Tag Archives: St. Augustine

Hundreds of protesters blocked off traffic at the intersection of University Avenue and 13th Street in Gainesville on Monday evening.

A local non-profit organization is helping veterans transition into their futures by echoing their selfless service done in the past.

The Alachua County Commission held a special meeting Thursday to consider funding renovations and construction for the Alachua County Fairgrounds. The commission, however, wants evidence of a return on the investment. The commissioners debated over very different plans. The first would cost $14.3 million and consist of a complete overhaul …

A Putnam County High School teacher was suspended for fighting a district employee over an alleged affair. Following his suspension, the teacher's students showed up to a school board meeting to show their support.

St. Gerard Campus aims to assist and educate pregnant teenagers and unwed mothers, and it may be getting a new science lab courtesy of a $30,000 Meninak Club of Jacksonville donation.

A petition to the U.S. Department of Agriculture from several animal rights groups is seeking a federal ban on licensees who allow the public to have direct or physical contact with big cats, bears, or nonhuman primates of any age, as well as breeding them. Not every Florida big cat owner agrees with the proposed regulations.

(Photo credit: Yousuf.Fahimuddin/Flickr) A new senate bill, SB 144, filed on Sept. 4 by Transportation Committee Chairman Jeff Brandes seeks to end red-light camera infractions. North Florida law enforcement officials are concerned about the dangers if the cameras removed.

The Palatka city commission approved the sale of 1.6 acres of riverfront property for a new hotel. The move is part of a riverfront revitalization movement that has been in the works for the past few years.

Musicians Gabe Valla and Sam Pacetti will give their long-awaited second performance at Gainesville's Thomas Center on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.

Jeff Gray is a truck driver living in St. Augustine whose hobby has amassed more than 1.4 million YouTube views. He has a simple approach: show up in a public place with a camera and a thorough knowledge of what law enforcement can and cannot ask him to do.