Gainesville

Tyler Griffin was motivated to start the business as his father's rheumatoid arthritis caused debilitating pain: "When your dad is sick, you’ll go to all the lengths.”

The University of Florida has the largest population of Jewish students of all public universities in the nation, and campus organizations continue to show solidarity and host events combating hate.

Generations of advocates and scientists have worked to protect Lake Alice, but no single administrative unit of the flagship university is tasked with caring for its signature water body.

Members of Gainesville Eastside High School's Richard E. Parker Alumni Band invited the community to protest at next week’s Alachua County School Board meeting. It’s the latest chapter in a story that has been unfolding for 52 years.

Friedreich’s Ataxia, which causes muscle weakness and a loss of balance and coordination, affects one in 50,000 Americans. Symptoms begin showing between ages 5 and 15.

The story of this high school band reflects a much larger history of who the school system serves, and how the consequences of old decisions still ripple through the community decades later.

A hepatitis C clinic is one of the board’s projects to help residents in less wealthier areas gain access to needed treatments and care.

According to Ocala police, investigations have shown the drugs responsible for many of the overdose deaths enter the U.S. from Mexico.

The committee decided to draft three action items to present to the county — education, treatment and follow-up. Mental health among children is of particular concern.

Nicole Miller launched a nonprofit organization to support those battling cancer through finances, research and self-care.

The road will provide an alternative route to taking I-75 near "one of the most dangerous and deadly stretches of highway in the country.”

Construction is expected to start next year on a 90-bed hospital in Gainesville, a 60-bed hospital near The Villages and a 100-bed hospital in Fort Myers.