Members of Gainesville Resident United Inc. filed a lawsuit Monday against Gov. Ron DeSantis for his appointees to the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority board. On Monday, Gainesville Resident United, Inc. board members Robert “Hutch” Hutchinson and Jeffery Shapiro filed a petition for writ of quo warrant in the circuit court …
Read More »DeSantis, candidates slam Trump in second Republican debate
Relations with China, fentanyl overdoses and attacking former President Donald Trump – despite his absence – dominated the second Republican presidential debate late Wednesday. The debate went full circle as it started and ended in the same way: candidates telling the audience they planned to defeat the former Republican leader. …
Read More »UF drops to No. 6 among public universities on new US News rankings, climbs to No. 28 among all national universities
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida fell one position to No. 6 among public universities in the new, annual national rankings published overnight Sunday by U.S. News & World Report, even as the state’s flagship school climbed one spot to No. 28 in the magazine’s rankings of top public …
Read More »Man arrested after young children found in appalling conditions in Gainesville home
A Gainesville man is being held at the Alachua County jail on charges of trespassing, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and resisting arrest, among other charges. His three children, who range in age from 4 to 8 years old -- were fouind with no food in the house, and one of the children had burns on her hands and her ear.
Read More »A Santa Fe College student creates a community for nontraditional students
Santa Fe College students who have forged different paths to higher education can find community with a new student group for nontraditional students.
Read More »Ryan Chamberlin secures bid to general election for Florida House District 24 seat in crowded primary election
Republican candidate Ryan Chamberlin will face Republican write-in candidate Robert Fox at the general election on May 16 after winning Tuesday's primary election for the Florida House District 24 seat.
Read More »The ‘Citrus Coffee Coalition’: How a minority party finds strength in tiny numbers
HOMOSASSA, Fla. — For the small, outspoken liberal minority in Citrus County, death threats, bullying and harassment are common occurrences for their vocal opposition to conservative beliefs in the area. Dale Pray, a 68-year-old retiree who moved to Florida from Maine about 13 years ago, has publicly spoken out against …
Read More »Anti-abortion demonstrators gather at annual Roe v. Wade memorial service in Inverness
Around 150 people gathered at The Old Citrus County Courthouse in Inverness to protest abortion rights at the annual Roe v. Wade Memorial Service.
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