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UF to launch Healthy Kids Program in May

Due to increased rates of childhood obesity, the University of Florida is launching a healthy-living initiative to help young children learn how to make healthy choices.

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In the News: pet adoption fair begins Tuesday, child faces arson charges,...

Alachua County Animal Services offering cats and dogs at discount prices for spring. | Gainesville.com – Alachua County Animal Services is teaming up with the University of Florida veterinary students...

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In Select North Florida Counties, ‘We Don’t Hire People Who Smoke’

Flagler County recently passed a new smoke-free hiring policy that not everyone agrees with.

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Flagler, Duval Stolen School Buses Recovered

Three stolen school buses were recovered in Gainesville Wedensday, thanks to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office.

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Florida’s foreclosure rate ranked worst in U.S. last year

Florida had the highest foreclosure rate last year, according to a Thursday report from RealtyTrac. One in 32 Florida houses, or 3.11 percent of the state’s houses, had at least one foreclosure filing.

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Jan. 23, 2013: Morning News in 90

A video round-up of local, state and national stories for readers in North Central Florida.

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How Santa Fe College Ended Up With One Of North Florida’s Largest Rock...

Santa Fe College gained one of the largest geological collections in North Florida for its natural history exhibit. The exhibit contains petrified wood, dinosaur fossils, a 4.6 billion-year-old...

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Who Stole Hawthorne’s School Buses?

In the end, the school buses stolen in Alachua and Flagler counties earlier this school year essentially just switched places. Now, after a two-month absence, they're back where they belong.

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An EF1 Tornado Hit Palm Coast This Weekend

Most of North and Central Florida received only a much-needed, steady soaking rain Saturday night. But some Flagler County residents are now picking up pieces of their homes after those soggy skies...

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Flagler County Artist Developing Documentary On Community

Jenica Frederickson's documentary centered on how students and teachers define community focuses on peoples' need to feel love, safety and understanding. She is gathering the point of view of artists,...

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North Central Florida Prepares As Matthew Strengthens

North Central Florida counties are taking measures to prepare for Hurricane Matthew as it heads toward the U.S. from the Caribbean.

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Florida Begins Digging Out After Matthew

Hurricane Matthew killed at least four Florida residents and left some 1.2 million homes and businesses without power.

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After Matthew, Flagler County Begins Road To Recovery

As of noon today, only 3 percent of residents within the county remained without power, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management.

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After Hurricane, Flagler County Businesses Brainstorm Solutions To Closed...

The disaster has brought the community together, and that's what's going to make it rebound faster.

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Hurricane Irma Recovery Updates For North Central Florida

Live Blog Hurricane Irma   Original Post Schools: Alachua County: closed through Tuesday Clay County: district schools and offices will remain closed through Wednesday, September 13th College of...

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Flagler County Switches From Styrofoam Lunch Trays To Paper Trays

A UF researcher and two Flagler County educators, along with their students, sparked a green initiative to usher in recyclable paper lunch trays into the county’s school cafeterias.

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Flagler County Closes Schools Through Thursday As Hurricane Dorian Approaches

Flagler County is under a hurricane warning as Hurricane Dorian approaches Florida’s east coast. Sheriff Rick Staly said the county will issue a curfew in Evacuation Zones A, B and F, as well as...

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How To Help Hurricane Dorian Recovery In Bahamas

Neighborhoods have been destroyed and families forever impacted after Hurricane Dorian battered the Bahamas for almost 30 hours as a Category 5 hurricane. Emergency relief and long-term assistance are...

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Need sandbags? Here’s a map

Sandbag information is subject to change based on a multitude of factors including restricted hours and component availability. While we will do our best to keep this information as accurate as...

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Rock revetment project underway to restore Flagler Beach shoreline after...

FLAGLER BEACH, Fla. – Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) crews began the installation of rock and sand revetment Wednesday to restore critically eroded parts of the shoreline along State Road...

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