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$5 million park makes debut in Hawthorne
By Isa Perez | Jan. 23, 2017Alachua County residents who enjoy spending time outside now have 3,000 more acres to explore.
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Column: Tebow didn’t endorse Trump, so why do some of his voters think he did?
By Matt Brannon | Jan. 22, 2017It’s no wonder why Tim Tebow is a favorite son of the evangelical crowd. After all, he embodies the fundamental traits of a red-blooded American.
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During tornado watch, fallen trees, downed power lines
By Molly Vossler | Jan. 22, 2017Severe weather hit Southeast Georgia and Northwest Florida Sunday, causing some damage and power outages in Gainesville.
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Man shot dead by deputies 2 miles from UF campus
By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 22, 2017A man is dead following a deputy-involved shooting Friday night outside a Gainesville inn about 2 miles south of UF.
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GPD: Gainesville woman assaults two people at Taco Bell
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 22, 2017A Gainesville woman was arrested after assaulting two people at Taco Bell while she was intoxicated Friday, Gainesville Police said.
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Free yoga classes to teach young girls empowerment
By Katie Schmidt | Jan. 22, 2017A semicircle of young girls formed around Lauren MacKay on Saturday, intently following the yoga instructor’s every move as best they could.
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GPD: Sex offender arrested for advertising music lessons
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 20, 2017A Gainesville man, and convicted sex offender, was arrested Thursday after he was found advertising voice and piano lessons on the side of the road, Gainesville Police said.
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Gainesville greets, protests its new president
By Martin Vassolo | Jan. 20, 2017Outside Gainesville’s City Hall on Friday, only the sound of cars driving by could be heard.
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On different sides of history
By Molly Vossler | Jan. 19, 2017This morning, Julia Sutton will slip on a red skirt speckled with white elephants to watch the inauguration of the 45th U.S. president.
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Forced into homelessness, Gainesville woman regains normalcy
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 19, 2017“The porta-potty was my birthday present,” Trina Hernandez said, barely containing her giddiness.
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UF professor, a Trump critic, to serve on his committee
By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 19, 2017A UF professor will serve under incoming President Donald Trump on the National Medal of Science committee.
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After rescue from Korean meat farm, puppies to be adopted
By Catherine Dickson | Jan. 19, 2017In the days since Gainesville became acquainted with Bernard and Louie, two puppies rescued from a South Korean meat farm and transported to the Alachua County Humane Society, many have fallen in love.
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Gainesville celebrates Arbor Day
By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 19, 2017A group of about 70 people celebrated Arbor Day on Thursday by planting a ceremonial tree with a golden shovel.
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GPD: Woman tries to push officer down stairs
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 19, 2017A Gainesville woman was arrested Wednesday after she tried to push a police officer down stairs, Gainesville Police said.
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ACSO: Man found walking near school with rifle, dead squirrels
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 19, 2017As schoolchildren waited for their guardians to pick them up Wednesday afternoon, a man walked past Chester Shell Elementary School carrying a rifle, a bullet and three dead squirrels.
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Hippodrome displays unity before Trump’s inauguration
By Paige Fry | Jan. 19, 2017A single fluorescent light in a dark theater conveyed a message to the incoming president’s agenda: unity.
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On inauguration day at UF, watch parties and walk out planned
By Romy Ellenbogen | Jan. 18, 2017As President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated Friday, UF students can watch the ceremony at five different locations on campus.
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Midtown’s The Coop now serving breakfast, offering free coffee
By Maddie Harlow | Jan. 18, 2017Disillusioned with its dinner crowd, Midtown’s The Coop now serves breakfast — and it’s offering free coffee until Friday.
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GPD: Man steals rare gaming cards
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 18, 2017A Gainesville man sold 1,000 rare “Magic: The Gatherin” trading cards Tuesday after stealing them from an unlocked car parked in Stone Ridge Apartments, Gainesville Police said.
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UF graduate student expands golf charity
By Josie Kuhlman | Jan. 18, 2017As a UF accounting graduate student, Sean Warner is spending his free time teaching kids the art of golf.
