Alachua County late Sunday issued a local state of emergency in preparation for Hurricane Milton. The order follows that of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who on Sunday expanded a state of emergency ...

Luke, who has three sons and said he’s been in Gainesville “too long,” is just one of the estimated 639 homeless people in Gainesville, according to the Alachua County 2024 count.

There are three people up for Alachua County Sheriff this year: a Democrat, a Republican and a nonpartisan candidate. Republican candidate Emery Gainey is the incumbent, having served as Alachua ...

An inmate at the Alachua County Jail died by suicide over the weekend, the Alachua County Sheriff's Office confirmed to The Sun on Wednesday. Stewart Robinson, 54, who was being housed in the male ...

(The headline on this story was updated to correct that the race for Alachua County sheriff is headed for a recount.) Alachua County residents turned out in droves for the 2024 General Election ...

Just over 84% of Alachua County's 163,369 eligible voters cast a ballot in Tuesday's General Election, which locally included races for County Commission District 1, County Commission District 3 ...

Night - Mostly clear. Winds variable at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 51 °F (10.6 °C). Mostly sunny with a high of 77 °F (25 °C). Winds variable at 6 to 15 mph (9.7 ...

Democrat Kim Barton is running to be reelected to a third term as Alachua County Supervisor of Elections. She’s served as supervisor since voters first elected her in 2016. Her challenger is ...

Alachua County has made voting more convenient by opening eight polling locations, including one at Santa Fe College’s Northwest Campus. Two new options are designed to reduce wait times and ...

The Alachua County School Board in a split vote on Tuesday night voted to terminate Superintendent Shane Andrew's contract, effective Nov. 15, leaving the district's leadership in limbo just two ...

Alachua County broke a record this week for early voting ahead of the 2024 presidential election, with nearly 5,000 residents turning out to vote on both Monday and Tuesday. Early voting kicked off ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 86 °F (30 °C). Winds from E to ENE at 6 to 8 mph (9.7 to 12.9 kph). Night - Partly cloudy. Winds from ENE to NE at 6 to 7 mph (9.7 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low ...