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Sunday, February 09, 2025

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Museum Road from Woodlawn Drive to Center Drive is blocked, Barber said. UPD is advising people through Twitter to use Stadium Road and Mowry Road.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

UF waste truck causes spill on Museum Road

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Jan. 30, 2019

The spill was cleaned after about three hours.

Mayor of Tallahassee and gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum laughs while speaking at a rally on UF's campus Friday afternoon. During the event, hosted by the Andrew Gillum campaign, Gillum walked with students to the polls.

METRO

Andrew Gillum endorses Mayor Lauren Poe for mayoral race

By Karina Elwood | Jan. 29, 2019

Both are Gainesville High School alumni

This Tuesday, April 10, 2018 file photo shows vaping devices, including a Juul, center, that were confiscated from students at a high school in Marshfield, Mass. On Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, San Francisco-based Juul Labs Inc. announced it had stopped filling orders for its mango, fruit, creme and cucumber pods but not menthol and mint. It will sell all flavors through its website and limit sales to those 21 and older. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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Students express feelings on tobacco law change

By Karina Elwood | Jan. 29, 2019

County changed purchasing age from 18 to 21

Alachua County and the Alachua Conservation Trust purchased 578 acres within the Lochloosa Forest Project area on Jan. 15 for $1.3 million for conservation.

METRO

County, conservation trust buys 578 acres of forest

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Jan. 29, 2019

The deal costs $1.3 million

METRO

City, US tennis association begin improvement project

By Ana Escalante | Jan. 29, 2019

Improvements to city’s parks to come

A car caught on fire after the driver crashed with a pole on Monday.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Car sets on fire after crash into pole

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Jan. 28, 2019

The driver was sent to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Charged bicycle bandit accused of stealing more

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Jan. 28, 2019

His bond is $20,000

The Gainesville City Commission discusses the appointment of Deborah Bowie as interim city manager Thursday. Kelly Hayes / Alligator Staff

METRO

City to hold public State of the City Address this week

By Karina Elwood | Jan. 27, 2019

The mayor and interim city manager will speak

About 250 first responders and their families eat dinner at Legacy Park and learn more about The Grit Foundation Saturday evening.

METRO

Nonprofit holds gala for local police departments

By Taylor Roth | Jan. 27, 2019

250 people attended the event

The City of Gainesville hosted the third annual Longest Table Event at Deport Park at 874 SE 4th St., a community outreach event for elected officials to speak with citizens at different tables while eating food.

METRO

City of Gainesville puts on its third annual longest table event

By Mary Katherine Delegate | Jan. 27, 2019

300 people registered to attend

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

FHP: Man arrested after running away from police dog

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Jan. 27, 2019

He ran seven red lights while fleeing police

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Newberry High School student accused of fighting a classmate

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Jan. 27, 2019

The victim was scratched

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Family of missing man offering $1,000 to help find him

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Jan. 26, 2019

Thomas Brown has been missing for about two months

Howard Bishop Middle School Principal Mike Gamble stands in front of a stain in the school’s media center. Layers of paint coat the area around the stain, and several computers have been moved to avoid the area.

METRO | K-12 EDUCATION

Two cents on the half-cent tax: Paying for the future of public schools

By Kelly Hayes | Jan. 24, 2019

Joey Spiers remembers the chaos of her students ducking under desks, fearful a squirrel in the ceiling would slip through the tiles.

Laura Wykoff, 44, was named Alachua County Teacher of the Year. She teaches math to students at Fort Clarke Middle School in Gainesville.

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Math teacher named Alachua County’s teacher of the year

By Taylor Girtman | Jan. 24, 2019

Laura Wykoff has taught for more than a decade

MidiCi, The Neapolitan Pizza Company, offered free lunches to federal employees on temporary leave Jan. 22. It is one of at least three restaurants in Gainesville offering a free or discounted meal to these employees.

METRO

Gainesville restaurants offer meals for furloughed federal employees

By Tien Le | Jan. 24, 2019

Three restaurants are giving free or discounted food

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

ACSO: Man threatening woman surrenders after two-hour standoff

By Katherine Walllace-Fernandez | Jan. 24, 2019

The man has not yet been charged

About 200 Gainesville residents demonstrated at Bo Diddley Plaza to show support for self-declared Venezuelan interim president Juan Guaidó. Edysmar Diaz-Cruz / Alligator Contributor

METRO

Gainesville's Venezuelan community rallies to support government protests, interim president

By Edysmar Diaz-Cruz | Jan. 23, 2019

About 200 people gathered

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Man and woman accused of stealing credit, social security cards

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Jan. 23, 2019

Their bond is set at about $1.8 million each

Law enforcement officials take cover outside a SunTrust Bank branch, Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, in Sebring, Fla. Authorities say they've arrested a man who fired shots inside the Florida bank. (The News Sun via AP)

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Police: 5 fatally shot inside Florida bank, suspect arrested

By The Associated Press | Jan. 23, 2019

SEBRING, Fla. (AP) — A gunman opened fire inside a Florida bank Wednesday afternoon, killing five people before surrendering to negotiators, police said.

Solutions by The State News