"A lot of our prisoners are looking to educate themselves, they're looking to better themselves," Open Books volunteer Renee Nicholas said.

A new study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York breaks down the geography of credit security — a little-explored metric ...

Keeping alive the legacy of neighborhoods in northwest Gainesville is at the heart of a heritage trail that has been in the ...

It's time to voice your opinion! Vote for the Gainesville-area's best high school boys and girls lacrosse players for the ...

There is the potential for severe weather across the southeastern parts of the United States over the next several days, ...

Porras is sponsoring House Bill 549, which would embed the "Gulf of America" within state agencies and school curriculum. If passed into law, it would require state officials to update all relevant ...

A new state bill introduced by a Gainesville lawmaker would make Florida a part of the Southern Rail Commission. Sponsored by State Rep. Yvonne Hayes Hinson, D-Gainesville, Hinson wrote that since ...

Hantavirus comes from contact with rodents — such as rats and mice — especially after exposure to their urine, droppings, and ...

Florida’s public schools would be required to update maps, books, and any other ... Yvonne Hinson (D-Gainesville), believe the bill is a waste of time amid more pressing issues facing the ...

On occasion, they've invaded sand pine scrub rats for short periods. "In Florida, population density ranges include zero to 24 rats per hectare in sand pine scrub, two to 47 rats per hectare in ...

Related stories In some states, population growth was widespread at the county level. Most of Florida's counties, Washington's, and Utah's saw population growth. The population fell in many of the ...