You can hear from first responders about safety tips and gun violence awareness, the organizers said.

The city plans several events, including a gun violence memorial and safety trainings.

After Vargas failed to appear in court for his first arraignment early this month, Judge Robert K. Groeb set a new bond for his arrest of $500,000.

Christian David Vargas, 22, did not appear in Alachua County Eighth Judicial Circuit Court on Monday, May 4 for his first arraignment on charges of lewd or lascivious battery involving a victim between the ages of 12 and 16, a second-degree felony.

Spanish speakers in Alachua County received a bit of hope amid the stress of area wildfires this week: the first countywide text alert in their native language.

When officials say a wildfire is “100% contained,” it does not mean the fire is out.

In Levy County, the Cow Creek fire has now grown to 1,600 acres and is 30% contained.

While online phishing scams aren’t new, they’ve become more pernicious. That’s largely thanks to artificial intelligence.

Gainesville’s latest response to gun violence looks like laptops, internet access, after-school programs and community partners trying to reach young people before they show up in police data.

The University of Florida announced the suspension in response to a Krishna box truck hitting a student on a Buckman Drive crosswalk. This marks Krishna Lunch’s first suspension from campus since it started serving lunch at Plaza of the Americas in 1971.