Gabriel Velasquez Neira

The University of Florida board of trustees, the political appointees who govern the state’s flagship university, has repeatedly met since 2018 in private settings where the public was not permitted to attend. Those meetings include a two-day retreat earlier this fall when it discussed UF's budget, which it expects to formally approve this month.

The Gainesville Regional Utilities ballot referendum, which would return control of the utility company to the Gainesville City Commission, passed overwhelmingly, with nearly 73% of the vote on Tuesday night.

A judge ruled Wednesday that the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority Board cannot be dissolved until the outcome of its lawsuit against the city, even if voters approve the referendum on the November ballot.

Buildings destroyed, trees uprooted and streets flooded, the Tampa Bay area recovers after Hurricane Milton.

Police arrested a Gainesville Uber driver Wednesday on a charge of sexual battery.

A high-speed pursuit Monday afternoon involving the Levy County Sheriff’s Office and the Florida Highway Patrol led to a crash and one dead.