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Kathy Bolton (center), a Gainesville poll worker, helps direct students and hands out "I voted" stickers in the Reitz Union computer lab Tuesday. UF students can vote in Student Government elections until 8:30 p.m. today.

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Alachua County Supervisor of Elections seeks 100 more poll workers

By Annelise O’Donnell | Sep. 5, 2018

The office expects an increase in turnout and is hoping to prepare for more voters

Courtesy of Alachua County Sheriff's Office

METRO | K-12 EDUCATION

Girl threatened Buchholz High School student with unloaded gun

By Amanda Rosa | Sep. 5, 2018

The girl was a former Buchholz High School student

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

GPD: Man threatened to cut out person’s eyes

By Amanda Rosa | Sep. 5, 2018

The argument took place at the Miami Grill underneath The Standard, according to a police report.

Brandon Peebles, 21, an art coordinator for Project Makeover, paints an alligator on the sidewalk at W.A. Metcalfe Elementary School. Members and volunteers painted murals all around the school, including musical instruments in the music room, a Dr. Seuss themed kindergarten area and an ocean scene in the cafeteria.

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Alachua County Public Schools could receive major renovations

By McKenna Beery | Sep. 4, 2018

Public schools could get safety updates and new facilities if the half-cent sales tax passes.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

GPD: Man shoves stolen iced coffee in pants

By Amanda Rosa | Sep. 4, 2018

The man shoved about $100 of iced coffee down his pants, according to police

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Goodbye 2 a.m. final call? City commission to talk Midtown hours with SG

By Gillian Sweeney | Sep. 4, 2018

It's the first time city commission has attended an SG meeting since January 2017

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Gainesville native’s book chronicles the integration of local schools

By Kelly Hayes | Sep. 3, 2018

The book focuses on Gainesville High School and Lincoln High School, which integrated in 1970

Dennis Kane, the self proclaimed "peace guy," makes a peace sign with his fingers on Turlington Plaza on Thursday afternoon.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

‘Turlington Dancer’ arrested for trespassing

By Amanda Rosa | Sep. 3, 2018

Dennis Kane, an ever-moving landmark at UF, was arrested for trespassing after being banned from UF's campus last year.

Courtesy of the National Weather Service

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Tropical Storm Gordon to pass through Florida, but Gainesville not at risk

By Dana Cassidy | Sep. 3, 2018

The storm will bring more rain, but likely won't affect North Florida heavily.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

During the first home game, 15 people were kicked out of the stadium

By Amanda Rosa | Sep. 3, 2018

Out of the 15 people kicked out from Saturday's home opener, ten are UF students.

P.F. Chang’s China Bistro will open 5 p.m. on Monday in the Butler Town Center, at 3597 SW 32nd Court. The restaurant will give 10 percent of its opening day earnings to Gainesville's Ronald McDonald House and give food to the charity.

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P.F. Chang’s and six other retailers will open at Butler Town Center

By McKenna Beery | Sep. 2, 2018

P.F. Chang’s China Bistro will welcome Gainesville residents with an orange-and-blue mural of an alligator.

Construction materials spilled over all three Southbound lanes on Interstate 75 after a semi tipped over Friday morning.

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Semi tipped over on I-75 southbound

By Amanda Rosa | Aug. 31, 2018

A semi-truck hauling construction materials tipped over driving south on Interstate 75 Friday morning.

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A fleet of RTS electric buses to come by 2019

By Dana Cassidy | Aug. 30, 2018

Three new electric buses will take Gainesville streets by 2019.

Jordan Sison, a 21-year-old UF acting senior, performs in her senior thesis performance, “The Wolves,” at the Hippodrome Theatre.

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‘I nearly died’: Gainesville art programs see devastating cuts in funding

By Bailey LeFever | Aug. 30, 2018

Days before the Gainesville Orchestra’s annual spring concert, Greg Johnson opened his email. Inside, a message from the state shocked the orchestra president. The orchestra’s state funding was gone.

Daniel Leal, a 22-year-old UF sustainability studies senior and founder of cookie-delivery company Cookiegazm, poses with a batch of his cookies in October 2016. The late-night cookie delivery business announced it was closing on Facebook.

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One less place to order late-night cookies from, Cookiegazm closes

By Dana Cassidy | Aug. 30, 2018

Lily Cardone was trying to call in her typical order of peanut butter cookies from Cookiegazm with her roommates Wednesday night but couldn’t reach anyone.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Shooting suspect arrested with sandwich bag of cocaine, police say

By Amanda Rosa | Aug. 30, 2018

A man wanted by Gainesville Police in regards to a shooting two weeks ago, was arrested Wednesday with a sandwich bag of cocaine in his front pants pocket.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

GPD: Man chased the boyfriend of his child’s mother with a gun

By Amanda Rosa | Aug. 28, 2018

The man chased another man with his gun along Southwest 20th Avenue, according to police

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Woman accused of crashing car tells police she was home all day

By Amanda Rosa | Aug. 28, 2018

The woman rammed her car into another while two people were inside, according to police

METRO | POLITICS

What McCain taught us about integrity

Aug. 28, 2018

The lessons of John McCain's life can start small and start now

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Election 2018 draws to a close as candidates prepare for results

Aug. 28, 2018

In the race for governor, Andrew Gillum secured the Democratic nomination and will face Ron DeSantis, President Donald Trump’s pick, in the general election. Gov. Rick Scott secured the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate and will challenge incumbent Bill Nelson in November.