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County manager Lee Niblock gave his "looking forward" budget report to the County Commission Friday morning.

Mayor-elect Lauren Poe and commissioner-elect Adrian Hayes-Santos will both be sworn in May 5. City commissioners gave Braddy a plaque and a fishing pole as a parting gift.

If you’re in or around Starke in the coming days, don’t be alarmed if you hear the sounds of powerful explosions. It’s only soldiers practicing their aim - and you’re not the target.

The annual art festival celebrating East Gainesville returns for its 37th year along Northwest Sixth Street on Saturday and Sunday.

The inaugural “Blackout Friday” event begins today as part of the 37th annual 5th Avenue Arts Festival and will feature dancing, music, poetry, singing and cultural organizations sharing information about their heritage.

Two Gainesville police officers went looking for a wanted suspect earlier this week and instead wound up saving the life of a 3-week-old infant.

Wearing black headsets with tentacle-like sensors stretched over their foreheads, the competitors stare at cubes floating on computer screens as their small white drones prepare for takeoff.

The Gainesville High School theater program performs “Grease,” at 7 p.m. in the school’s auditorium.

Home sales in Alachua County were up 5.2 percent in March compared to the same period last year, but the median sales price of $180,000 was just 0.6 percent above the $178,950 level a year ago.

Gainesville leaders voted Thursday to draw up an ordinance that makes smoking in a city park a civil infraction, enforced with a $25 fine.