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County officials say the city is no longer using an old bus facility in southwest Gainesville and therefore the city should honor a reverter clause in the initial agreement.

Ocala residents Jessica Baker and Darren Decker --- suspected of approximately 60 burglaries throughout North Central Florida and a murder in Citrus County --- were named Monday as "persons of interest" in the death of a 57-year-old Marion County woman.

The team of current and former University of Florida students behind a mobile -friendly tutoring app won first place and $25,000 in the 2016 Warrington College of Business' Big Idea Gator Business Plan Competition.

The stretch of West University Avenue across from the University of Florida has seen buildings come and go over the last century.

After declining a bit last week, prices at the pump have risen in line with the price of oil.

For the second time in recent days, police used internet technology to trip up a suspected thief.
First it was OnStar in a robber’s getaway car, then it was the “Find My iPhone’’ feature on a stolen phone that helped cops find an alleged crook.

Alachua County Public Schools is one the U.S. Department of Education’s Green Ribbon Schools District Sustainability Awardees.

Haven Hospice official Audrey Williams will be at the Millhopper library branch at 6 p.m. to talk about end-of-life decisions and what kinds of things you ought to decide before something happens so that you can’t.

The annual Pioneer Days Festival in High Springs is held in part to depict the town’s history and life in the 1800s. And sure enough, some of the participants dress in period clothes.

Two Gainesville men were arrested late Friday evening after police say they kidnapped a man and held him at gunpoint because they believed he stole money from one of the men, according to a Gainesville Police Department report.