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METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Woman accused of stealing more than $150,000 from oral surgeon's office

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Mar. 31, 2019

She had a $15,000 bond

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Man accused of causing pregnant woman to fall from car

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Mar. 31, 2019

A Gainesville man was accused of dragging a pregnant woman from a car Thursday.

FILE - In this March 12, 2019, file photo, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to the International Association of Firefighters at the Hyatt Regency on Capitol Hill in Washington. Biden says he does not recall kissing a Nevada political candidate on the back of her head in 2014. The allegation was made in a New York Magazine article written by Lucy Flores, a former Nevada state representative and the 2014 Democratic nominee for Nevada lieutenant governor. Flores says Biden’s behavior “made me feel uneasy, gross, and confused.”(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

METRO | POLITICS

Joe Biden, please do better.

Mar. 31, 2019

Former Vice President Joe Biden made Nevada state legislator Lucy Flores feel “uneasy, gross, and confused” at a campaign rally in 2014, according to an essay published by The Cut. Flores explains in her essay that Biden came up from behind her, smelled her hair and kissed the back of her head.

Bella, the emotional support dog killed by three pitbulls

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Animal services to make changes after dog attacks

By Josephine Fuller | Mar. 28, 2019

An irresponsible owner clause may be imposed

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Man accused of driving away from deputies, trading guns for drugs

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Mar. 28, 2019

He has a $656,000 bond

Police arrested a man accused of stabbing someone outside of Krispy Kreme Wednesday night.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Man stabbed behind Krispy Kreme

By Josephine Fuller | Mar. 28, 2019

The man accused of stabbing him was arrested

Vietnam War veterans stand up to be recognized at Kanapaha Veterans Memorial Park on Nov. 11, 2015. The speaker who asked them to stand said they worked just as hard as veterans in any other war.

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Alachua County Vietnam veterans to be honored with first tribute event

By Lina Ruiz | Mar. 27, 2019

The free event starts at 11 a.m. Saturday

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Five dogs escape and attack woman in same neighborhood Bella was killed

By Josephine Fuller | Mar. 26, 2019

A dog was killed in an attack in the same neighborhood in September

FILE - This Nov. 7, 2017 file photo shows the Pi Kappa Phi fraternity house near Florida State University in Tallahassee, Fla. Andrew Coffey should have been graduating from Florida State University with his classmates this May 2019, but his life was cut short when he was pressured into drinking an entire bottle of 101-proof Wild Turkey bourbon in a Pi Kappa Phi fraternity hazing ritual. Now his parents are pleading the Florida Legislature to pass a bill that expands the state's anti-hazing laws. (AP Photo/Joseph Reedy, file)

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New anti-hazing bill moves through state legislature

By Danielle Ivanov | Mar. 26, 2019

To be initiated, he had to drink an entire bottle of Wild Turkey bourbon. He did. Then, he passed out the couch. The next morning, he was dead.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Gas leak on campus, blocking off roads

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Mar. 26, 2019

Center Drive from Museum Road to Archer Road is blocked after a gas leak was reported.

Attendees wait in line for meals outside Cafe 131 at Grace Marketplace on Monday evening. The non-profit assistance shelter celebrated serving its half millionth meal.

METRO

Grace marketplace serves its 500,000th meal

By Lina Ruiz | Mar. 25, 2019

About 200 people attended the celebration

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

GPD’s SWAT team returns

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Mar. 25, 2019

The team has 22 members

Pastor Crystal Griffin stops to talk to a friend while shopping for her ministry on Friday afternoon at the Bread of the Mighty Food Bank. The food bank distributes to five surrounding counties, including Alachua.

METRO

How Gainesville is tackling food insecurity

Mar. 25, 2019

50,880 people in Alachua County are food insecure

A model of the unbuilt Zeta Beta Tau Fraternity House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The design for the house was drawn in 1954 and followed the mid-century style, but due in part to code issues, the house was never built.

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Gainesville modern landmarks seek more recognition

By Lakshmi Gomez | Mar. 25, 2019

The city has five local historic districts that protect 1,500 structures

Brittni Michaelis, Jay Patel, Alexander Garcia

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

UPDATE: Two men and one woman accused of robbing dorm at Jennings Hall

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Mar. 25, 2019

One of men had a hair comb that had a hidden knife in it

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

UPD arrests suspects accused of robbery at Jennings Hall

By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Mar. 24, 2019

UPDATE: Multiple witnesses told police that one of the suspects had a handgun, but no gun was found when the three suspects were arrested. Click here to read the updated story.