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Free furbabies: County and emergency officials sucker us with free pet adoptions, ID tags and microchipping so that they can badger us with reminders to prepare ourselves and our pets for events such as hurricanes. OK, so it’s kind of smart, come to think of it. 3400 NE 53rd Ave. and it goes from 9:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.

When Cara Jennings saw Gov. Rick Scott walk into a local Starbucks, she didn’t feel the need to remain polite.

It has been 65 days and counting since friends and family crowded into Ignite Life Center for the funeral of Robert Dentmond Jr, the suicidal teenager slain by law enforcement after a March 20 standoff.

Chances are increasing that a Tropical Storm Colin could form over the weekend and create messy conditions across much of Florida by Monday.

A Newberry man who authorities say was driving with a suspended license was arrested Thursday afternoon following a chase through a residential area that ended when a deputy stopped him at gunpoint.

That crisp and delicious potato chip you just had with your sandwich most likely was still a potato in the ground two or three days ago.

ABC Fine Wine & Spirits has closed its store at 1021 E. University Ave. near Waldo Road as it builds a bigger store next to an existing one at 6621 Newberry Road across from The Oaks Mall.

A 21-year-old woman was arrested Thursday after police said she had traveled from south Florida to stalk an ex-boyfriend on Santa Fe College campus.

A Gainesville teen on probation for a 2015 robbery of a pizza delivery driver has been arrested in the robbery and assault on another pizza deliverer last month.

Hosted by Root and Pecker, the first Friday food truck rally starts at 5 p.m. at 5408 NW Eighth Ave. Live music, too. Bring a chair, seating’s scarce.