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Fire put out at abandoned building on Northwest 13th Street
By Meredith Rutland | Mar. 27, 2012Gainesville Fire Rescue put out a fire at an abandoned home on Northwest 13th Street late Tuesday night
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City may restrict parking on football gamedays
By Adrianna Paidas | Mar. 27, 2012City officials may crack down on football gameday parking.
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Mother and son arrested after bringing injured baby to Shands
Mar. 27, 2012Gainesville Police arrested a mother and son after they brought a baby to the hospital with injuries more than a day old.
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Sheriff’s Office to keep control of jail
By Adrianna Paidas | Mar. 27, 2012Standing like a soldier reporting for duty, Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell waited as the County Commission decided her office would keep control of the county jail.
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Plight of farmworkers highlight of National Farmworkers Awareness Week
By Brittany Ann Morrisey | Mar. 26, 2012Gainesville-area residents can learn more about the plight of farmworkers at events put on as part of National Farmworkers Awareness Week.
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Man killed friend in shooting
Mar. 26, 2012Bob Harrington shot Allan Reimer three times soon after 7 p.m. Sunday, and Gainesville Police found Reimer, 51, dead at the scene.
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Bella Donna's Italian Eatery opens in place of Gator Dawgs
By Adrianna Paidas | Mar. 25, 2012Joey Feulner, his wife Jodi and their son Jacob opened the Italian eatery, located at 1023 W University Ave., on March 10 in hopes of serving their family’s Italian dishes to residents.
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Fans pack theaters for ‘The Hunger Games’ premiere
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Mar. 25, 2012About 2,000 people turned out to see the premiere of "The Hunger Games." Some wore “mockingjay” pins and others donned District 12 T-shirts, showing off their fandom with tokens from the series.
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Volunteers sew comfort dolls for domestic abuse victims
By Webb | Mar. 25, 2012Eighteen people gathered at Wild Iris Books on Wednesday evening to make comfort dolls for women seeking haven in local domestic abuse shelters through the Peaceful Paths Domestic Abuse Network.
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Gainesville woman charged with breaking car windows
Mar. 25, 2012Gainesville Police arrested Brittany N. Leisure, 23, of 8210 SW 95th Lane, at about 11:30 a.m. on charges of aggravated assault and criminal mischief after she smashed two windows of Anderson’s car.
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RTS buses available to help runaway, displaced youth
By Lori Perry | Mar. 25, 2012A safe place is just a bus ride away for abused and neglected teens and children, but so far, Gainesville youth have not asked bus drivers for help.
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Participants ‘take it off’ for charity, get rained on
By Caitlin Hartley | Mar. 25, 2012About 40 people stripped down to bikinis and boardshorts at the third annual “Taking It Off For Charity” strip poker tournament at University Commons on Saturday.
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Gainesville man arrested on charges of procuring a minor for prostitution
By Chris Alcantara | Mar. 23, 2012A Gainesville man was arrested Friday morning on charges of procuring a 13-year-old girl for prostitution.
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Decision on alcohol laws in a downtown parking lot halted
By Adrianna Paidas | Mar. 23, 2012The city has halted its decision to allow the sale and consumption of alcohol in a downtown parking lot.
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Woman stabs three women during fight
Mar. 22, 2012A Gainesville woman stabbed three women in the chest, back, arm, neck and head during a fight Wednesday night.
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University of Florida chemistry department to focus on safety
Mar. 21, 2012Three chemical incidents have called fire and police department officials to Sisler Hall in this school year, and the chemistry department is reacting.
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County planning commission moves forward with plans for rehab center
By Sarah Loftus | Mar. 21, 2012A Shands plan to relocate a drug and alcohol rehab center to a vacant hotel overcame another hurdle Wednesday night.
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Gainesville man arrested, charged with using credit card he found in parking lot
By Samantha Shavell | Mar. 21, 2012A Gainesville man was arrested Tuesday afternoon and charged with using a credit card he found in a parking lot.
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New rehab center would draw national patients
By Adrianna Paidas | Mar. 20, 2012A former hotel, once a sanctuary for travelers, may soon be a safe haven for people seeking treatment for drug and alcohol abuse.
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Switching utility providers may not be possible for Alachua County
By Webb | Mar. 20, 2012The Alachua County Commission’s hopes to switch from Gainesville Regional Utilities to another utility provider got a reality check from County Attorney David Wagner.
