Gainesville police on Thursday said they arrested the parents of a 3-year-old boy shot and killed while he played with a pistol at a home in east Gainesville late last month. Police identified the parents as Ledrick Lataurus Ferguson, 48, and Kayla Shelynn Carter, 34, both of Gainesville. They were …
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The zoning change replaces the current single-family zoning with a new “neighborhood residential” category that allows property owners to build up to four units in a building.
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Mrs. Elnora Payne raised four generations of children – and the rest of the neighborhood, too.
Read More »Mohamed Fathy Suliman is charged with a felony, attempting to provide material support to ISIS.
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The story of this high school band reflects a much larger history of who the school system serves, and how the consequences of old decisions still ripple through the community decades later.
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Gainesville took another step toward its bid to solve the affordable housing crisis with the City Commission voting to support creating a partnership with the local housing authority.
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A symbol of growth and a catalyst for more investment in the area was the vision for the Heartwood neighborhood in East Gainesville.
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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.
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The program provides financing options for 11 of the 34 homes in the neighborhood, with the intent of making it a mixed-income neighborhood.
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