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Alachua Conservation Trust to buy third property in March
By Tien Le | Feb. 14, 2019The Orange Lake Overlook will cost $1.35 million
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POLITICS
Stop putting celebrities on pedestals. They aren’t going to save us.
Feb. 14, 2019In the age of social media, we’re pretty accustomed to celebrities chiming in with their opinions on a range of topics. Recently, rapper Cardi B posted a series of videos condemning President Donald Trump for the government shutdown. She shamed him for leaving thousands of government employees without pay for over a month and defended previous administrations’ government shutdowns as being over more worthy causes than a border wall. The videos went viral, and people on both sides of the political spectrum commented on them. Not everyone loved it but, of course, her fans praised her for using her social platform to push an agenda.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Police looking for suspects who robbed Bojangles with AK-47
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Feb. 14, 2019One of them was armed with an AK-47
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K-12 EDUCATION
‘It never gets easier’: A year after Parkland, communities grieve and the state debates
By Josephine Fuller | Feb. 13, 2019Nearly 1,200 people have died from gun violence since
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD: Mother and son robbed at home by two suspects
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Feb. 13, 2019While one accused home invader was arrested Tuesday, the other is still on the loose.
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Man accused of molesting girl for three months
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Feb. 11, 2019She was under 12 years old
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UPD searching for man who sexually battered woman on campus
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Feb. 11, 2019The incident occurred Saturday night
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Gainesville holds first of series on food inaccessibility
By Victoria Vargas | Feb. 10, 2019Food insecurity is a problem that Gainesville residents have faced for decades. Now the city is looking for answers.
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Zero waste workshop series continues Thursday
By Taylor Girtman | Feb. 10, 2019Second of three workshops to be held
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Man accused of sending sexual Facebook messages to minor
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Feb. 10, 2019The victim is under 16 years old
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‘Dat s--- a mess’: Man accused of throwing trash, laundry in woman’s apartment
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Feb. 10, 2019He lived in the same complex
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ACSO: Woman hits another woman with bat, almost runs over deputy
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Feb. 10, 2019Her bond is set at $159,000
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K-12 EDUCATION
Alachua County Public Schools unsure of post-Common Core future
By Josephine Fuller | Feb. 7, 2019A new program has not been decided
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
City Commission votes against pay raise for high-ranking officials
By Karina Elwood | Feb. 7, 2019$19,222 had been previously budgeted for the increase
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Historian tells story of the Rosewood Massacre
By Naomi Cruz | Feb. 7, 2019More than 100 African Americans were killed in the 1923 massacre
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Gainesville Department of Doing director resigns
By Taylor Girtman | Feb. 7, 2019Wendy Thomas held the position for two and a half years
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Man accused of trying to run a man over with horse flees deputies on horseback
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Feb. 7, 2019His bond is $12,500
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Alachua County Commission moves closer to banning conversion therapy
By Josephine Fuller | Feb. 5, 2019A public hearing will be held later this month
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Affordable housing, living wages: What mayoral candidates argued at first debate
By Karina Elwood | Feb. 4, 2019Only three out of the four mayoral candidates attended the first mayoral debate of the election season Monday night.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Drunk driver blames 119 MDMA pills on wife. Then he changed his mind, police said.
By Tien Le | Feb. 4, 2019The driver's bond is $86,000
