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Pulitzer winner to visit GNV
By Molly Vossler | Jan. 5, 2017A Pulitzer Prize-winning author is reading at the Alachua County Headquarters library Sunday.
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FHP asking drivers to move over
By Molly Vossler | Jan. 5, 2017As the Florida Highway Patrol uses billboards and pamphlets to remind drivers to move over for stopped emergency vehicles, Gainesville seems to have received the message.
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After threat, Santa Fe High student found with knives in bag
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 4, 2017After threatening an attack, a Santa Fe High School student was arrested Tuesday with three knives and a set of brass knuckles concealed in his backpack, Alachua Police said.
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Alachua County offers first free Arabic language classes
By Rosanne Ramraj | Jan. 4, 2017To foster an understanding among cultures, the Alachua County Library District is offering Arabic language classes starting Wednesday.
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Local pianist to play Nobel Prize sounds
By Mary-Lou Watkinson | Jan. 4, 2017Swedish-American pianist Roberta Swedien is bringing the music of the Nobel Prize Awards to Gainesville.
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County elects first black female Supervisor of Elections
By Molly Vossler | Jan. 3, 2017On Tuesday, UF alumna Kim Barton was sworn in as Alachua County’s Supervisor of Elections, becoming the first African-American to hold the position.
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GPD: Man robs apartment, invites women over for sex
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 3, 2017An Alachua man stole $12,000 worth of electronics from a Windsor Park apartment, and then used the apartment to meet and have sex with women, Gainesville Police said.
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With Gators bowl win, free Bloomin’ Onions for all
By Mary-Lou Watkinson | Jan. 3, 2017For Gators fans across the country, the football team’s Outback Bowl win meant free Bloomin’ Onions on Tuesday.
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Gainesville’s first indoor trampoline park makes debut
By Mary-Lou Watkinson | Jan. 3, 2017Gainesville residents have a new place to go jump around.
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GPD: Gainesville man stabbed over $10
By Meryl Kornfield | Jan. 1, 2017A married Gainesville couple was arrested Saturday night after a botched $10 drug deal left a man with a stab wound to his chest, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: Man drives drunk, flips car
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 31, 2016A Gainesville man flipped his car into a ditch when he was driving home drunk from a friend’s house Friday, Gainesville Police said.
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R.I.P. 2016: How to celebrate New Year’s Eve in Gainesville
By Mary-Lou Watkinson | Dec. 31, 2016Gainesville bars and businesses will bid farewell to 2016 on Saturday night and ring in the new year with champagne toasts, a ‘bubble’ drop and music from the likes of David Bowie and Prince.
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ACSO: Woman molested, robbed in Haile Plantation
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 30, 2016During a morning workout in Haile Plantation on Thursday morning, a woman was forced into a wooded area and molested by a homeless man, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
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GPD: Two men arrested for November robberies, burglaries
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 30, 2016Two Live Oaks men were arrested Thursday after video surveillance caught them on a robbing spree in November, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: During argument, man stabs boyfriend in stomach
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 30, 2016An argument about music ended when a Gainesville man grabbed a knife and stabbed his boyfriend in the stomach Thursday, Gainesville Police said.
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Facing closure, Gainesville YMCA gets extension to raise $1.2 million
By Mary-Lou Watkinson | Dec. 29, 2016The YMCA’s Board of Directors gave a 30-day extension on Wednesday for its Gainesville chapter to continue its fundraising efforts to avoid closure.
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GPD: Former credit union employee steals from deceased
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 29, 2016A former employee of Alliance Credit Union admitted Wednesday to stealing $6,330 from a dead person’s bank account to pay for a new car, Gainesville Police said.
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ACSO: Former Kmart pharmacist steals pills
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 29, 2016For nearly half a year, a Kmart pharmacist stole about 1,400 prescription pills from the store’s pharmacy, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
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GPD: Man arrested in a speedo after harassing a woman
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 29, 2016A Gainesville man — wearing a black speedo and red compression shirt — was arrested Wednesday after trying to seduce a woman in her backyard, Gainesville Police said.
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Adults, child from Bradford County feared dead after plane crash
By Meryl Kornfield | Dec. 29, 2016Following a plane crash into a Tennessee mountainside Monday, two adults and a child from Bradford County, Florida, are believed to be dead, pending the identification of the bodies found at the scene.
