Alachua County

Tipping law enforcement to possible terrorist activity is purpose of 13-county program

2013-05-17 03:34:02

Sheriffs in 13 Northeast Florida counties announced an online system Thursday for residents to report suspicious activity they think may be terrorism-related. Individuals can make reports online to any one of the counties from Nassau to Alachua that are...

Union Sues Over Basis of Appraisal

2013-04-24 12:14:01

In a step some experts think could fuel similar moves elsewhere, a teachers' union has for the first time sued over the specific measures used to calculate teachers' contributions to student learning. The National Education Association, on behalf of...

Minorities often face pressure to fit in

2013-03-11 15:53:00

Every Sunday morning, the Rev. Paula White stands in front of her congregation at New Destiny Christian Center in Apopka and looks out on thousands of brown faces. "When people say things like, 'She is a white girl that preaches black' is when I...

Lawmakers looking at new high school graduation “pathways”

2013-02-08 16:35:03

Head of Council on Aging of Florida arrested

2013-01-29 16:37:15

Update: Gators freshman offensive lineman Jessaman Dunker released from jail following arrest for riding stolen scooter

2013-01-16 11:26:00

Florida Gators freshman offensive lineman and former Boynton Beach High School standout Jessaman Dunker was released on a his own recognizance Thursday following Wednesday’s arrest for driving a stolen scooter. Dunker was charged with grand...

FCAT mania: Evaluating to the test irks teachers

2012-12-09 06:59:25

How absurd is Florida's new teacher evaluation system, which rates teacher effectiveness based on student standardized test results? In at least two cases, a school's "Teacher of the Year" has been given a subpar rating, threatening their jobs. Alachua...

Florida travel calendar for February

2013-01-17 11:59:00

Check out festivals and events in February across the state. This list is organized by region. Central Florida (including Orlando, Kissimmee, Daytona Beach, Sanford, the Space Coast, Lakeland/Polk and Lake County) Through Feb. 3: 24th Annual Zora Neale...

Rod Smith: On the French Republic, and GOP judicial politics

2012-10-08 16:35:46

State Board grants waivers to two F charter schools

2012-11-06 16:37:28

Political consultants, secret donors, and the joke that is Florida campaign-finance law

2012-11-02 16:37:13

Consultants don't want you to see who's financing campaigns

2012-11-04 00:00:00

TALLAHASSEE — Cockroaches hide from the light. And so do some of Florida's highest-paid elections lawyers and consultants, who have done their darnedest this year to cover up the financing behind their election advertising. This election, we've...

Mayor Craig Lowe, right, leaves the Alachua County Sheriff's Office Department of Jail in Gainesville, Fla., Thursday, March 21, 2013.

2013-03-21 00:00:00

The "Hall of Florida Fossils" at the Florida Museum of Natural History features a 15-foot tall ground sloth that was discovered near Newberry in western Alachua County . The exhibit includes more than 500 fossils, many of which were discovered within a 100-mile radius of Gainesville , including

2009-07-08 14:52:21

June 16, 2009 Just for fun, Otter Creek man leads police on 135 mph car chase Alachua County , Fl - After leading officers on a two-county chase at speeds up to 135 mph, a driver stopped when his car ran out of gas in Levy County and told officers he knew he was going to jail and decided to have

2009-06-16 06:04:25