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City to hold public State of the City Address this week
By Karina Elwood | Jan. 27, 2019The mayor and interim city manager will speak
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Nonprofit holds gala for local police departments
By Taylor Roth | Jan. 27, 2019250 people attended the event
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City of Gainesville puts on its third annual longest table event
By Mary Katherine Delegate | Jan. 27, 2019300 people registered to attend
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
FHP: Man arrested after running away from police dog
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Jan. 27, 2019He ran seven red lights while fleeing police
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Newberry High School student accused of fighting a classmate
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Jan. 27, 2019The victim was scratched
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Family of missing man offering $1,000 to help find him
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Jan. 26, 2019Thomas Brown has been missing for about two months
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K-12 EDUCATION
Two cents on the half-cent tax: Paying for the future of public schools
By Kelly Hayes | Jan. 24, 2019Joey Spiers remembers the chaos of her students ducking under desks, fearful a squirrel in the ceiling would slip through the tiles.
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Math teacher named Alachua County’s teacher of the year
By Taylor Girtman | Jan. 24, 2019Laura Wykoff has taught for more than a decade
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Gainesville restaurants offer meals for furloughed federal employees
By Tien Le | Jan. 24, 2019Three restaurants are giving free or discounted food
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ACSO: Man threatening woman surrenders after two-hour standoff
By Katherine Walllace-Fernandez | Jan. 24, 2019The man has not yet been charged
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Gainesville's Venezuelan community rallies to support government protests, interim president
By Edysmar Diaz-Cruz | Jan. 23, 2019About 200 people gathered
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Man and woman accused of stealing credit, social security cards
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Jan. 23, 2019Their bond is set at about $1.8 million each
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Police: 5 fatally shot inside Florida bank, suspect arrested
By The Associated Press | Jan. 23, 2019SEBRING, Fla. (AP) — A gunman opened fire inside a Florida bank Wednesday afternoon, killing five people before surrendering to negotiators, police said.
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Man arrested after accused of kicking ACSO dog, again
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Jan. 22, 2019It took three deputies to arrest him
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‘Let’s do this, fat boy’: Man accused of fighting building staff
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Jan. 22, 2019A man accused of breaking into a building was arrested Sunday after allegedly swinging a backpack at two employees and calling one “fat boy.”
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Alachua County Commission raises age to buy tobacco, ends prisoner labor
By Karina Elwood | Jan. 22, 2019The Alachua County Commission voted Tuesday night to raise the minimum age to buy tobacco products and voted to end using prisoners for county labor.
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A taste of Puerto Rico comes to Gainesville in a truck
By Kaelyn Cassidy | Jan. 22, 2019A welcoming atmosphere, a family business and the tastes of San Juan can all be found in one of Gainesville’s newest food trucks, El Punto.
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FHP: High Springs fire chief accused of drunk driving
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Jan. 22, 2019He told officers he had a beer and two mixed drinks
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City of Gainesville hosts rally to remove local invasive species
By Ana Escalante | Jan. 22, 2019About 600 people helped out
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Meet the Santa Fe student running for mayor
By Karina Elwood | Jan. 21, 2019Marlon Bruce is the fourth candidate running.
