Commissioners pass gun violence motions.

County commissioner Ken Cornell and city commissioner Desmon Duncan-Walker both offered motions to direct staff to develop a basis for a plan the two commissions could consider within the next three months.

From July 1 to Dec. 31, 2023, there were 83 incidents where shots were fired, killing a total sum of seven people. From Jan. 1 the start of 2024 to Jan. 15, there have been 13 incidents where shots were fired, resulting in the deaths of two people, according to a data report shared by Alachua County's Criminal Investigation Division.

If you can't make the meeting, you can still provide input through an online survey. You'll find a link to the survey in the story.

Dumas noticed large chain corporations like Walmart and Publix taking over isn't the only change the city is facing; it's also facing rising interest rates, causing an affordable housing crisis for potential homebuyers.

Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward says the unit was put in training mode to ensure all officers had adequate instruction and mastery of best practices.

Anna Haslup was shot and killed while accompanying a friend on a custody swap

They found a man with a gunshot wound in front of a house on Northeast 10th Street.

A boil water notice is in effect at Santa Fe College's Northwest campus after a water main break cleared campus.

Pedestrian Hybrid Beacon will be installed on State Road 24A and Williston Road.

A woman from Gainesville is facing charges after leaving her toddler alone in her car while she was at work and has been released from jail.

According to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office report, the man told the girl to hide the texts he was sending her from her mom and the school.

The program, called the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, is designed for elementary school students.

The finalists and the district's 36 other nominees will be honored Thursday during a ceremony at Trinity United Methodist Church in Gainesville.

District winner to be named on Thursday.

Exhibit displays a variety of topics within Black diaspora

Gainesville celebrates the Black diaspora during Afrofuturism week with performances and art exhibitions.

This year's festival features Pulitzer Prize winner Jack Davis, historic re-enactment, some 200 authors.

Four of Gainesville's most popular artists took the stage Friday at Sunshine Music Festival. Attendees listened to live music as they ate, drank and danced in the courtyard of First Magnitude Brewing Company.

A bill that would give special access to some "patriotic organizations" to pass out instructional materials in schools is in committee on Tuesday.

More than 200 youth activists of all ages from throughout Florida will go to the state Capitol on Tuesday and Wednesday to urge elected officials to take action on climate change.