Gainesville Police Department

According to the Gainesville Police Department, she was crossing the street around 11:33 p.m. when a driver swerved to avoid another car and hit her.

There were 12 children on the bus, plus a driver and bus aide.

The Gainesville Police Department and FBI made the announcement Tuesday morning. A judge set bond at $600,000.

Area residents gathered outside the Gainesville Police Department Thursday to protest a new general order requiring officers to report interactions with individuals they reasonably suspect are unauthorized immigrants.

These cameras have sparked controversy throughout the country, and Gainesville is no exception.

Jay Thames, Jr. was found murdered in his Gainesville home 23 years ago this week.

Gainesville police are coming to terms with having to sign the 287(g) agreement, which they have seemingly pushed back against. The agreement gives some law enforcement the power to act as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

A Gainesville High School resource officer received a two-day suspension after failing to turn on his body camera while searching a student suspeted of having a gun and not immediatedly reporting the incident.

Speed ticketing cameras are coming to some school zones across Gainesville within the next few weeks, the first moves in a broader project intended to discourage drivers from racing past students during school hours.

The Gainesville Police Department honored its crossing guards earlier this month during Florida School Crossing Guard Appreciation Day.