UF researcher gets $10M to study COVID’s disparate global impact
Sep 3, 2021
The question kept coming up: Why are some countries in the grip of COVID-19 while others appear less affected? “It’s fundamentally curious,” said Dr. Rhoel Dinglasan, […]
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UF researcher gets $10M to study COVID’s disparate global impact
The question kept coming up: Why are some countries in the grip of COVID-19 while others appear less affected? “It’s fundamentally curious,” said Dr. Rhoel Dinglasan, […]
City commission approves fraction of ARP funds
Sep 2, 2021
The Gainesville City Commission voted to approve a small portion of the American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds at its Thursday meeting at the request of Commissioner […]
Judge: State cannot garnish school board wages
Sep 2, 2021
Update (9:25 a.m. Sept. 3): Following release of the written decision, the state immediately filed an appeal Thursday evening, triggering an automatic stay to prevent the […]
FHP gears up for busy Labor Day
Sep 2, 2021
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) and the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) are reminding drivers to exercise caution this Labor Day weekend. […]
COVID hospitalizations declining in Gainesville
Sep 2, 2021
A dip that first started last week has turned into steady downhill momentum. Local hospitals report growing optimism that the worst of the COVID-19 delta variant […]
Gainesville sets special election for November
Sep 2, 2021
The Gainesville City Commission has set the special election to replace Commissioner Gail Johnson for Nov. 16. The City Commission approved the election and set aside […]
High Springs monoclonal site has busy first week
Sep 2, 2021
Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke in Fort Myers on Wednesday morning about the impact of the 21 monoclonal antibody sites around the state, reporting that more than […]
Buchholz receives third bomb threat
Sep 2, 2021
After operations resumed Thursday morning, a third bomb threat in three weeks–and second in 24 hours–was reported at Buchholz High School. In an emailed statement, Alachua […]
Update: Missing Lake City teen found
Sep 2, 2021
Update: Thursday, 2 p.m. — CCSO spokesperson Sgt. Steven Khachigan reported that Abigail Law of Lake City was safely located. The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) reported a missing […]
State to garnish more salaries after court order
Sep 1, 2021
This week the Alachua and Broward County school boards became the first in the state to have wages garnished for implementing mask mandates, but they likely […]
Gainesville commission to tackle masking, ARP funds
Sep 1, 2021
The Gainesville City Commission will discuss and vote on a number of topics at its regular meeting Thursday, including the city’s Zero Waste Plan, American Rescue […]
BOCC extends mask mandate as COVID surge wanes
Aug 31, 2021
Health department administrator Paul Myers would not commit to announcing a peak for COVID-19 cases, but on Tuesday he told the Alachua County Board of County […]
Hawthorne cheese hits Publix shelves
Aug 31, 2021
In the next week, Gouda cheese from Hawthorne will land on the shelves of 245 Publix stores across Florida, including the store at 4115 NW 16th […]
FDOE garnishes school board wages
Aug 31, 2021
The Florida Department of Education (FDOE) commissioner announced late Monday that the state has withheld funds from Alachua and Broward County school board members, defying last […]
Florida sends aid after Hurricane Ida
Aug 30, 2021
Florida Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) Task Forces 1 and 2 will deploy to Mississippi, and USAR Task Force 4 along with 50 Florida National Guardsmen […]
Final U.S. troops leave Kabul, ending 20-year war
Aug 30, 2021
The final U.S. troops lifted off from Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, late Monday, signifying the end of a two-decade conflict than began shortly […]
“Chomp The Block” parties return
Aug 30, 2021
The popular “Chomp The Block” UF football home game parties will return this Friday at Celebration Pointe. Designated by UF as the ‘official block party of […]
High Springs firefighters execute sinkhole rescue
Aug 30, 2021
The High Springs Fire Department (HSFD) responded to a sinkhole rescue on Sunday afternoon at 14548 NW 268th Street, marking its fifth sinkhole rescue in the […]
Fourth school week starts with 1,667 in quarantine
Aug 30, 2021
More than 1,600 Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) students and staff are in quarantine as week four of the 2021-22 school year begins. As of 5 […]
City employees rally against vaccine mandate
Aug 27, 2021
State Sen. Keith Perry joined attorney Jeff Childers and dozens of city employees at a Friday press conference in Bo Diddley Plaza to push back against […]
Judge blocks DeSantis ban on mask mandates
Aug 27, 2021
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis overstepped his authority when he sought to block school districts from implementing student mask mandates, according to a Friday court ruling. Judge […]
Judge poised to issue ruling in school mask case
Aug 26, 2021
Lawyers challenging and defending Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ ban on school mask mandates rested their cases on Thursday, ahead of an expected ruling Friday morning. Judge […]
SBAC swears in new member, talks litigation
Aug 26, 2021
Mildred Russell marked her first vote on the School Board of Alachua County (SBAC) by dissenting against the other four members in the adoption of a […]
200 city employees sue over vaccine mandate
Aug 26, 2021
A lawsuit by more than 200 City of Gainesville employees and contractors alleges that the city’s vaccine mandate violates state and federal law, according to a […]