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Edible Arrangements has stopped offering deliveries to most customers outside of Gainesville.
Read More »The Point, May 12, 2022: A nearly $1 billion settlement is reached in the Surfside lawsuit
The payments stem from the June 2021 collapse of a condo building.
Read More »Ocala crash that resulted in one death progresses toward a trial
The crash on Oct. 12, 2021, resulted in Munir Shrouf’s death.
Read More »Judge rejects plea deal for the driver in the hit-and-run that caused Maggie Paxton’s death
A judge on Monday rejected a plea deal in the criminal case stemming from a University of Florida student's 2020 hit-and-run death in Gainesville.
Read More »Man accused of killing UF student in a hit-and-run expected to change plea Monday
Six days after University of Florida student Margaret “Maggie” Paxton was killed in a high-profile hit-and-run accident, Gainesville police traced the ownership of the car suspected of striking her to a man who worked at a local auto repair shop.
Read More »Gainesville advisory board members didn’t like parts of the first proposal to redesign West University Avenue’s traffic flow
A proposed redesign of West University Avenue would turn a stretch of a main four-lane thoroughfare into a two-lane road with 15-foot wide sidewalks, an accessible and safe trail for foot traffic in Gainesville.
Read More »One year since a fatal hit-and-run on University Avenue, Gainesville remembers Maggie Paxton
Thursday marked one year since Maggie Paxton, an 18-year-old UF student, was killed in a hit-and-run accident on University Avenue.
Read More »Gainesville, UF Police Using License Plate Cameras To Fight Car-Related Crimes
Three of the largest law-enforcement agencies in Alachua County have installed license plate recognition cameras to help them better respond to vehicle-related accidents and crimes.
Read More »Families Of UF Students Who Died In Pedestrian Crashes File Wrongful Death Suit
Parents of Maggie Paxton and Sophia Lambert retained the same law firm to represent them in the wrongful death lawsuits.
Read More »Gainesville Community Calls For “Not One More” With Programs To Address Spike In Pedestrian Safety Issues
Gainesville residents are once again concerned about pedestrian safety, after three separate traffic incidents took the lives of three University of Florida students within one year.
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