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Florida Couple Gives Gift of Better Life

A Miami couple has donated 5 million dollars to the University of Florida's Powell Gene Therapy Center. As GTN's Kimberly Howard explains the money could mean the difference between life and death. More>>

Cannon Family Fearful Skeleton Could Be Their Missing Sister

While Investigators search for clues about the human skeleton found off Newberry Road , one family in Alachua county is fearing the worst. GTN's Sia Nyorkor continues our team coverage with their More>>

GPD Uses Zombies to Gobble Up Crime

"It's close to midnight and something evil's lurking in the dark." Recognize those lyrics? They have a connection to the Gainesville Police Department's new "Lock it or Lose it" campaign. GTN's Kimberly More>>

Santa Fe College Students Feeling Exposed After Recent Attacks

A flasher - on the Santa Fe campus - has students feeling a bit exposed.  Tonight - campus officials are opening up a new set of eyes.   GTN's Sia Nyorkor has this story. More>>

Wildfires Spark Fear on Freeway

With that deadly crash on I-75 still fresh in our minds and more smoke and haze lingering from fires in our area drivers are on edge. GTN's Kimberly Howard shows us predicting when and where we'll run More>>

GTN News Story Leads To Relief For Tuscan Bend Residents Battling Bedbugs

GTN News Story Leads To Relief For Tuscan Bend Residents Battling Bedbugs

People living at Tuscan Bend Apartments say they've been dealing with a bed bug problem for a while. At first, they say their landlord refused to take care of the pesky critters. And as we reported last More>>

Hazmat Team Equipped to Handle Deadly Materials

Several meth lab busts in our viewing area beg the question, how do first responders protect themselves from hazardous materials? GTN's Kimberly Howard spent the day with Gainesville Fire Rescue's hazmat More>>

2 Clay County Sheriff Deputies Shot, 1 dies

At least two Clay County Sheriff Deputies were shot during a raid of a meth lab near Middleburg on Thursday evening.  One suspect is also among the dead. The shootout occurred south of Middleburg, near More>>

Tuscan Bend Apartment Residents Say The Bedbugs Are Out of Control

Something is really bugging some Gainesville tenants, who say they can't get their landlord to help.  There appears to be a bed bug outbreak at Tuscan Bend Apartments. GTN's Sia Nyorkor talked with More>>

City Commission Okays New GPD Design

The Gainesville Police Department is one step closer to a new home base. GTN's Kimberly Howard was there as city commissioners approved a design for the new headquarters. More>>

GHS Girls' Racial Rant Goes Viral, Sparking Controversy

It's Black history month, a time to celebrate heritage.  But tonight a message of hate spread all over the country, at the hands of two Gainesville High School girls.  A video of the two appeared on Facebook More>>

Goodbye GRU?

Alachua County may exercise its power to switch power companies.GRU has powered Gainesville for 100 years.  But now that plans are in the works to open a Biomass plant early next year - there's some resistance More>>

UF Football Player Arrested Charged with Domestic Battery

Police arrested UF sophomore and Gator football tight end AC Leonard on a domestic battery charge. Leonard made his first appearance before a judge Thursday morning where he was released on his own recognizance. More>>

Last Minute Appeal Denied Before Execution of Convicted Killer

A two-time convicted murderer and rapist is dead. Officials say Robert Waterhouse was executed for the 1980 murder and rape of 29-year-old Deborah Kammerer, but not before filing one last appeal. GTN's More>>

UF Anti-Hazing Committee Discusses Solutions to End Hazing

This is the second time that UF's Anti-Hazing Committee is meeting. But it's the first time they've met with a pressing issue at hand. The task force formed by UF staff was started shortly after the hazing More>>

Gainesville Ranked #2 Best City to Find a Date

If you're looking for that special someone this Valentine's Day think location, location, location. The Daily Beast ranks Gainesville as the second best city in the nation to find a date-- trailing only More>>

Help On Way For Homeowners Facing Foreclosure

Real estate experts are calling it the largest settlement involving a single industry since 1998 mutlistate tobacco deal. They also agree that the 26 billion dollar settlement between five of the nation's More>>

Obama's Revamped Birth Control Policy a Win-Win?

The battle over birth control. People in Gainesville are weighing in on President Obama's revamped birth control policy, which will not require religious employers to cover birth control for their employees More>>

Fatal Explosion at Horse Rehab Center In Marion County

This video from the Marion County Sheriff's Office shows the aftermath of the hyperbaric chamber explosion at the Kesmarc Florida Equine Rehab center in Marion County. Marion County Fire Rescue officials More>>

Guarding Your Child From Sexual Abuse

A sex sting that shocked parents throughout our area is bringing the issue of child abuse to the forefront. GTN's Kimberly Howard spoke with a child advocacy group and has more on what you can do to keep More>>

Lottery Sales Up, Education Funding Down

When you buy a lottery ticket do you know where your money goes? Officials say a good chunk of it goes to public education. But some say it's not enough. GTN's Kimberly Howard takes a look. More>>

State Will Seek The Death Penalty For At Least One Of Paul Quandt's Killers

Police say Maranda Joy Martin and Austin Mark Jones beat, stabbed and left 78-year-old Paul Quandt for dead. Quandt was able to crawl to his neighbor's home to get help, but died days later in the hospital. More>>

Sister Hazel to be Honored at Mardi Gras Event

For 40 years, a Gainesville woman has been making a difference in the lives of the less fortunate. GTN's George Solis reports on her next big venture and on the people helping her get there. More>>

Sexual Abuse Survivor Stops Through Gainesville With "Walk In My Shoes" Campaign

Detectives Arrest Female Suspect From Violent Home Invasion

Neighbors can rest easier tonight in one local neighborhood. The Gainesville Police Department made an arrest in last night's home invasion. Police say Maranda Joy Martin and Austin Mark Jones tied More>>

Alachua County Commissioner Applicant List

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Patrols Step Up After Attempted Sexual Assault Of UF Student

"Our blinds were all closed and everyone was kind of on edge so it was pretty scary" says on UF female student. It's a similar view many UF coeds share after reports on yet another attempted sexual assault More>>

Defense Makes Case Day 6 of PLIES' Jury Trial

The defense takes its turn, in the civil case against the rapper PLIES and some of those who were supposed to take the stand were "no shows" in court today. As GTN's Sia Nyorkor reports, PLIES' defense More>>

Firehouse Subs Dishes Out Funds For Life Saving Technology

Firehouse Subs served up more than just sandwiches today and what they have to offer local firefighters could save lives. GTN's Kimberly Howard gives us a closer look at thermal imaging cameras, something More>>