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An aging water pipe off Waldo Road stressed by heavy rain burst early Tuesday morning, discharging an undetermined amount of wastewater into the Lake Forest Creek watershed.

Kaili McDuffie, a patient at UF Health Shands Children's Hospital, got her first makeover Tuesday.

The death was initially reported as a homicide. On Tuesday, the Medical Examiner’s Office in Jacksonville ruled out homicide as cause of death.

A Gainesville woman accused of stabbing her boyfriend during an argument was arrested early Tuesday.

A man trying to get items out of his apartment after a fire was arrested on weapons and marijuana charges Monday, according to a Gainesville Police Department arrest report.

Tropical Storm Colin dumped a prodigious amount of precipitation in Alachua County, knocked over trees and led to two crashes - one involving an airplane - but largely left the region unscathed.

Lake City police have issued an arrest warrant for Marvin D. Alford, who is considered armed and dangerous and possibly in possession of a handgun.

A Trenton teen was critically injured in a weather-related accident Monday afternoon when the SUV he was driving went off of U.S. 19, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Interested commuters and drivers can weigh in at open house meetings tonight, Wednesday and Thursday evening.

The Alachua County school board will host a public hearing tonight to discuss changes to the 2016-2017 student conduct codes, which includes the district’s dress code.