Molly Donovan

Every year, state prison officials look at what third-graders score on standardized tests and use the scores to predict future inmate populations. Children who can’t pass are slated for a prison cell – at 8 years old.

A tax-reform proposal from U.S. Rep Kevin Brady (R-Texas) is one that small-business owners, including those in Gainesville, say they'd benefit from if it eventually becomes law.

The results of the 2017 Gainesville City Commission general election brought defeat for incumbent Craig Carter of District 3, re-election for Helen Warren for the At-Large seat and a win for Gainesville native Harvey Ward Jr. for the District 2 seat.

A 46-year-old Gainesville man, Charles Ragans, was arrested on a charge of child neglect Tuesday after police believe he, while intoxicated, let his girlfriend's 3-year-old son wander off.

Two candidates hope to be elected to Gainesville City Commission to represent District 3, which ranges from 34th Street to I-75.

Ontez Ellison, a 23-year-old Levy County resident with previous burglary charges who had been on the run since Saturday, surrendered to police Tuesday.

Senate Bill 2, which among other things would provide full college tuition coverage for Florida's top-performing students, has passed its first committee — the first step of many before Gov. Rick Scott can sign it into law.

A group of 17 University of Florida staff members and students are headed to Washington D.C. to document the inauguration of Donald Trump and the Women's March on Washington the following day.