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Law enforcement authorities in northeast Florida say a piece of the puzzle has been found regarding a missing persons case involving a 71-year-old Roman Catholic priest.

University of Florida student John Potvin hopes to prove this weekend that drive-through food doesn't have to be unhealthy.

The Florida's Board of Governors' measuring stick for rating the performance of the state's public universities is now set in law.

The Gainesville man who in late 2013 was charged with killing his former girlfriend, 22-year-old Caitlin Albritton, was sentenced Thursday for her murder, according to the State Attorney's Office.

The problem: A 3-day-old calf had fallen through the narrow top of a 15-foot-deep sinkhole and was trapped in the cavern below.

A treatment center whose clients include “the worst of the worst’’ sex offenders has been approved to open a new office between two daycare centers on Monday unless the center and Gainesville can agree on an alternative location.

A University of Florida student was charged early Thursday with car burglary, after a witness phoned Gainesville police to let them know about a man pulling on car doors.

The Florida Highway Patrol officials are monitoring a forest fire in the area of State Road 19 and Forest Road 66 near Salt Springs which may affect roadways in Putnam County and Marion County.

Give us all you got: Library officials will show you how to download the library — music, books, magazines, you name it. They’ll show you one-on-one or you can watch them demonstrate with popular devices. 3-6 p.m. at the Cone Park branch, 2801 E. University Ave.

Shortly after teenager Robert Dentmond was killed by authorities March 20 after reporting he was suicidal and had a gun, a community meeting was held that devolved into a shouting, abrupt end because people who wanted to talk were not allowed.