Gainesville

He ended up at a VA Medical Center in Gainesville seeking a voluntary stay for mental health treatment. Instead, he was involuntarily held under Florida’s Baker Act. Six months later, he killed himself.

Clad in a bright pink bowtie atop a white polo, dark track pants and white sneakers, Billie Bob Sykes uses a walker to stroll across the gym floors of a large health and fitness center.

The UF Health facility in one of Gainesville's poorest neighborhoods opens after a construction process funded by city, county and federal dollars. More than 12,000 patients are expected annually.

The city of Gainesville and Tampa-based nonprofit Bright Community Trust unveiled a newly-built three bedroom, two bathroom house that will remain affordable for at least the next 100 years.

Gainesville plans to spend $12.2 million on downtown concerns through 2029.

People have been splurging on items and experiences for as long as humans have had commerce. But the latest iteration of treats among Gen Z has taken a unique turn.

Monday marked the two year anniversary of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade. Thirty people marched in Gainesville calling for increased access to reproductive healthcare.

“Gainesville is a hotbed for chess,” said Kevin Pryor, the tournament’s coach and the vice president of the United States Chess Federation. Pryor estimates there to be around 200 players in the city.

Families in so-called “diaper poverty” have become privy to a widespread issue throughout the nation. According to the National Diaper Bank Network, nearly one in two families in the United States struggle to afford clean diapers for their babies. Gainesville families are struggling too.

The Florida 4-H State Archery match was held this Saturday and Sunday near Gainesville.

The vinyl wrapping industry includes businesses that wrap cars, appliances, tool boxes – and caskets. Unheard of a few years ago, casket wrapping is becoming increasingly common across the U.S.

Leaving incarceration is a unique experience that forever changes the lives of those that go through it. Meet six former inmates from across north Central Florida who have become advocates for better reentry programs.