Tom Petty receives posthumous Ph.D. from University of Florida

The school’s board of trustees unanimously voted to award Thomas Earl Petty a posthumous doctoral degree in music during a Friday meeting.

New Florida Gators coach expected to hire 'unprecedented' support staff

His vision for Florida – and athletic director Scott Stricklin’s willingness to make it a reality — stood out during Napier’s formal introduction Sunday.

New Florida Gators coach gets 7-year, $51.8M contract, source says

A person familiar with negotiations says Florida’s newest football coach agreed to a seven-year, $51.8 million contract that makes him the fifth-highest-paid coach in the powerhouse SEC.

University of Florida wants to ax 'critical race' from study title, complaint says

An associate dean said the graduate school wouldn’t approve anything with the word “critical” in the title of a curriculum initiative to examine race and anti-racism.

Florida Gators select Billy Napier to replace Dan Mullen as coach, source says

A person familiar with the search says Louisiana-Lafayette’s Billy Napier will be Florida’s next football coach. The person said a formal announcement is expected later Sunday.

Florida fires coach Dan Mullen, completing stunning fall

Florida fired coach Dan Mullen on Sunday, a day after his sixth loss in nine games, two months after the Gators went toe to toe with defending national champion Alabama and a year after they had a chance to make the College Football Playoff.

House panel probing free speech at University of Florida

Members of the House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties sent a letter to UF president Kent Fuchs requesting documents and communications.

Georgia Bulldogs dominate Florida Gators 34-7 in face-off

The top-ranked Bulldogs and the nation’s No. 1 defense dominated Florida with a 34-7 victory Saturday, their fourth in five years in the neutral-site game.

Feds file complaint over school board money

The U.S. Department of Education on Thursday filed a complaint requesting that an administrative law judge ordered Florida to stop withholding funds from school districts that received federal money to cover school board members’ salaries.

Florida penalizes school district over masks, federal COVID grant

The state of Florida has docked a school district more than $164,000 for defying a ban on classroom mask mandates and for being awarded a federal coronavirus grant, county school officials said Wednesday.

Shots heard by police near University of Florida, school says

The University of Florida in Gainesville said that the incident occurred off-campus and there is no need to shelter in place.

Federal officials pay Florida school district after mask mandate vote

Alachua County school Superintendent Carlee Simon said in a news release Thursday the district has received $148,000 through a U.S. Department of Education program.

Alachua County classrooms get 1,700 new air purifiers

From Tuesday to Friday, district leaders say 1,700 air purifiers will be delivered to every classroom in the district.

No. 1 Alabama holds off No. 11 Florida 31-29 in SEC opener

The Gators (2-1, 0-1) have dropped eight straight in the series and fell to 0-5 against No. 1-ranked teams at Florida Field.

DeSantis: Florida cities, counties that require employees get vaccinated will be fined

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Monday that any city or county that requires its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be fined $5,000 per infraction.

4 bomb threats called in to Gainesville school since August

The threats have disrupted operations, sending students home each time, and causing law enforcement to rush to the school, officials said.

Pastor’s wife prays for a miracle as unvaccinated husband remains hospitalized with COVID-19

"He bought into all the conspiracy theories that were saying somehow vaccination was a way to infiltrate bad things into your bloodstream, control and freedom. My daughter and I used to tease him all the time and say, ‘You know, there’s no freedom if you’re dead.’"