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Michael Perry was arrested and charged with possession of marijuana during his time at Santa Fe college. Thirteen years later, Perry still remembers feeling terrified that people – his grandfather – would see his mugshot without knowing the full story.
For Kim Brown, it felt like a community member died when the Newberry Branch of the Alachua County Library District closed March 15 because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alachua County Sheriff candidates discussed COVID-19 response, police accountability, the school-to-prison pipeline and decarceration at a Saturday forum.
To Alejandro Ortiz, the message is clear: he isn’t wanted in America.
A few months ago, Bill Gallagher was grabbing pizza at Leonardo’s Pizza by the Slice and saw two young men sitting together, hand-in-hand. They looked young enough to be freshmen.
Justin Chirila frantically refreshed the browser on his laptop the night before his Advanced Placement macroeconomics exam. The high school senior had lost the WiFi in his house, and without it, he couldn’t complete the test.
On Monday, an email with the subject line “COVID-19 RENT STRIKE NOW” appeared in the inboxes of about 53,000 UF students.
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The fourth telephone town hall meeting was held Wednesday night to discuss health care for the homeless, unemployment resources and other resident concerns amid the spread of COVID-19.
Student Government is designed to be a nonpartisan entity, but that can change when student leaders voice their opinions on the presidential primaries.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced in a press conference this morning that four UF students have tested positive for COVID-19.
Classes are moving online and students are moving out as UF continues to monitor the coronavirus pandemic.
Dance Marathon has been canceled and former presidential primary candidate Andrew Yang will not speak on campus as originally planned. The changes come one day after UF President Kent Fuchs advised students to return home until March 30 due to precautions with coronavirus.
After spending his last day working for Aramark on Tuesday, Lucas Mello said he has never been happier.
Leaders from around Florida met Tuesday afternoon to discuss the state’s budding industry: cannabis.
Afsana Noor, 32, and her spouse Mahbubul Alam, a 34-year-old UF public health student, ride the Scrambler, a spinning carnival ride Sunday night at the Greater Alachua County Fair. Noor said this was the couple’s first time going to a fair in Gainesville, but it reminds her of the carnivals she went to in Bangladesh where the two are originally from.
Afsana Noor, 32, and her spouse Mahbubul Alam, a 34-year-old UF public health student, ride the Scrambler, a spinning carnival ride Sunday night at the Greater Alachua County Fair. Noor said this was the couple’s first time going to a fair in Gainesville, but it reminds her of the carnivals she went to in Bangladesh where the two are originally from.
A former City of Gainesville employee accused of stealing more than $91,000 in taxpayer dollars, part of which was used to pay for a butt lift, will go to court Dec. 2 after rejecting a plea deal.
The UF Student Body is preparing for Donald Trump Jr. and Kimberly Guilfoyle’s Gainesville arrival.
Alachua County Commissioner Robert “Hutch” Hutchinson and his colleagues have found a way to celebrate an organization involved with livestock, community service and public speaking that he said saved his life.
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