Waldo News

A bicyclist in Waldo suffered critical injuries when the bike pulled in front of a car, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

While the vast majority of flu cases right now are being declared swine flu, an ambitious school-based vaccination program against the seasonal flu started Friday.

Published: Saturday, September 5, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, September 4, 2009 at 9:42 p.m. Gainesville police arrested a Dixie County man found riding his bike around a Gainesville apartment complex parking lot late Thursday and early Friday.

Published: Monday, August 31, 2009 at 12:25 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, August 31, 2009 at 12:25 p.m. Officers are investigating a Waldo home where it appeared someone tried to set the building on fire early Monday.

Published: Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, August 30, 2009 at 12:03 a.m. As property tax notices began arriving last week for Alachua County homeowners, many likely were taken aback at how much their bills might increase as a result of last year's one-mill tax election and other factors.

Donald Wayne Vincent, a Gainesville resident and a U.S. Marine was killed last week in Afghanistan.

Two men wanted for a Miami murder are now in custody in Alachua County. The United States Marshals Service say they arrested 26-year-old Lloyd Rogers Jr.

The city of Gainesville is trying to do it's part this holiday weekend in protecting the residents who live here and the visitors who come here.

Published: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 11:12 p.m. The driver of a pickup truck died early Tuesday after he apparently hit the back of a semi-trailer loaded with logs south of Waldo.

Published: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 18, 2009 at 10:32 p.m. The Alachua County School District received an "A" for the third straight year when the Florida Department of Education released school grades Thursday, but the district also had two elementary schools receive a score of "F" and three high schools a ...

For inmates who are close to being released from jail, the transition back into the community can be difficult.

Published: Monday, May 18, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, May 17, 2009 at 11:12 p.m. Summer school conjures up images of teenagers trapped in a classroom on a sunny afternoon making up classes they flunked during the school year.

Law officials investigate the scene in which a man suspected of two seperate robberies, in Alachua and Bradford counties, was involved in a police pursuit on CR 225, resulting in shots being fired by Bradford County officials, the Kia Sportage driven by the suspect flipping, and the male driver's death, shown at the intersection of East CR 225 and ...

Published: Monday, May 4, 2009 at 7:19 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 4, 2009 at 7:19 a.m. The following roadwork by the Florida Department of Transportation may impact traffic this week.