Here are some important dates on Alachua County Public Schools' spring 2026 calendar: Classes begin on Tuesday, Jan. 6. Jan.

Elections for the Alachua County School Board (ACSB) will be held this year. Three candidates have filed to run for three ...

Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies say they responded to 8024 West Newberry Road where they said Justin Croft, 33, was setting ...

Florida is full of surprises. From crystal-clear turquoise springs to real-life mermaids, you never know what wonders await in the Sunshine State. Every time we think we’ve found the next best thing ...

Editor's note: This story originally ran in Eliot Kleinberg's Palm Beach Post Florida Times column in 2019. Years refer to each county's formation. Did you know Palm Beach County was carved out of ...

CRAWFORDVILLE, Fla. – Members of the Republican state Board of Education grilled the Democratic vice chair of the Alachua County school board at their meeting Thursday in the Panhandle over Facebook ...

Florida’s Board of Education confronted Alachua County School Board Vice Chair Tina Certain over Facebook comments made after Charlie Kirk’s murder. Certain argued her posts were protected personal ...

Florida will have major races for governor and U.S. Senate coming up in 2026, but some voters in Alachua County cast ballots today in a variety of races, with polling places open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

The Florida Amber Alert case of Caden Speight takes a shocking turn as investigators uncover unexpected twists. Explore the bizarre investigation with insight from private investigator Billy Lane. Mom ...

Florida officials have charged a 17-year-old who was the subject of a statewide AMBER Alert last month with faking his abduction. Florida man arrested after attacking Publix manager with Salvation ...

Many Florida counties are named after historical figures, including Confederate officers and U.S. senators. Several counties derive their names from geographic features like bays or from Native ...

Florida Education Commissioner Anastasios Kamoutsas filed a complaint seeking to revoke the teaching certificate of Gainesville high school teacher Lauren Watts. The complaint stems from accusations ...