Discussion has sparked over driving under the influence checkpoint protocol after a Levy County officers allowed a man to continue driving though he never rolled down his window to interact with officers at a New Year's Eve DUI checkpoint.
Read More »Alachua County Teacher Refuses To Give Standardized Test
An Alachua County teacher is refusing to administer a state-mandated test to her students.
Read More »Hawthorne Residents Voice Concerns With Development Plans
Southeast Alachua County landowners discuss Plum Creek Timber Company's proposal to develop parts of the city and express their concerns.
Read More »Tools Stolen From Alachua Habitat For Humanity
After two break-ins at Alachua Habitat for Humanity projects, the organization is making changes to the way it stores equipment.
Read More »Demand For ‘Good Bacteria’ Expected To Continue Increasing
Probiotics are a bacterial health supplement mainly used to treat digestive problems. Researchers are looking into additional health benefits from using probiotics as the demand for them increases.
Read More »Skeletal remains found in Ocala
A skeleton was discovered in a tent in Ocala Sunday night. The remains give no indication as to what happened, authorities said.
Read More »Environmental work begins at Newnans Lake
Mechanical harvesters spent part of the week at the Powers Park access channel on Newnans lake, two miles east of Gainesville.
Read More »Alachua County volunteers participate in virtual cemetery project
The Alachua County Virtual Cemetery Project is preserving the county's past by cleaning gravestones and posting photos online.
Read More »Home repair funds available for local families, application process now open
Applications for the federally funded Homeowner Rehabiliation Program are now available to help repair health and safety violations in homes of those who may not be able to afford it.
Read More »Gainesville’s St. Francis food collections down for Thanksgiving
On Thanksgiving Day each year, the St. Francis House uses food and money donations from the community in order to provide the homeless with a full Thanksgiving dinner. But this year, they are looking at nearly bare cupboards.
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