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Shmueli Goldman, 13, and his relatives celebrate after he completes his recitation of Jewish law in both Yiddish and Hebrew. His family started dancing in a circle and continued dancing around the room.

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Local bar mitzvah celebrated online because of social distancing due to COVID-19

By AJ Bafer | Mar. 29, 2020

The event was streamed on Zoom to hundreds of friends and family

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Gainesville bars, restaurants temporarily forced to stop selling to-go cocktails

By Samantha Chery | Mar. 29, 2020

The agency’s orders contradicted Gov. Ron DeSantis’ executive order 20-71

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Gainesville police launch sexual battery investigation

By Samia Lagmis | Mar. 28, 2020

An unknown man offered the victim a ride before the incident

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

LIVE BLOG: Gainesville and Alachua County joint telephone town hall

By Grethel Aguila | Mar. 26, 2020

City and county officials collaborated to answer citizen's questions about the local effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic in a telephone town hall Thursday. The live tweets of the town hall by city commission reporter Grethel Aguila are as follows:

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, left, accompanied by White House Legislative Affairs Director Eric Ueland and acting White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, speaks with reporters as he walks to the offices of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, March 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

METRO | POLITICS

Trump, Congress agree on $2 trillion virus rescue bill

By Andrew Taylor | Mar. 25, 2020

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House and Senate leaders of both parties announced agreement early Wednesday on unprecedented emergency legislation to rush sweeping aid to businesses, workers and a health care system slammed by the coronavirus pandemic.

METRO | K-12 EDUCATION

Alachua County community to offer free lunches for children and young adults

By Samantha Chery | Mar. 24, 2020

The grab-and-go lunches will be given out until March 27

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Alachua County Commission discuss how stay-at-home order will be applied

By Sarah Mandile | Mar. 24, 2020

The emergency meeting was conducted over Zoom

Dr. Heather Gardner, a 29-year-old oncology intern at the University of Florida Small Animal Hospital, performs an exam on Anora, a greyhound with cancer.

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Racing greyhound found running along I-75

By Sarah Mandile | Mar. 22, 2020

Deputies took the dog to UF Small Animal Hospital without any serious injuries

President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus task force briefing at the White House, Friday, March 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

METRO | POLITICS

Trump allows states to cancel school testing amid pandemic

By Collin Binkley | Mar. 22, 2020

The Trump administration announced Friday that states can cancel federally required school testing this year to protect students and teachers, a measure that some states had requested as they shut down schools over the coronavirus pandemic.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference at C.B. Smith Park, Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Pembroke Pines, Fla. The park will be used for a drive thru COVID-19 testing facility. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

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Gov. DeSantis: New mobile testing sites coming soon

By Tamara Lush | Mar. 22, 2020

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — More than 720 people in Florida have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Saturday as he resisted an official's call to issue a statewide "stay-at-home" order.