Thick summer growth shades Paynes Prairie, where birds and alligators remain active beneath towering storm clouds and ...

Summer vegetation obscures many of Paynes Prairie’s larger animals, but visitors can still find birds, alligators and ...

A 20-year-old Gainesville man pleaded guilty to vehicular homicide for a January 2025 crash. The man was sentenced to 10 years in prison and had his driver's license permanently revoked. The crash ...

Dr. Stuart Bell, the new president of the University of Florida, has outlined his priorities for his first 100 days in office. Bell's primary goals include filling vacant leadership positions and ...

Florida football is sending three young stars to represent the Gators at the upcoming SEC Football Media Days in Tampa.

The Gainesville Sun has compiled the complete football schedules for every high school team in the Gainesville area. Schedules for teams from Bell to Williston have been sourced from MaxPreps. Many ...

Going out to eat? See which Alachua County restaurants were rated best by inspectors, and which failed the test.

The NCAA made a prudent rule when it adopted the five-for-five framework regarding eligibility. Five years and five eligible seasons is enough time for college student-athletes to maximize their value ...

A heavy afternoon downpour slowed traffic in Gainesville on July 13, as hot temperatures and scattered thunderstorms remain ...

After a stormy start to the week, Gainesville will see highs in the low 90s with scattered afternoon thunderstorms before ...

A former Penn State and U.S. Olympic Gymnast and Penn State gymnastics coach was arrested in Gainesville after allegedly recklessly pepper-spraying multiple people in a pet store. According to the ...

Investigators followed a social media post to a surprising discovery tied to one of the world's most protected marine species ...