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Police agencies collect food for needy families
By Davio Rodriguez | Nov. 7, 2017Local law enforcement is collecting non-perishable food during the start of November until next Monday.
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Veteran memorial unveiled
By Courtney Mims | Nov. 5, 2017Brushing away tears, Ronna Jackson felt happy people remembered veterans like her son.
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Hispanic organization hosts 15th Downtown Latin Festival
By Christina Morales | Nov. 5, 2017Thousands of Hispanic Gainesville residents and fans of Latin culture ate empanadas, danced to salsa music and learned more about each other’s cultures Saturday afternoon on Bo Diddley Community Plaza.
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UF student opens late-night Midtown hot dog stand
By Vincent McDonald | Nov. 5, 2017A new sound has joined the din of bar music and speeding cars during late nights on West University Avenue.
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A Gainesville fixture: Residents remember Tommy Birt
By David Hoffman | Nov. 5, 2017Jaclyn Hood was 13 years old when she first met Thomas Birt.
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County to begin cleanup at Newnans Lake
By Michele Rosalia | Nov. 5, 2017Alachua County is working on making Newnans Lake habitable again — for wildlife and humans.
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Mayor hosts third book club
By Jessica Giles | Nov. 5, 2017Mayor Lauren Poe wants Gainesville to look a little more like Rome.
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More than 500 bikers ride across Gainesville for veterans
By David Hoffman | Nov. 5, 2017U.S. Navy veteran Robert Gillespie, with his 9-year-old son Garret on his back, prepared to ride alongside an army of fellow bikers Sunday morning and couldn’t shake the feeling of home.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD: UF student arrested for threatening ex-girlfriend over text
By Romy Ellenbogen | Nov. 5, 2017Note: In January, the State of Florida failed to file charges against Yeung because of insufficient evidence.
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FHP: Man arrested for driving drunk, overturns car
By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 5, 2017A Gainesville man was hospitalized following a car crash and was arrested for driving drunk Friday, Florida Highway Patrol said.
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GPD: Target employee arrested for stealing co-workers’ credit cards
By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 5, 2017A Target employee was arrested Friday for stealing co-workers’ credit cards and using them to make purchases at Target and Publix, Gainesville Police said.
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POLITICS
Money makes the politics go round
Nov. 5, 2017Despite the fact former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lost the presidential election nearly one year ago to date, President Donald Trump, as well as much of America, is still waiting to see her fall even further.
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Equestrian center set to open in 2019
By Savannah Austin | Nov. 2, 2017The World Equestrian Center sports complex and a luxury residential community in Ocala is expected to open in 2019 on the condition it meets Marion County Commission’s requirements.
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Blue Springs reopens as Florida state park
By David Hoffman | Nov. 2, 2017Florida opened its 175th state park Monday in High Springs.
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Light festival to come to Gainesville this year
By Anna Cappelli | Nov. 2, 2017Gainesville residents can save a spot to ignite a sky lantern at an upcoming lights festival.
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National charity to help city organize data
By Noelle Kough | Nov. 2, 2017Gainesville joined a national network of 94 cities Tuesday to learn how it can better help residents.
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ACSO: Two men found with fake, stolen licences, credit cards
By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 2, 2017Two Orlando men were arrested Wednesday for stolen and forged drivers licenses found in their car during a traffic stop, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
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ACSO: Man arrested, shocked with Taser after hitting another man
By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 2, 2017A Micanopy man was tased and arrested after punching a window and hitting a man with a metal padlock at Micanopy Inn on Tuesday night, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
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APD: Man arrested for possessing 167 grams of marijuana
By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 2, 2017A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday after police found about 167 grams of marijuana in his car, Alachua Police said.
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GPD: Men detained for pointing gun at man
By David Hoffman | Nov. 1, 2017A small group of men were detained by police Tuesday after two allegedly threatened and struck another man in the chest with a shotgun near Southwest 13th Street.
