A Gainesville organization marched around Depot Park on Sunday to advocate against the consumption of palm oil.
Read More »Alachua Conservation Trust Seeking To Preserve More Of The Santa Fe River
The Santa Fe Preserve Project is collaborating for the first time with Conserve with Us, a funding organization that launched six months ago, dedicated to conserving natural land.
Read More »Official Urge Precautions Amid Eastern Equine Encephalitis Outbreak in Levy County
An outbreak of Eastern Equine Encephalitis has been reported in Levy County where a farm lost all of its chickens and emus last week.
Read More »Florida Considers Increasing Penalty For Bee Colony Theft, But Will It Help?
A Florida Senate bill would raise the penalty for each stolen hive from $5,000 to $10,000. In some parts of the state, beekeepers had more than $100,000 worth of hives stolen.
Read More »Before Irma, This Family’s Blues Creek Home Wasn’t In A Flood Zone. It Is Now.
A family in Gainesville's Blues Creek subdivision wants help to mitigate the flooding from the nearby stream. Although it flooded, city government says it can't do anything to help.
Read More »“Gold Family Campus” Offering Second Chances For Veterans, Rescue Dogs
K9s for Warriors, a non-profit group based near Jacksonville, opened a facility in Alachua on Wednesday. The organization that pairs veterans with rescued dogs named the building "Gold Family Campus".
Read More »Gopher Tortoises May Be Added To List Of Endangered Species
The gopher tortoise is now being considered for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species list.
Read More »Here’s How Much the SW 62nd Boulevard Connector Could Cost
The city is estimating $72 million
Read More »New Changes To Alachua County Pet Licensing: Simple And Affordable
The Alachua County Animal Services has made it more simple and more affordable to be in compliance with pet license regulations.
Read More »After Losing Pig, Gainesville Woman Hopes City Changes Code On Pets
Rachel Nosacka was forced to re-home Buddy, her miniature pot-bellied pig, after the city of Gainesville said it was against code to own a pig as a pet.
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