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B.J. Harrison provides an eyewitness account of the fatal shooting by police Sunday night of 16-year-old Robert Dentmond at the Majestic Oaks apartment complex in Gainesville.

aw enforcement officers shot and killed a Gainesville 16-year-old Sunday night after they say he approached them with what appeared to be a semi-automatic rifle.

Spring Break for K-12, "First Colony - Our Spanish Origins" exhibit leaves soon", "Long Road to Freedom" exhibit leaves this Friday, and more.

Only a couple months ago, when John Force reached out to legendary crew chief/tuner Alan Johnson and convinced him to take over his Top Fuel team.

Everything in Lauren Brasure's life came to a screeching halt on Dec. 9 after she was hit by a car.

During his 32-year career as a University of Florida music professor, Russell Robinson has conducted choirs and orchestras in the nation’s great performance halls.

On Thursday, the Florida Highway Patrol is to wrap up the TACT (Ticketing Aggressive Cars and Trucks) campaign, aimed at highlighting the dangers of aggressive driving around large trucks.

Alachua County voters in recent years have made it crystal clear they are not interested in funding road repairs through another sales tax.

UF carillon recital, live music at James Paul Park, local authors read nature-based works, and more.

Members of Veterans of Foreign Wars posts statewide gathered Saturday on the grounds of the organization’s VFW Veterans Village for the 16th annual barbeque fundraiser to benefit the unique independent living retirement facility.