Gainesville News

Nearly half of students at four-year colleges do it regularly . Rather, it's binge drinking -- downing five or more alcoholic drinks at a sitting.

Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 12:20 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 12:20 p.m. Gainesville voters casting ballots early for Tuesday's annexation election have until 7 p.m. Tuesday to return them, the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Office announced Friday.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Urban Meyer of Florida became the first coach to be disciplined under the Southeastern Conference's new policy regarding criticizing officials.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 6:03 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 6:03 p.m. John Prosser opened the restaurant Civilization as a worker-owned cooperative because he said he didn't want the daunting task of running a restaurant and catering company by himself.

Gainesville City Commissioners will meet this afternoon to consider serving more meals for the homeless at downtown's St.

Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 12:05 p.m. On Sunday, nearly 80 musicians from high-school students to performers in their 80s will come together to play Samuel Ward's "America, The Beautiful" and Richard Roger's "Victory at Sea" among other works.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 6:27 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 9:11 p.m. It was disgusting.

A car crashed into a school bus carrying 5 students close to 2p.m. this afternoon.

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 1:51 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 2:00 p.m. Four men were arrested after Gainesville police were dispatched to investigate shots being fired late Monday.

Wine Tasting at Villa Maria. taken by Dan Eddy Another month has past and "The Holidays" are just around the corner so a number of local stores are featuring holiday-themed wine tastings like Gator Spirits and Fine Wines.

Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 8:32 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 8:32 a.m. A man who was shot in the neck early Monday morning was in stable condition and able to talk to investigators.

There are plenty of reminders of what Matt Copelands's life was. His daughter Cami's bicycle is parked right where she left it this past Friday.

Florida zoo officials said they picked names for 6-month-old twin brother-and-sister otter pups from around 1,000 names solicited from the public.

Published: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 8:32 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 8:32 p.m. Two robbers tried to hold up a Gainesville convenience store Friday night but were foiled when the store's clerk refused to believe their demands, police reported.

Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 3:53 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 3:53 p.m. Gainesville Police are crediting alert citizens for two recent arrests.

Published: Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 9:59 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 10:00 p.m. Gainesville police arrested a suspect in an attempted motorcycle theft Sunday morning, discovering both marijuana and xanax pills on the suspect.

The habanero peppers, oranges and peanuts cost more at Cuba's free-market "agros" - farmers markets where vendors, not the government, set prices.

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 8:31 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 8:31 p.m. Halloween is fast approaching, and if you're looking for things to do to get you in the spirit, check out these events that are planned locally between now and Saturday: Wednesday Trunk n' Treat and The Great Pumpkin Harvest: 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., ...

Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 10:45 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 10:45 a.m. A Gainesville man is accused of holding a gun to his girlfriend's head during an argument and then driving with a blood alcohol level more than two-and-a-half times the legal limit.

Leaders of a church in Northwest Gainesville posted a new addition to their anti-Islam campaign this week.