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Cars drive by a sinkhole Friday that opened on the southbound shoulder of I-75 near the Williston Road exit, Exit 382. A second sinkhole opened about 40 feet from the first hole between two culverts. The Florida Department of Transportation is evaluating if the holes are connected and the stability of the road.
Cars drive by a sinkhole Friday that opened on the southbound shoulder of I-75 near the Williston Road exit, Exit 382. A second sinkhole opened about 40 feet from the first hole between two culverts. The Florida Department of Transportation is evaluating if the holes are connected and the stability of the road.
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputy Esau Bright, of the K-9 Unit, speaks to students Wednesday at Eastside High School with his Belgian Shepherd partner Deacon as part of BLAST: Building Lasting Relationships Between Police and Community. The event was hosted by the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of Florida. Bright has worked in the K-9 Unit for 6.5 years and with Deacon for 1.5. Bright said he enjoys working with the students to “get them to know that we’re not just the bad guys.”
Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputy Esau Bright, of the K-9 Unit, speaks to students Wednesday at Eastside High School with his Belgian Shepherd partner Deacon as part of BLAST: Building Lasting Relationships Between Police and Community. The event was hosted by the U.S. attorney’s office for the Northern District of Florida. Bright has worked in the K-9 Unit for 6.5 years and with Deacon for 1.5. Bright said he enjoys working with the students to “get them to know that we’re not just the bad guys.”
Gunnar Piner, a 28-year-old firefighter EMT and driver, helps start the flow of fluids into a patient’s arm who is being transported to the hospital in an ambulance. The woman’s heartbeat was fluctuating and during the transit she asked another paramedic, Andrew Picklo, “I ain’t gonna die, am I?” Picklo then reassured her while working to steady her condition, “No ma'am, you’re not going to die.”
Danielle Chanzes, a 26-year-old organizer with the Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub, reads aloud the name of every prisoner currently held within Alachua County Jail Monday. Protesters yelled and played on drums and other instruments after each name was called. Chanzes’ boyfriend was held in Alachua County Jail from October 2018 to May 2019 and she says this motivated her to stand up against the injustice she saw in the prison system. “People are innocent until proven guilty and cash bail takes away that presumption of innocence and so by posting bail for people today we are restoring that presumption of innocence. We are reuniting families.”
Ellen Allen holds up a sign protesting the prison system Monday while taking part in the 352 Fathers Day Bailout event outside the Alachua County Jail. Allen took part in the protest because she has worked for years in outreach and advocacy for people who are homeless and in social justice. “This is my life’s work,” she said.
Ellen Allen holds up a sign protesting the prison system Monday while taking part in the 352 Fathers Day Bailout event outside the Alachua County Jail. Allen took part in the protest because she has worked for years in outreach and advocacy for people who are homeless and in social justice. “This is my life’s work,” she said.
Danielle Chanzes, a 26-year-old organizer with the Legal Empowerment and Advocacy Hub, reads aloud the name of every prisoner currently held within Alachua County Jail Monday. Protesters yelled and played on drums and other instruments after each name was called. Chanzes’ boyfriend was held in Alachua County Jail from October 2018 to May 2019 and she says this motivated her to stand up against the injustice she saw in the prison system. “People are innocent until proven guilty and cash bail takes away that presumption of innocence and so by posting bail for people today we are restoring that presumption of innocence. We are reuniting families.”
Libby Hagan, 14, listens as the Rev. Cathy Harrington gives closing remarks Wednesday after she and other members of the congregation read aloud the names of the 49 Pulse shooting victims and rang a bell for each one. Hagan, a Levy County resident, said she and her mom go to the church every Sunday. “The Pulse shooting is something that is important to us, so we wanted to come out to the memorial,” Hagan said.
The Rev. Cathy Harrington rings a bell Wednesday for a victim of the Pulse Shooting. Harrington said the event was important as a way to work towards speaking out against hate and standing up for others. “We feel like we have a calling to speak out and to live our values really outwardly instead of in the walls,” she said. “We have to take the church into the community.”
Libby Hagan, 14, listens as the Rev. Cathy Harrington gives closing remarks Wednesday after she and other members of the congregation read aloud the names of the 49 Pulse shooting victims and rang a bell for each one. Hagan, a Levy County resident, said she and her mom go to the church every Sunday. “The Pulse shooting is something that is important to us, so we wanted to come out to the memorial,” Hagan said.
The Rev. Cathy Harrington rings a bell Wednesday for a victim of the Pulse Shooting. Harrington said the event was important as a way to work towards speaking out against hate and standing up for others. “We feel like we have a calling to speak out and to live our values really outwardly instead of in the walls,” she said. “We have to take the church into the community.”
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Officer Ed Ratliff pets Ace, 2, Saturday, February 23 during a Gainesville Police Department K-9 unit demonstration at the 2nd Annual Stop Paws Learn event at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo. Ace is an apprehension and narcotics certified dog, who is trained to track and find people and drugs for the police department. Ratliff has been working with Ace on the road since the summer of 2018.
UF Health Family Medical Center opened in Bradford County on May 1.
UF Health Family Medical Center opened in Bradford County on May 1.
Dennis Nickerson, a 78-year-old High Springs resident who served in both the United States Coast Guard and as a Navy veteran, salutes Monday while 16-year-old Jayden Tanner and other members of the Buchholz High School Marching Band perform the “Taps” bugle call. “I do it every year. Automatic,” Nickerson said when asked why he wanted to come out to the Memorial Day celebration.