City Clerk reconsiders resignation
Sep 16, 2021
One week after announcing her resignation, Gainesville City Clerk Omichele Gainey changed her mind and sent a letter of reconsideration Wednesday. Gainey, who along with City […]
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City Clerk reconsiders resignation
One week after announcing her resignation, Gainesville City Clerk Omichele Gainey changed her mind and sent a letter of reconsideration Wednesday. Gainey, who along with City […]
GPD arrests preschool teacher
Sep 16, 2021
The Gainesville Police Department (GPD) arrested Trevor Alex Hruby on Wednesday for sexual battery of a child under 12. The incident took place at A Child’s […]
ARTSPEAKS returns for annual poetry event
Sep 16, 2021
ARTSPEAKS “Bringing Poetry & People Together” will return following the COVID pandemic hiatus for its 9th annual event at 5 p.m., Sunday, outside the Historic Thomas […]
GPD seeks missing teen
Sep 16, 2021
The Gainesville Police Department is asking for help locating Tyhani Makilah Alvarado. Alvarado was last seen at her home on Sept. 14. She is 5-foot-6, weighs […]
Newberry poised to annex historic site Dudley Farm
Sep 15, 2021
After a unanimous vote by the City of Newberry Commission on Monday night, Mayor Jordan Marlowe asked his senior planner, “Did we just annex Dudley Farm […]
Update: City cancels meeting due to threats
Sep 15, 2021
Update (6:53 p.m.): The Gainesville City Commission canceled its regular Thursday meeting on Wednesday afternoon after threats of violence aimed at members of the commission. The city […]
BOCC considers $15 million annual road management system
Sep 15, 2021
A roads management consultant has recommended that Alachua County Board of County Commissioners invest $15 million annually to repair, maintain and preserve county roads in a […]
Florida files brief in Gainesville vaccine case
Sep 15, 2021
The Florida Attorney General’s Office has filed a brief in support of workers who are challenging Gainesville’s vaccine requirement for city employees, claiming the mandate will […]
ACSO responds to two bomb scares
Sep 14, 2021
Update (9:05 p.m.): In a second update Santa Fe College confirmed that it received two separate bomb threat phone calls Tuesday. College officials do not believe […]
UF experts dispute COVID comments at Newberry rally
Sep 14, 2021
UF Health experts are disputing COVID-19 statements made at a Monday event in Newberry featuring Gov. Ron DeSantis and other elected officials. At the event held […]
DeSantis proposes FSA elimination
Sep 14, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday a legislative proposal to eliminate the Common Core based, end-of-the year Florida Statewide Assessment (FSA) testing. In FSA’s place, a […]
UF’s Norman Fixel Institute receives $25M gift
Sep 14, 2021
UF and UF Health received an additional $25 million gift from the Lauren and Lee Fixel Family Foundation to assist in the continued expansion of the […]
FHP seeks to ID Live Oak fatality
Sep 14, 2021
Update (10:02 a.m., Sept. 15): FHP reports next of kin for the scooter driver were contacted. The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is asking the public to […]
City manager receives $100,000; GRU head keeps job
Sep 14, 2021
The Gainesville City Commission approved a $100,000 severance package for outgoing City Manager Lee Feldman and Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) General Manager Ed Bielarski will keep […]
BOCC to address roads, COVID at Tuesday meeting
Sep 13, 2021
The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners will tackle a full agenda Tuesday, starting with filling appointments to the Rural Concerns Advisory Committee and ending with […]
Gainesville city manager resigns amid big shakeup
Sep 13, 2021
City Manager Lee Feldman submitted his letter of resignation Monday following a tumultuous week at Gainesville City Hall. Feldman became the third of six charter officers […]
Update: Buchholz student arrested for bomb threats
Sep 13, 2021
A 17-year-old Buchholz High School (BHS) student was arrested on Monday in connection with four recent bomb threats and on drug charges. Alachua County Sheriff’s Office […]
Gainesville hospitals see COVID numbers stabilizing
Sep 13, 2021
The potential Labor Day weekend spike failed to emerge and Gainesville hospitals are starting to see slowly decreasing and stabilizing COVID-positive patient numbers. On Monday, UF […]
DeSantis, state reps vow to block vaccine mandates
Sep 13, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and a host of state representatives dug their heels in vowing to protect Floridians from being required by their employers to receive […]
DeSantis visits UF to tout top 5 ranking
Sep 13, 2021
For the first time in UF’s history, the school broke into an elite category—one of the nation’s top five public universities. At a Monday morning event […]
Fiery crash blocks I-75 northbound lanes
Sep 11, 2021
A semi’s blowout led to a fiery accident that blocked all northbound lanes on I-75 Saturday morning. According to the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP), a semi […]
Alachua County leaders share 9/11 memories
Sep 11, 2021
Editor’s note: The following are excerpts of interviews with local local leaders, conducted by Larry Wilson on 106.9 FM I Am Country. These interviews and more […]
Appeals court reinstates school mask mandate ban
Sep 10, 2021
The First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee reinstated a ban on school mask mandates Friday, continuing a legal seesaw that began two weeks ago and […]
Airport CEO remembers 9/11, changes to security
Sep 10, 2021
As American Airlines Flight 11 and United Airlines Flight 175 were heading toward Manhattan’s Twin Towers, Allan Penksa and millions of others around the nation were […]