The Food and Drug Administration will make the most widely known morning-after pill available on drugstore shelves to women ages 15 and older.

Gainesville's Eastside High School was ranked No. 35 on the Washington Post's list of most challenging high schools. The school's ranking dropped 18 spots from last year, but Jeff Charbonnet, the school's principal, said he is pleased with the results.

Gainesville's Division of Plant Industry is leading a program to eradicate the giant African land snail, which can spread meningitis to those who touch the invasive species.

The Marion County Sheriff's Office arrested Casey Brooke West, 26, and Ayla Susan Tillander, 27, both of Ocala.

Dale Whitford, the mother of two local shooting victims, reflects on gun violence, coping and the possibility for long-deserved justice.

The Florida House Energy and Utilities Subcommittee held a hearing Wednesday to discuss the proposal of a bill that would repeal cost recovery programs.

Kanapaha Botanical Gardens is hosting its 23rd annual Spring Garden Festival this weekend. The event is Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tickets are $8 for adults and $5 for children, and will feature booths, food, guest speakers and more.

While celebrating the 75th anniversary of Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings' book "The Yearling," Floridians remember three women of the same name: Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Marjorie Carr and Marjory Stoneman Douglas, who each left their mark on Florida's history.

Mac McEachern, 81, is running for city commission again, after serving on city commission and as mayor in the 1980s.

Alfredo Espinosa, a 21-year-old junior building construction major at the University of Florida, is focusing on more than just mid-terms this semester. Espinosa is a candidate for a seat on the District 4 City Commission. The Delta Tau Delta Fraternity brother says he wants to bridge the gap between UF and …