Alachua News

Sixteen schools in eight districts and on a university campus have been cited for failing to comply with Florida's class size limits.

Mary Martin, 81, always worked jobs that paid modestly, including as a clerk for the Shell Company downtown and as a lecturer at the Oldest School House.

A central Florida sheriff's office is using Facebook to catch people with outstanding warrants.

Renovations for Florida's first ever Babe Ruth Softball World Series are underway.

Montreal's One has just announced several U.S. tour dates in support of sophomore album "Dirty Valentine," which melds modern melodic hard rock ala Creed and Shinedown with a classic heavy sound that recalls everyone from Metallica in their heyday to Thin Lizzy.

Alachua County has formally adopted a new long-term plan for transportation that aims to reduce vehicle trips on area roadways by shifting over time to multi-use residential and retail developments and a bus rapid transit system.

Published: Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 9:36 p.m. Last Modified: Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 9:36 p.m. Eleven months before the Wild Spaces & Public Places half-cent sales tax expires, talks are under way about the possibility of a voter referendum on another sales tax to follow directly on its heels.

Published: Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, January 30, 2010 at 12:14 a.m. Marion County's luck in having enough groundwater to not need alternative sources is expected to soon run dry.

A severe-thunderstorm warning is in effect for Wakulla County until 8:45 a.m. and for Gadsden County until 9 a.m. A tornado warning is in effect for northern Liberty County until 8:30 a.m. At 7 a.m., Doppler radar indicated a developing tornado about 4 miles west of Blountstown, moving east at 35 mph.

Published: Thursday, January 21, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 at 11:49 p.m. A tornado watch in effect for Alachua, Gilchrist, Putnam and St.

The National Weather Service has extended its tornado watch until 6 p.m. for St.

Joshua Levi Head, a 30-year-old convicted felon from Gainesville, who is a suspect in robberies in Ocala, was arrested Sunday in Dublin, Ga., by U.S. Marshals and is being held there.

Published: Thursday, January 14, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 10:15 p.m. Some underprivileged children in Gainesville never get the opportunity to leave the area, but 40 Alachua County middle and high school students will get that chance - and much more - starting today.

Published: Monday, January 11, 2010 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, January 10, 2010 at 11:55 p.m. So far this school year, the H1N1, or swine flu, immunization program offered to area schoolchildren has not received the same level of participation from students as the seasonal flu vaccine.

With the recent cold weather blanketing North Central Florida, for some residents, blankets are the only way some people can keep warm-- because many of them are living without heat.

Published: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 7:49 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 7:49 p.m. The U.S. Attorney's Office on Wednesday agreed to drop charges against former Medical Manager Corp.

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection released a report last week as to how Florida counties could recycle 75 percent of their waste by 2020, a goal set by Florida's Energy, Climate Change and the Economic Security Act of 2008.

For those ready to take down their natural Christmas tree, there are three ways to dispose of it.

The Suwannee River Water Management District has purchased a conservation easement on 6,350 acres of land in Suwannee and Columbia counties for the protection of water resources.

Bill McCollum's gubernatorial campaign just released a list of state party committee members backing Thrasher to replace embattled Chairman Jim Greer.