Jordan McCool

The Alachua County School Superintendent plans to meet with the students to further discuss some of their ideas to make schools safer.

A small contingent of parents from Gainesville traveled to Tallahasse for a rally led by high school students from Parkland, where last week's deadly school shooting took place.

After some success transforming the area between the University of Florida and downtown Gainesville, the city is hoping to push the wave of improvements farther east with $20 million worth of infrastructure projects this year.

Alachua County commissioners heard a presentation Tuesday on putting pre-arrest diversion programs in place to prevent jail time for misdemeanor crimes, including minor drug offenses.

In a hearing on Tuesday in which the 23-year-old Marine Corps veteran pled guilty and was sentenced to seven years in prison, her psychological evaluators testified that years of abuse led to a "severe" drinking problem and a series of psychological disorders.

Sen. Bill Nelson spoke to University of Florida students Tuesday about proposed legislation that would lower student-loan interest rates.

Jeffery McAdams, a former president of the Gainesville Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison and 10 years probation for stealing money from the union.

A sign outside the University of Florida's Walker Hall, which houses the school's African American Studies program and its Center for Jewish Studies, was found knocked over Wednesday.

Authorities are continuing to investigate threatening messages that have appeared at three Putnam County schools over the past week. A 12-year-old was arrested for one of them.

Gainesville Regional Utility's internet service is being upgraded to provide faster upload speeds and continued unlimited data usage for its customers in apartment complexes and condos.