Gainesville residents gathered under the pavilion at Greentree Park on Tuesday evening to discuss plans for a new dog park in the area. The city's Wild Spaces & Public Places department hosted the gathering. The initiative is funded by a "one-half percent sales surtax" that Alachua County voters approved in 2022.

City leaders are spending funds from the Wild Spaces and Public Spaces half-cent sales tax to bring a dog park to Greentree Park. They’re holding an open house for dog-owners to voice their thoughts on design choices and equipment they want to see installed.

County tasked to reduce nitrogen, phosphorus in lake.

Dr. Diedre Houchen, Alachua County’s equity and community outreach manager, announced Friday her resignation to the Board of County Commissioners. Houchen has served in the role since early 2021 and guided the county’s equity plan approved later that year. 

17,100 settlement leaves school district free to tear down buildings.

Rawlings Elementary is the only school in Alachua County to change year-round.

Former gangsta rapper who did time in prison for robbery to speak on making good decisions at Stop the Violence Back to School Rally in Gainesville.

Early Learning Coalition of Alachua County has a new CEO.

Witnesses to a Florida Highway Patrol trooper-involved shooting on Interstate 75 say one person was killed.

Teen Court is a national program used in Alachua County to mitigate juvenile delinquency and recidivism by offering nonviolent first-time offenders under 18, a second chance.

Mae Islar, the first Black woman principal at Eastside High School, will have a street near the school named in her honor.

The annual Dan Heisman Award recognizes a chess instructor who has demonstrated a long-standing commitment to developing chess players.

The sheriff's office says improvements in DNA science have given them the opportunity to re-evaluate old evidence, potentially uncovering new information in the unsolved murder of Lila Leach.

Family of Lila Leach still seeking answers 14 years later.

Seven programs rank among top 50 nationally.