Katie Klaiber

Opening statements were presented at the Alachua County Criminal Courthouse Wednesday in the trial of three men accused of killing Christin Cassels of Hawthorne nearly a decade ago. Nikenson Perin, Keneth Altidor and Blake Jackson were arrested and charged in 2024 with first-degree premeditated murder and burglary.

More than 150 animals were safely placed into foster homes after wildfires in Alachua County forced emergency evacuations at two local shelters Sunday.

A downtown Gainesville space left vacant for nearly two years is seeing new life with the opening of Kushi & Co., a Japanese-inspired restaurant, on Bo Diddley Plaza.

Gainesville’s Midtown district is welcoming a new restaurant: Dal Moros Fresh Pasta To Go.