Hank Aaron, who endured racist threats with stoic dignity during his pursuit of Babe Ruth's home run record and gracefully left his mark as one of baseball's greatest all-around players, died Friday. He was 86.
Read More »2021 MLK Day Celebration In Alachua Focuses On Ending Systemic Racism
The U.S. Capitol insurrection was still on the minds of those at the Martin Luther King Day event on Monday at the Cleather Hathcock Sr. Community Center in Alachua.
Read More »House Impeaches President Trump A 2nd Time, Citing Insurrection At U.S. Capitol
Just one week before he will leave office, Trump has now become the first U.S. president to be impeached twice.
Read More »The House Is Expected To Impeach Trump A 2nd Time. Here’s How It Will Work And How To Watch
The House of Representatives is on track to impeach President Trump for the second time in 13 months — marking him as the only president to receive the rebuke twice in history.
Read More »Congress Certifies Biden Victory; Trump Pledges ‘Orderly Transition’ On Jan. 20
In a statement released just after the certification was finalized, Trump at long last acknowledged his election loss. He said that even though he disagrees with the outcome, "there will be an orderly transition on January 20th."
Read More »Congress’ Electoral College Tally Promises More Acrimony Than Ceremony
Under the Constitution, the final step in the 2020 presidential election is for a joint session of Congress to meet on Jan. 6 to count the Electoral College votes and officially declare a winner. Governors certified and sealed their states’ results after their electors signed off on them on Dec. …
Read More »Democrats Win 1 Of 2 Georgia Races, With Senate Control In Sight
Democrats are hopeful about possibly picking up total control of Washington after the Associated Press projected that the party had picked up one of two Georgia Senate seats early Wednesday morning.
Read More »A Total Freefall: Gainesville Sinkhole Showcases Cracks In Geology And Government Systems Alike
None of the residents of Westwood Estates were prepared for the world to cave in on Oct. 22. Beneath their feet, groundwater coursed through porous limestone and, over time, sliced it into karst. The rock below turned into swiss cheese.
Read More »Alachua County Immigration Activists Reflect On Year Ahead Following 2020 Elections
Local Alachua County immigration activists said the victory of President-elect Joe Biden provided a sigh of relief.
Read More »‘Far From Over’: Trump Refuses To Concede As Biden’s Margin Of Victory Widens
Trump was at his golf course in Virginia when a slew of networks announced Joe Biden had won the race for the presidency. Trump vowed he would go to court, but presented no evidence of fraud.
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