Updated March 19th: GPD has arrested Dyquann Freeney, 25, as well as two juveniles in connection to this shooting.
Edited: Mistakenly reported the shooting occurred in the morning and that Fries was 19
Update Dec 17, 2025: In January 2025, Hess was convicted and sentenced to two years in state prison with credit for a year time served in jail, followed by five years probation after
The Gainesville Regional Utilities (GRU) Authority met yesterday to receive an update on the search for a new general manager (GM) and hear presentations from GRU’s state lobbying firm, power district properties,
On February 15, the Gainesville City Commission held their regular meeting where it set to spend $700,000 for a fight against street violence and homelessness. For that, the politicians reduced $660,000
On February 19, 2024, the son of Jose Cruz, associate pastor at Ignite Life Center (ILC), Noel Cruz, was arrested on a warrant for an August 2021 incident of lewd or lascivious battery
