Local
2 years ago
How much will it cost you? Gainesville City Commission votes to raise property taxes to offset budget shortfall

With drastically lowered funds from GRU this year, the commission voted to increase property taxes. In the 2024 fiscal year, the millage rate will increase 29.2%.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
Gainesville Police arrest man for allegedly threatening to kill his mother

Police say a woman called them stating “her son was trying to kill her.”

news
2 years ago
Watch the skies for the harvest moon this week

The final supermoon of 2023 coincides with the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox: the night of Sept. 28. The moon will be closest to Earth at 5:58 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 29.

Health & Wellness
2 years ago
UF scientists utilizing scents to trap mosquitoes, looking to improve surveillance systems for non-native species

UF researchers will spend the next two years developing an economical trap to attract the mosquitoes using certain scents.

Elections
2 years ago
DeSantis and Newsom to go head-to-head in November FOX News debate moderated by Sean Hannity

The two politicians will appear in a 90-minute debate on Nov. 30 in Georgia.

Entertainment
2 years ago
Powerball jackpot climbs to $835 million after no one overcomes awful odds to win top prize

Three people in Florida and one person in Oregon matched five numbers to win $1 million.

Elections
2 years ago
7 candidates have qualified for the 2nd Republican presidential debate. DeSantis is in. Here’s who missed the cut

To qualify for the second debate, candidates needed at least 3% support in two national polls or 3% in one national poll as well as two polls from four of the early-voting states — Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina.

Crime & Safety
2 years ago
NEW FOOTAGE: Deputies release dash and body cam video of chase, arrest of person of interest in Cynthia Chestnut Park shooting

Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies have not charged Javon Barclay in connection with the deadly shooting but say they consider him a person of interest.

Entertainment
2 years ago
‘Expend4bles’ opens with epic flop while ‘Nun 2’ claims top spot again at the box office

Analysts say box office figures are weak due to the ongoing writers strike. But, October could be spectacular with the much-anticipated “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour” concert film.”

Features
2 years ago
Dozens of creative names submitted on social media for injured gator found missing its upper jaw

Gatorland’s vet examined the injured reptile and said she measured at 49 inches long and weighed just 3.3 kilograms – that’s about 7.3 pounds. The vet says she has a long, steep road ahead with that degree of malnutrition.