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Gainesville resident Donald Ridenbaugh is recruiting members for his historic pirate group, The Crew of the Scavenger. Ridenbaugh, who plays the 18th century pirate Captain Jack D. Stifler, is currently planning the 2015 Pirate Bash.

The Alachua County Animal Services and Florida Department of Corrections Work Camp is working together with this year's "Hairy Pawter" dog academy to prepare a new group of house-trained dogs for homes.

One less youth football league will hit the field this fall. The North Central Florida YMCA youth flag football league has been sidelined due to lack of registered participants, which typically consists of at least 100 children. This change may be permanent. “We usually do have enough to fill the …

Five new hotels will open in Gainesville over the next few years: the Hotel Indigo, the Hyatt, the Element, a Home2 Suites and a TownePlace Suites.

Champions Park, formerly known as Nations Park, hopes to increase tourism after replacing the management director of the park and updating the contract to include new requirements.

With help from the community and the Match Challenge sponsored by the the Education Foundation, Lake Forest Elementary was able to purchase their new mascot.

Two Newberry residents were shot on Monday. The Alachua County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating the incident.

The Wells Fargo Bank on Newberry Road near the Oaks Mall was robbed Friday afternoon by an unknown white male.

Eastside High School ranked No. 27 among top challenging high schools in the nation.

Newberry Elementary's students with disabilities have performed better than the statewide average.