Tag Archives: Afghanistan

President Barack Obama delivered a speech Tuesday that urged America to involve itself in the Syrian conflict and take a stand against the use of chemical weapons. Some locals were supportive of Obama, but others still weren't convinced.

After his death last year, Army Sgt. Dick Alson Lee’s jersey number was retired by Keystone Heights High School. This season, the football team brought it back to honor him.

UF Health Shands Hospital dealing with some infections that have forced the Burn Unit to close.

Volunteers are dismantling Tuesday the annual memorial mile, a stretch of land on NW 8th Avenue in Gainesville. The mile annually commemorates more than 6,000 soldiers who died in battle in the Afghanistan and Iraq wars.

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Mayor Craig Lowe has three pillars regarding Gainesville's current status upon which he has built his reelection campaign ahead of the March 19 election.

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A video round-up of local, state and national stories for readers in North Central Florida: Credit card fraud, Black History Month, Teacher-student relationship, French forces, Iran drone.

A proposed bill in the Florida senate would make it illegal for law enforcement and government agencies from using drones to gather evidence or monitor Florida residents.

Celebration in High Springs recognized area veterans.