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As part of his sentence he wrote a letter of apology to the community and will perform many hours of community service, State Attorney Bill Cervone said.

Meanwhile, the Alachua County Sheriff's Office and Gainesville Police late Thursday afternoon jointly released a small part of the report to the public.

Robert Dentmond Sr., the father of a teenager shot by police and sheriff's deputies in late March, told the Gainesville City Commission Thursday evening his son’s body still hasn’t been laid to rest because he doesn’t have enough money for a burial.

Duke Energy made a $12,700 grant to the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce Thursday to support the chamber's efforts to raise awareness about manufacturing as a viable career opportunity.

Assistant City Manager Paul Folkers told the board the situation is more complicated than the county has made it out to be.

Bob Gasche, a combat-wounded veteran who served in World War II, has been through a lot in his 91 years.

On a recent Monday evening, the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences threw its annual Flavors of Florida gala to showcase the homegrown seafood, fruit, vegetables and meat that IFAS faculty had a hand in producing.

Traffic on southbound 34th Street is now moving in the area of Windmeadows Boulevard after an earlier accident involving a Florida Highway Patrol vehicle.

The Gainesville Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Department has finalized plans to make the 2016 Summer Heatwave program better.