Dr. Stuart R. Bell's inauguration as University of Florida president is scheduled for Nov. 18. Bell assumed the presidency on July 1 after being confirmed by the State Board of Governors. His ...

Kaichi Sato, a sailor from California, was rescued after he spent weeks stranded at sea. Here's how he survived.

Florida basketball's road to redemption has been laid out as the Gators have announced their 2026-27 schedule. Last season, ...

The Gainesville Sun is releasing its All-Area teams for six spring high school sports. Each sport will have a Player of the Year selected by the publication and area coaches. Fans can vote in online ...

The Gainesville Sun’s All-Area Girls Track and Field team is here, and our runner of the year comes from a program synonymous with excellence. Edwin McTureous has helped make Oak Hall into a state ...

Arkansas Pine Bluff pitching coach Brad Powell was hired at Santa Fe's new baseball coach on July 24, replacing JUCO Hall of Famer Johnny Wiggs, who retired at the end of the 2026 season.

Former Hawthorne Mayor and associate professor Jacquelyn Randall is campaigning on helping Floridians, especially rural areas, deal with affordability.

Once a page on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., Xavier Monroe answered community members' call to run for the Florida House ...

District 21 hopeful Antione Fields says he wants to improve health care access and manage growth across the region.

Malik Moore has endorsements from high profile politicians locally and throughout the seat for the State House District 21 ...

House District 21 candidate Sylvain Doré is campaigning on health care access, public education, mental health and arts ...

Firefighters from across Gainesville battled a burning storage trailer during citywide live-fire training at Station 3.