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Gainesville resident Linda Dean, 64, pulled into a parking spot reserved for donors only Monday morning at LifeSouth’s Community Blood Center off NW 13th Street Monday, ready to give blood before beginning her day as a librarian.

At first, Northwest Eighth Avenue was four lanes. Then, the city reduced it to two before changing it back to four.
Now, some city officials want to reconfigure it again - this time to a three lanes.

Prices at the pump are moving slightly lower, but face upward pressure due to increased oil prices. Crude oil reached 11-month highs last week and that could lead to higher gasoline prices.

A second community vigil will be held tonight at Gainesville City Hall to honor those lost in the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando early Sunday morning.

Two men were seriously injured Sunday afternoon in Levy County when their speeding vehicle went off the road and overturned, ejecting them both.

Nearly 100 people participated in the “March for Lives Lost” Sunday evening to remember those who lost their lives and those who were injured in the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando.

Nearly 100 people participated in the “March for Lives Lost” Sunday evening to remember those who lost their lives and those who were injured in the Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando.

State and local health officials warn that heavy rain from Tropical Storm Colin could lead to a rise in disease-carrying mosquitoes. The Florida Department of Health issued a statement last week urging all residents and visitors to do their part in preventing mosquito breeding.

The luncheon was held at the T.B. McPherson Recreation Center to honor fathers who live or work in housing authority properties.

As a woman and a Latina, Pilar Doran has not always seen a lot of people like herself in her chosen profession as a structural engineer.