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Gainesville building catches fire overnight
By Jake Reyes | June 14, 2021A small building at 810 NW Eighth Street caught fire Sunday.
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One woman dead after car crash in Gainesville
By Jake Reyes | June 9, 2021A rear-end car collision on Northwest 39th Avenue next to Publix left one person dead Saturday.
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A 13-year-old girl’s remains have been found after she went missing in Gainesville
By Jake Reyes | June 4, 2021The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office found 13-year-old Delia Young’s body on Wednesday after she had been reported missing on May 16.
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One man is dead after shooting at a Gainesville car wash
By Jake Reyes | May 28, 2021Eugene Javon Patrick turned himself in to the Alachua County Jail Tuesday, more than a week after fatally shooting 36-year-old Bobby Bernard Hopkins, Jr. in the chest, according to a Gainesville Police Department press release.
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Body cameras will be required for Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies soon
By Jake Reyes | May 17, 2021Last October, the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners approved $500,000 for body cameras, ACSO spokesperson Art Forgey said. Deputies who do not wear body cameras when they are supposed to can face penalties. There is currently not a set date for the body camera requirement.
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One dead following two-car crash in Gainesville
By Emil Munksgaard Grosen | Apr. 16, 2021After the crash, the car driver who was hit was rushed to the hospital by Gainesville Fire Rescue, according to the release. They died from injuries later that night.
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UF student in coma after being hit by car
By Lucille Lannigan | Apr. 12, 2021Wolverton will require facial reconstructive surgery, CAT scans, MRIs and other procedures to recover, according to a GoFundMe page created by Wolverton’s fraternity, Beta Theta Pi.
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One woman dead following two-car crash involving a semi truck on Waldo Road
By Anna Wilder | Mar. 30, 2021The woman lost control of the sedan for “unknown reasons,” crossed the inside center median and entered the eastbound lane before the two vehicles collided, according to the release.
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Person stabbed at CVS store, police say it was an ‘isolated incident’
By Jiselle Lee | Mar. 25, 2021The suspect has not been located, Gainesville Police Department spokesperson Graham Glover said. He believes it was an isolated incident.
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Campus Security Authority reports rape at fraternity house, UF awaiting additional information
By Jiselle Lee | Mar. 19, 2021The university issued a timely warning email to notify the campus community of the incident that took place at 7 Fraternity Drive. According to Florida’s Division of Corporations, Phi Delta Gamma fraternity is registered at the location listed in the email.
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Four crashes closed part of Interstate 75 Thursday afternoon
By Lucille Lannigan | Mar. 18, 2021The crashes followed each other in a sequence of events, said Patrick Riordan, spokesperson for the Florida Highway Patrol. He said he is unsure when the crashes all occurred and what caused the first crash but believes the other three were linked to the first.
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A pedestrian hit and killed in Alachua on Highway 441
By Anna Wilder | Mar. 11, 2021A 47-year-old man was killed in a crash in Alachua around midnight Thursday after being hit by a car.
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One dead following shootout with Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies
By Chasity Maynard | Mar. 5, 2021The deputies involved in the shooting have been placed on paid leave per department policy, Alachua County Sheriff's Office spokesperson Art Forgey said. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the ACSO Office of Professional Standards will investigate the deputies’ actions.
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UF student injured in deadly University Avenue crash files lawsuit against Uber and drivers
By Anna Wilder | Mar. 5, 2021Michelle Berglass, a 19-year-old UF student, filed a lawsuit against Uber and the owners and drivers of the cars that hit her and four other students as they stood on a sidewalk near West University Avenue. She is seeking more than $100,000 in damages.
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Campus Security Authority reports rape at UF fraternity house
By Jiselle Lee | Mar. 1, 2021On Friday, UF issued a timely warning email to notify the campus community of the incident, which took place at an unknown fraternity house Feb. 20.
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Families of UF students killed on West University Avenue filed lawsuits for wrongful death
By Anna Wilder | Feb. 26, 2021One of the main attorneys representing both families said the cases involved drivers who were violating a variety of laws and regulations. The lawsuits are seeking over $100,000 in damages. Lambert’s case also lists Uber as a defendant, as one of the drivers was on a Uber Eats delivery trip at the time of the crash.
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Man jumps from Millhopper Bridge into I-75 traffic
By Michelle Holder | Feb. 25, 2021At 3:35 p.m. the 911 communication center operator received a call about a disturbed and upset person on the bridge. The center received several calls after, and an ACSO officer was sent to the scene before the man jumped.
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Three-year-old struck and killed by a truck in Gainesville
By Emil Munksgaard Grosen | Feb. 25, 2021Following the crash, the toddler was rushed to UF Health Shands Hospital in critical condition, according to a Gainesville Police Department press release. He died as a result of his injuries shortly after arriving there.
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A man wanted for battery at FSU has been spotted in Gainesville Bars
By Anna Wilder | Feb. 19, 2021The battery occurred Jan. 29, and the FSU Police Department has since issued an arrest warrant against Vincent Steven Mickelsen, 36. Mickelsen was then spotted by UF students near Midtown Feb. 12.
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‘I walked out with a great appreciation of life’: Gainesville resident accused of attempted murder found not guilty
By Anna Wilder and Jiselle Lee | Feb. 17, 2021Julius Irving anxiously waited for a jury with only one Black woman on it to decide his fate. After more than a year and nine months awaiting trial, he would either be freed or be sentenced to life in prison.
