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Gov. Rick Scott got an earful from a Starbucks patron in Gainesville on Tuesday — and left the shop without a coffee.

Nerds now, but you won't be saying that in a disaster: Santa Fe College's Ham Radio Society invites anyone interested in becoming a ham radio operator to a 2 p.m. meeting in room Y-223 on campus.

Tuesday’s meeting of the Alachua County Public Schools’ board was the first since Robert Dentmond, a Gainesville High School sophomore, was fatally shot by police.

Members of the local art and theater community accused tourism officials Tuesda of unfairly handing out more public money than allowed for a recent downtown mural project.

After a three-month closure, Gainesville’s Northeast pool, also known as the Dwight H. Hunter pool, has reopened and is ready for a busy summer season following renovations to the pool’s liner and equipment.

In October 2013, Gov. Rick Scott turned the first shovel of dirt at a ceremonial groundbreaking for biopharmaceutical company Nanotherapeutics' new headquarters near Progress Park in the city of Alachua.

United Way of North Central Florida and the University of Florida College of Dentistry have partnered for the second annual Super Sealant Saturday from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m.

The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine’s open house will once again intrigue and entertain people of all ages during a day of educational demonstrations, tours and more Saturday, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Three Gainesville men were arrested early Tuesday morning on allegations they illegally entered a woman's home and stole computers and other items.

Sen. Joe Negron plans a four-day "listening tour." He will be at the Reitz Union on the UF campus from 12:30 p.m.- 2 p.m. on April 19.