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County commissioners closed a loophole in existing law that allowed public contractors to pay workers less than the $12 hourly rate required for county employees.

Where’s your American Dream?: The documentary “Dream On” looks at the state of the American dream after years of income inequality and declining economic mobility, 7 p.m. at the Civic Media Center, 433 S. Main St. Free, donations happily accepted. But we’ve all got great jobs, yeah?

Students and faculty from the University of Florida's College of Design, Construction and Planning recently returned from a successful urban development project in Indonesia.

The University of Florida religion professor who was arrested last year for video voyeurism after deputies say he secretly recorded a teenage girl has been sentenced to five years' probation.

To celebrate Fair Housing Month, the 2016 Fair Housing Expo is set for April 21 at the Martin Luther King Jr. multipurpose center.

A Gainesville man was booked into jail Monday on an attempted murder charge after police say he fired shots in March at a man he has known for years.

Updates on area eateries and shops, including Downtown Wine and Cheese, River Run Olive Oil Company, the Humble Pie and Off the Griddle food trucks, and Cheese Daddy locations.

Santa Fe College student Joshua Pickering received an All-USA Community College Academic Team Scholarship from Phi Theta Kappa.

Super Tuesday, smaller-town version: Alachua, Archer and Newberry residents vote in several contested races today. Go earn that sticker.

A Gainesville man was arrested Sunday after deputies say he choked a family member and slammed her head into a shelf after she threw away a barbecue sandwich she bought without eating it.