Gainesville FL

Over 500 community members of various races, ages, occupations and organizations united on a chilly Monday to march in the annual King National Holiday Parade down E. University Avenue in Gainesville to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The parade is part of the 41st King...

The white-crowned sparrow is common throughout North America, from northern Alaska to central Mexico. But here in Florida, it’s a rarity. This one was photographed recently at the Marjorie Hoy Memorial Park at the Orange Lake Overlook, a scenic location just south of McIntosh...

Gilchrist and Dixie County School Districts announced on Monday they will be closed on Wednesday due to a winter storm watch forecasting freezing rain to hit North Florida. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), heavy mixed precipitation is possible with a total ice...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Florida A&M University (FAMU) and Florida State University (FSU) will cancel classes and suspend normal operations on Tuesday, Jan. 21, and Wednesday, Jan. 22, due to expected wintry precipitation and ice, which could impact roadways and critical services....

Editor’s Notes: The acronym for “Refuge of Hope” is “Refugio," but the church will be consistently referred to with its full name to avoid confusion with Ignite Life Center’s previous immigration program, “Ignite Refugio.” Ignite Life Center is affiliated with Refuge of Hope...

North Florida is under a winter storm warning, with cold rain and possible freezing rain in Central Florida. Snow is likely in the western Panhandle, creating hazardous travel conditions on I-10 and I-75.

Lauren Robbins' friend Liri Albag has been held hostage since Oct. 9. That’s just two days after the war in Gaza started.

Deantre Charles Eugene Sledge, 24, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with resisting an officer without violence and violating his probation. In 2022, Sledge was granted a withheld adjudication in a case of aggravated battery against a pregnant victim. Sledge violated his...

Two dogs were saved from an Ocala home this past weekend after local firefighters were told smoke alarms were going off by a home monitoring security service. Marion County Fire Rescue units were dispatched to the 90th block of Pecan Drive at around 3:23 p.m. on Sunday, January...

Ramen House, located at 2708 SW College Rd Suite 203 in Ocala, Florida, is required to undergo a follow-up inspection after state inspectors found several violations at the Ramen Restaurant during a routine review on January 7, 2025.