alachua City Commission heeded staff’s recommendation and granted approval of the preliminary plat of Convergence Research Park. Robert Walpole P.E. of Causseaux, Hewett, & Walpole, […]
FDA advisers endorse Merck’s COVID-19 pill
Nov 30, 2021
An advisory panel to the U.S Food and Drug Administration narrowly recommended authorization for Merck’s COVID-19 pill, days after new data showed the pill was less […]
ACSO investigation clears staff in baby’s death
Nov 30, 2021
An internal investigation has cleared Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) staff in the death of a baby born at the county jail in August. The ACSO […]
Alachua police to wear body cams
Nov 30, 2021
The Alachua Police Department (APD) will begin wearing body cameras as soon as early 2022. According to APD spokesperson Lt. Jesse Sandusky, the commission’s approval on […]
Judge blocks healthcare vaccine mandate for some
Nov 29, 2021
U.S. District Judge Matthew Schelp in Missouri ruled in favor of 10 states that filed the first legal challenge to the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate […]
Protesters object to UF’s new gas-powered plant
Nov 29, 2021
UF students along with community members and organizations gathered outside Emerson Alumni Hall on Monday evening to protest the new Central Energy Plant that UF is […]
DeSantis proposes law enforcement funding increase
Nov 29, 2021
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday announced $400 million in new funding proposals to increase state law enforcement officer, correctional officer and state special risk firefighter salaries […]
Newberry revisits urban services boundary
Nov 29, 2021
A 4.5-mile buffer area is what stands between the City of Newberry’s Urban Services Area (USA) and Alachua County’s utility services boundary and it’s up to […]
Thieves hit Newberry gun shop, set truck on fire
Nov 27, 2021
Two people wearing ski masks and driving a stolen utility truck ripped the door off the ArchAngel Gunsmithing and Outfitters store in Newberry early Friday morning […]
New omicron COVID-19 variant affects air travel
Nov 27, 2021
The United States announced Friday it will restrict flights from South Africa and seven other African countries in response to a new coronavirus variant, B.1.1.529, that […]
New Merck data shows COVID drug less effective
Nov 27, 2021
The pharmaceutical company Merck on Friday released new numbers on the effectiveness of molnupiravir, a pill that interim results in October indicated might cut coronavirus hospitalizations […]
I-75 crash kills two from High Springs
Nov 25, 2021
Southbound I-75 shut down on Thanksgiving morning after a three-vehicle crash between Alachua and Gainesville led to the deaths of an 83-year-old and 13-year-old passenger from […]
Fort White accident claims 1, injures 1
Nov 24, 2021
One person died and one was injured in a Fort White collision Wednesday afternoon. A pickup and sedan were both traveling northbound on U.S. 27 around […]
UF says it was not pressured on prof decisions
Nov 24, 2021
The University of Florida told its accrediting body that external pressure was not part of its initial decision to bar three professors from working as experts […]
High Springs okays brewery at industrial park
Nov 24, 2021
The City of High Springs approved a conditional use permit application that would allow a microbrewery and tasting facility to operate in the High Springs Industrial […]
Jobless numbers take a seasonally adjusted plunge
Nov 24, 2021
Thanks in part to statistical seasonal adjustments around the Thanksgiving holiday, last week’s jobs report showed the number of Americans applying for unemployment dropped by 71,000. The […]
Gainesville’s interim city manager takes reins
Nov 24, 2021
Although last week was Cynthia W. Curry’s first official week as Gainesville’s interim city manager, she puts the emphasis in that phrase squarely on “city manager,” […]
Levy paves away on CR 337, Alachua awaits funding
Nov 23, 2021
Road maintenance crews are in full force finishing up the repaving of County Road 337 in Levy County. But Alachua County still awaits a safety grant […]
University Ave. accidents continue amid upgrades
Nov 23, 2021
Pedestrian safety remains an issue on West University Avenue despite changes over the past year. Earlier this month, Daniel Weldon, a UF student studying law and […]