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A new Florida Senate bill would require all Florida high schools to provide a college and career readiness class. If passed, students will be required to take an career interest exam to better plan their high school curriculum.

Sixty percent of sexual assault cases for both males and females are unreported, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network. Florida has been working to provide local communities with the resources to deal with these crimes.

A biomass plant is causing more issues between GREC and the city commission as the commission negotiates to buy the plant.

The state Board of Education passed a higher FCAT achievement standard this morning. Going forward, new achievement levels for the statewide test will…

The latest in garbage truck innovation is quietly rolling down Alachua County's streets. The royal-blue giants come complete with robotic arms and safety cameras — even that new car smell.

The American Academy of Pediatrics suggests that parents should monitor their children’s “media diet” more closely.

The holiday season may bring an increase in crime for the Gainesville area. Gainesville Police Department Corporal Angelina Valuri says the department is…

A Lake City police officer was killed, and a second officer injured, in a house fire early Thursday morning.

The body of a Gainesville soldier who died in the line of duty last week in Afghanistan was returned to Gainesville earlier today. Hundreds of people…

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