Gainesville

There isn't much left people can do to prepare for Hurricane Idalia, other than stay indoors, but in Gainesville, many people only started to take the storm seriously the night before it was due to hit.

Two men died in separate rain-related crashes early Wednesday morning as Hurricane Idalia approached landfall along Florida's Gulf Coast, according to Florida Highway Patrol. 

Florida’s Department of Health warns, that even with hurricane straps or other tie-downs, mobile homes cannot withstand the wind gusts from a major storm, but at Candlelight Estates in Gainesville, plenty of people plan to wait out Hurricane Idalia.

Through most of the day Tuesday, the University of Florida’s campus looked pretty normal. Students still had class until noon, so the campus was still abuzz through the morning. After that though, many students said they planned to buy supplies to prepare for Hurricane Idalia.

Here's a running list of school closures in Florida ahead of Idalia's anticipated landfall along the Gulf Coast.

The University of Florida is preparing its students for the incoming storm. Of course, hurricanes and tropical storms are nothing new to Gainesville or to the University of Florida, but so far, Idalia is on course to hit the area pretty hard.

The Florida Gators will wear black alternate uniforms for the first time in school history against Arkansas on November 4.

A Florida-bound flight dropped nearly 20,000 feet in the span of 11 minutes.

Jalen Kitna, who was arrested last November on felony child pornography charges that were eventually dropped in a plea deal, released a lengthy statement Friday through a sports management company.

Deputies are seeking more information about an alleged shooting at a Gainesville convenience store that ended with a convicted felon threatening to kill another man already in police custody, according to the Gainesville Police Department.

Firefighters in Gainesville, Florida safely removed a worker who fell at a construction site on Wednesday

Goats are on the loose in Gainesville and police are looking for their rightful owners!

Season 3 of Netflix's "UNTOLD" will dive deeper into the Florida Gators' 2005-2010 seasons under head coach Urban Meyer. The four-episode docuseries will premiere on August 22, 2023.

Check out the Florida Gators football schedule for 2023.

A man was killed and his passenger – a 10-year-old girl – was injured in a crash on I-75 in Gainesville early Wednesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A man who reportedly stole a hearse and then crashed it in Gainesville Sunday afternoon has been arrested, police said in a tweet.

The University of Florida is home to the Florida Gators – literally!

Anthony Richardson completed the last of 45 passes, raised his right index finger and started jogging toward midfield.

One person was taken to the hospital after an explosion happened at a Gainesville home on Saturday.