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Murphy Oil has filed plans with the city to build a gas station and convenience store across from the Wal-Mart Supercenter off Waldo Road in east Gainesville.

Alachua County has more roads that need repairs than it has money to fix them, and staff is looking for ways to stretch its limited dollars.

An Eastside High School teacher and boys tennis coach has been arrested on charges of child sexual abuse in connection with a 2007 case in Washington, D.C.

May in Gainesville is a time of graduation ceremonies for the University of Florida and Santa Fe College.

At 6 p.m. on a Thursday, Sun Country Sports complex in Jonesville buzzes with tiny voices and screams of joy. The warehouse-like facility overflows with children, some playing on an indoor playground, others practicing taekwondo in private classrooms, and young gymnasts tumbling across the floor.

A stretch of Northwest 8th Avenue will be closed this weekend so workers can install stormwater structures under the road.

The U.S. departments of Justice and Education sent a letter the departments deemed of “significant guidance” to school districts Friday detailing transgender students’ rights.

A Newberry man died after crashing his car Thursday at noon, according to a Florida Highway Patrol news release.

A very familiar face in the Southwest Florida manufacturing scene has been hired as the regional director of the new UF Innovation Station Sarasota County.

Two bands headline the “Free Fridays” salute to Creedence Clearwater Revival and play from 8 till 10 at Bo Diddley Plaza.