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Earthdance the largest synchronized dance returns to Lakeland
By Ryan Jones | Sep. 18, 2014The world’s largest synchronized dance event makes its return to Maddox Ranch in Lakeland this weekend.
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Precautionary boil-water notice in City of Newberry
By Lexie Byers | Sep. 17, 2014A water main broke Tuesday afternoon in Newberry causing a precautionary boil-water notice for the city.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Police roundup: Drug possession and battery; stalking
By Melissa Mihm | Sep. 16, 2014A Gainesville man was arrested on drug and battery charges for possessing crack cocaine and attempting to swallow a bag of Xanax during a fight with law enforcement.
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Buses added to night route
By Rachel Crosby | Sep. 16, 2014Three UF East/West campus circulator buses will now run from 5:40 p.m. until 12:05 a.m. starting tonight, in an effort to increase campus safety precautions and minimize bus wait times, according to UF spokeswoman Janine Sikes.
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Gainesville to get more green bike boulevards this semester
By Michael Rankin | Sep. 16, 2014The City of Gainesville is developing new bright green bike boulevards this semester, aiming to reroute bicyclists to lower traffic areas, enhance their mobility and ensure their safety.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
UF graduate student drowned
By Melissa Mihm | Sep. 16, 2014A 24-year-old UF student drowned at the Stoneridge Apartments complex pool early Saturday morning, according to Gainesville Police.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Police Roundup: loitering; grand theft; aggravated battery
By Melissa Mihm | Sep. 15, 2014A Gainesville man was arrested for loitering and prowling after officers observed suspicious behavior at about 2 a.m. Monday.
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State approves $69 million for spring restoration projects
By Melissa Smith | Sep. 15, 2014David Lee knows Florida’s springs.
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Bondi announces plans to appeal same-sex marriage cases
By Chabeli Herrera | Sep. 15, 2014Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday she will be filing appeals in several same-sex marriage cases across the state.
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K-12 EDUCATION
PC police are running rampant
Sep. 14, 2014Without the men and women who serve in the U.S. armed forces, we wouldn’t be able to enjoy the freedoms many of us take for granted on a daily basis. A typical reaction from an American when they see someone in uniform is to thank them for their service and sacrifice. But recently, one school had a very different reaction.
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Artists gather for fourth Paint Out at Kanapaha Gardens
By Kelsey Jordan | Sep. 14, 2014Lush landscape, live artwork and free admission attracted crowds to the Kanapaha Botanical Gardens Paint Out event over the weekend.
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Closing of Sarkara Sweets leaves owners with bittersweet feelings
By Gemma Rosier | Sep. 14, 2014The lights are off in a shop with cupcake-freckled walls. The red countertops are bare, and the doors are locked.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Former UF Student Body President running for City Commission
By Chabeli Herrera | Sep. 14, 2014In a search for redemption, former UF Student Body President Ben Meyers is taking to the Gainesville political circuit once again.
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Discounts available on Santa Fe River canoe, kayak rentals
By Carly Juve | Sep. 11, 2014Anderson’s Outdoor Adventures is now offering canoe and kayak rentals on the Santa Fe River at a discounted rate.
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Social media drives larger crowds to Devil’s Den spring
By Marena Smith | Sep. 11, 2014Past patches of farmland and down a dirt road lies a secluded, deep blue spring.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Problems with SG’s assault campaign
Sep. 11, 2014As a survivor of sexual assault, I’ve never felt more uncomfortable on the UF campus. I can’t walk to class withotut cringing at the teal ribbons littering Turlington and Plaza of the Americas, constant reminders of what I and so many others went through. Student Government has done this campus a disservice by triggering survivors with its poorly managed campaign and by perpetuating negative stereotypes that sexual assault is limited to a strange man grabbing a woman walking alone in the middle of the night and that victims should “prevent” sexual assault by not walking alone.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
One of four recent assaults found to be unrelated
By Kristan Wiggins | Sep. 11, 2014Gainesville Police and University Police announced Thursday one of the four attacks reported since Aug. 30 was unrelated to the rest.
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UF students, faculty take safety measures for late night classes
By Alyssa Fisher | Sep. 10, 2014Samantha Mossman has carried around pepper spray for years.
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Local state attorney under investigation for voyeurism
By Melissa Mihm | Sep. 10, 2014A state attorney is being investigated after police say he videotaped a woman partially nude at a local tanning booth.
