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Britt Renee, an Ocala native, brings joy to families around Gainesville as a professional mermaid.She performs at birthday parties and group events.…

Initiative to increase sales taxes by 1 percent to fund Alachua County transportation projects hit ballot in November.

The Prevention of Acts of War bill passed 9-6 in the Florida House State Affairs Committee Thursday, prohibiting any state-funded entity from helping certain foreign refugees resettle in the state.

The Cade Museum of Creativity and Invention in Gainesville is set to bring its Maker Molecular program to a close in December.

Bill DeYoung on Phil Gernhard: "They say he could hear a hit on first listen. I don’t know if that’s particularly true because he recorded a lot of pretty bad records, too, but he had a pretty good track record for good ones, so I think maybe he did have a talent."

A lab with hundreds of crates of supplies was being used near Dunnellon to make K2.

Two children were reported missing by the Marion County Sheriff’s Office. Twelve-year-old Arissa Johnson and 11-year-old Nariah Johnson were last seen Monday at 18722 Southeast 93rd Place, according to the media release. The Department of Children and Families said it believes the children were picked up by their biological mother, Amanda Via. The 38-year-old is court-ordered to have no unsupervised contact with the children, according to police. She has a criminal record and spent time in jail for multiple theft convictions. She was most recently arrested on a battery charge in 2020, which violated her probation, but the charge was later dropped. Arissa is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 130 pounds, and Nariah is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds. Anyone with information regarding their location should call 911.

Described as one of the worst diseases to ever hit Florida orange groves, citrus greening is costing the state's general fund $5.75 million. If the disease is not curbed it could be detrimental to Florida's agriculture and economy.

Attorney General Ashley Moody's office is urging judges to toss out challenges to a 2023 law that requires city elected officials to disclose financial information.

Many host cities struggle with the financial aftermath of the games for years after the Olympic cauldron is extinguished.