Crews demolish rest of Surfside condo building
Update (8 a.m. Monday): At about 10:30 p.m. Sunday evening emergency workers completed the demolition of the standing portion of the Champlain Towers South building. U.S. […]
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Crews demolish rest of Surfside condo building
Update (8 a.m. Monday): At about 10:30 p.m. Sunday evening emergency workers completed the demolition of the standing portion of the Champlain Towers South building. U.S. […]
Attorney general pauses federal executions
The Trump administration in 2019 resumed federal executions after a 16-year hiatus, but they have once again come to a halt. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland […]
Gun used in teen shooting reported stolen from Alachua
One of the firearms connected to the shooting of five teens at an American Legion hall in Gainesville on June 24 was reported stolen from a […]
Counties urge vigilance as Elsa veers toward Florida
Forecasters upgraded Tropical Storm Elsa into the first hurricane of the season early Friday. While Elsa’s potential path is still broad and its potential arrival not […]
Teen arrested for shooting 12-year-old
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ASO) has made an arrest in the case of a Gainesville 12-year-old who suffered multiple gunshot wounds earlier this week. The […]
ARP proposals, feedback head to city commission
The Office of Equity and Inclusion (OEI) on Wednesday wrapped up the last of four community feedback sessions about how Gainesville should spend its $32 million […]
Surfside recovery work resumes after safety pause
Concern about the stability of still-standing portions of Champlain Towers halted work at the collapsed 12-story condominium building in Surfside, Fla., at 2 a.m. on Thursday. […]
GPD arrests driver in fatal West University crash
The Gainesville Police Department arrested Joshua Alexander Figueroa Thursday for failing to stop after the December 9 crash on West University Avenue that killed UF student […]
FHP: Dangerously high speed violations on the rise
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) is flashing its lights after Florida drivers racked up an all-time high of 238 violations in […]
Six more bodies found in Surfside collapse
Rescue workers in Surfside have recovered six more bodies, bringing the death toll to 18 with some 140 persons still missing as President Joe Biden prepares […]
Hotels struggle to recover from pandemic swoon
Rebecca Lamb has been in the hospitality industry for 28 years, and she’s never seen what she’s seeing right now. “Nobody wants to come back to […]
Split Supreme Court upholds rental evictions ban
A federal eviction ban will remain in effect through the end of July, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling Tuesday. The brief 5-4 ruling leaves in […]
Blaze sweeps through Piccadilly Apartments in Gainesville
One person was transported to a local hospital for respiratory distress and two dogs were rescued by Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) early Wednesday morning after a […]
ASO investigating shooting of 12-year-old
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ASO) is investigating a shooting incident that left a 12-year-old child seriously injured early Tuesday morning. Deputies responded to a shooting […]
Court dismisses antitrust cases against Facebook
The Federal Trade Commission failed to demonstrate that Facebook holds more than 60 percent of the social media market or that it wrongfully acquired Instagram in […]
County commits to $15 minimum wage, lower millage rate
Alachua County Manager Michele Lieberman announced on Tuesday that during fiscal 2022 no county employee will earn less than $15 an hour. Lieberman’s comments came during […]
Community sways BOCC to nix transfer station
Amanda McKillop came for battle but left the joint meeting of the Alachua Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) and the City of Newberry crying tears of […]
Juul agrees to $40 million settlement
The electronic cigarette company will financially support addiction recovery assistance and youth vaping research in North Carolina as part of a $40 million settlement with the […]
ASO recovers car connected to Daytona police shooting
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ASO) recovered a car involved with the shooting of Daytona Beach police officer Jason Raynor last week. The gray 2016 Honda […]
GFR deploys personnel to aid Surfside rescue effort
As first responders work around the clock in search of survivors of a Thursday morning building collapse near Miami, Gainesville Fire Rescue (GFR) has sent personnel […]
Unapproved recycle bins spawn illegal dumping
Mattresses, end tables and busted vacuum cleaners sit piled against a recycle bin stationed at the corner of SW 122 Street and Archer Road. The scene […]
GPD makes more arrests in teen shooting incident
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) has announced two more arrests in connection to the juvenile shooting incident that took place Thursday at the American Legion in […]
Judge hands down sentence in George Floyd’s death
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin received a 22 1/2-year prison sentence on Friday. That’s short of the prosecution’s request for 30 years, and he could […]
Gainesville seeks input on ARP spending
Gainesville’s Office of Equity and Inclusion wants public feedback on how the city should spend the $32 million it will receive from the American Rescue Plan […]