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Gainesville, like the rest of the United States, is currently in the prevention phase of the pandemic.
Read More »Gainesville City Leaders Host Telephone Town Hall Meeting To Address COVID-19 Questions
Gainesville City Commission Holds Emergency Meeting To Discuss COVID-19
All places of public assembly, whether indoor and outdoor, are limited to no more than 50 people, or 50 percent of the meeting place’s occupancy load, whichever is less, City Manager Lee Feldman said at a special City Commission meeting.
Read More »UF Classes To Be Online Only Through End Of March
Joining an increasing number of schools nationwide reacting to the coronavirus outbreak, the University of Florida on Wednesday urged its student body to return home to their families for two weeks, and said all of its classes would remain online until at least March 30.
Read More »Alachua County Officials Monitor Need To Activate Full Emergency Response After First Coronavirus Case
Alachua County Health Department Director Paul Myers would not share the specific number of tests, but confirmed that there are multiple pending tests.
Read More »What You Need To Know About Coronavirus In Florida
Misinformation can spark fear and hysteria. We're here to help. We'll update this page with emerging information from reliable sources to answer all of your questions about coronavirus.
Read More »DeSantis: 2 In Florida Test Presumptively Positive For COVID-19
Gov. Ron DeSantis said in a statement that the cases arose in the counties of Manatee and Hillsborough.
Read More »Gainesville Driverless Shuttle Suspended After Woman Hurt On One in Ohio
The small black and blue bus won’t be leaving its parking spot anytime soon.
Read More »Monkeys Rescued From Dangerous Nicotine Studies Now Have A Home In Gainesville Sanctuary
After four years of Food and Drug Administration nicotine addiction studies, 26 male squirrel monkeys became the first monkeys to ever be retired by the FDA and finally found their home at Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary just north of Gainesville city limits.
Read More »Alachua County Woman Traces Family History to Slavery
Tatanya Peterson had to know what life was like for her ancestors who lived many years ago on James Chesnut’s plantation in Alachua County.
Read More »What’s It Like To Ride In A Driverless Bus? Gainesville Passengers Are About To Find Out
Gainesville residents can now use the bus for free as it travels between the parking garage on Southwest 2nd Street and the Innovation Hub
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