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After a brief chase late Sunday night following a traffic stop, police found a Gainesville man hiding in the attic of his girlfriend’s house.

Gas prices rose over the Memorial Day holiday weekend for the millions of Americans who hit the road anyway.

An anonymous donor has given $1.5 million to provide in-school mental health counseling, emotional and behavioral services at four high-needs elementary schools.

A woman who was on board with him threw him a cushion and jumped in to try to help him but lost sight of the man when he went underwater.

The new rules, which took effect April 1, attempt to cut down on water use by limiting the total area of a property that can be irrigated to a half-acre along with other restrictions.

An eighth-grade student was injured Tuesday morning while boarding an Alachua County school bus on Waldo Road when a semi truck hit the bus, officials said.

A Gainesville woman being treated at a hospital ripped the IVs from her arm Sunday then went home and assaulted another woman with a floor fan, an arrest report said.

A Gainesville man who refused to leave a house party and fought with the host was arrested early Sunday after police say he threatened to return and shoot the victim’s family.

It was 9:30 a.m. Monday, and the B3 gym was full of sweaty people and spectators.

American flags speckled the Forest Meadows cemetery among bouquets of lilies and roses Monday as 400 people honored veterans at the funeral home’s Memorial Day ceremony.