The University of Florida will require students to submit their cell phone numbers for emergency notifications starting this week.

The university already gives emergency notifications through e-mail and Web site updates.

University officials say a cross-campus text messaging service will allow…

I ran 3.2 miles yesterday in the Gainesville, Florida Making Strides Against Breast Cancer event. What a day it was. Surrounded my family, friends, survivors, and supporters, I felt right at domestic in the sea of pink that spoke volumes about a disease that has reached epidemic proportions….

Florida senior safety and team captain Tony Joiner missed practice Tuesday, several hours after being arrested on a felony burglary charge that morning. Coach Urban Meyer said Joiner would not practice again until Meyer finds out more about the events that led to the pre-dawn arrest.

Meyer would …

“I suspect that in these cases the aircraft was located, the pilot was removed, and aircraft was left there” The Air Force destroyed all records from unsuccessful searches for aircraft missing before 1989, which is likely to make it much harder for Nevada investigators to determine the victims of t…

“This premier, first-class, full-service hotel in Gainesville is both a high-quality destination for business and leisure travelers and the city’s primary meeting facility, and we look forward to building upon its strong reputation in the marketplace” PR Newswire October 2, 2007 Tuesday 1:37 PM GMT…

“While we would like to see these matters resolved sooner rather than later, I believe we should allow adequate time to make any policy or protocol changes needed to ensure a safe and civil environment for full, free, diverse and lively discourse” GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The University of Florida anno…

The following is from the AMA… AMA Road Racing Manager Morgan Broadhead was injured Friday, Sept. via Cycle News Tags: naples, jacksonville jaguars, spanish, fishing, seaworld, real estate, walt disney world, boca raton, cocunut grove, tampa bay, rivera beach, beach, lantana, tampa, islands of ad…

Two sand ruts meander off U.S. Highway 90 to Booker’s Escambia River Fish Camp, cutting through pine and oak thickets. via Pnj.com Tags: west palm beach, lake park, disney, education, gators, palm beach gardens, disney world, jacksonville, captiva island, nasa, palm beach, cruise, orlando, theme pa…

“The facts of the case are clear - the system failed these children” State officials agreed Friday to pay $14 million to victims of a woman convicted of beating, starving and threatening foster children in her care. via Florida Today Tags: rivera beach, jacksonville, theme parks, miami, miami heat,…

“Every cop should rot in prison” A memorial on 34th Street dedicated to a Gainesville police officer has been vandalized. via WRUF-AM Gainesville Tags: south florida, tampa bay bucs, stuart, florida, boynton beach, sanibel island, palm beach, theme parks, real estate, jacksonville, politics, univer…

The 64th annual Florida NAACPConvention kicks off tomorrow in Gainesville. Despite concerns that the NAACP has become dated especially with the younger African - American generation, Director of the Alachua … via WRUF-AM Gainesville Tags: ft. myers, key west, lake worth, tampa bay, south florida,…