2 - The Independent Florida Alligator

Florida men’s golf coach J.C. Deacon will make his PGA Tour debut today. The 36-year-old is competing in his home country at the RBC Canadian Open.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Florida men’s golf coach set to make PGA Tour debut

By Bryan Matamoros | June 5, 2019

Brady McConnell was the first Florida player selected in the 2019 MLB Draft. The shortstop hit .332 this year with 15 home runs and 48 RBIs.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Multiple Florida athletes picked in 2019 MLB Draft

By Evan Lepak | June 5, 2019

The 2019 MLB Draft concluded on Wednesday after 40 rounds passed and over 1,200 prospects were selected.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

Sing and celebrate sexuality at Queeraoke

By Priya Dames | June 5, 2019

Civic Media Center will host first LGBTQIA focused karaoke event Friday

Arrows in Action performed at the High Dive in Gainesville on May 31 to celebrate the released of their EP.

THE AVENUE | MUSIC

‘Hell in Paradise’ is a refreshing take on the pop-rock genre

By Nick Hudson | June 5, 2019

The recently released EP is the start of a new musical era for Gainesville’s Arrows in Action

Chef Nester Espartero of Volcanic Sushi + Sake celebrates his team's Iron Chef victory at Tastes of Greater Gainesville 2018.

THE AVENUE | FOOD

Restaurant competitors join forces for something ‘Greater’

By Harley Smith | June 5, 2019

It’s not every day business owners get cozy with the competition. However, this Sunday at the O’Connell Center, more than 40 of Gainesville’s staple restaurants are coming together for a larger purpose.

Many of the young Pofahl students came together to represent the sea life in "The Little Mermaid."

THE AVENUE | ART AND THEATER

Dancers become a part of Gainesville’s world at annual recital

By Brittany Wallace | June 5, 2019

Pofahl Studio presents the Little Mermaid during end-of-year recital

Gerlmy Todd, 27, was arrested in October 2018 for aggravated assault with a weapon without intent to kill. He's the father to three children under the age of 12.

METRO

Community fights to bail out incarcerated dads for Father’s Day

By Daisha Peek | June 5, 2019

The organizers have raised more than $1,000

METRO

County program waives collection fees for one week

By Meagan DiPolo | June 5, 2019

The initiative will waive collection fees on traffic fees and court costs

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Hawthorne man arrested after repeatedly burglarizing home

By Rachael Schirmer | June 5, 2019

He visited the residence at least four times, according to a police report

OPINION | COLUMNS

Is our obsession with true crime ethical?

By Cassidy Hopson | June 5, 2019

For months, I remember coming home from elementary school and excitedly turning on the television each night to hear the same opening words, “Bombshell in the courtroom.”

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Ocala woman arrested in Gainesville for stolen vehicle

By Rachael Schirmer | June 5, 2019

She gave a false name to officers during arrest

METRO

Heatwave basketball program keeps Gainesville youth active during summer

By Ashley Lazarski | June 5, 2019

The program teaches both basketball drills and life skills

Gainesville Regional Utilities general manager Edward Bielarski Jr discusses increasing electric rates with the Gainesville City Commission on Wednesday during a meeting. Gas rates will increase by 0.57 percent, wastewater by 0.42 percent and water by 0.44 percent.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Gainesville city commission votes to increase GRU rate

By Rosmery Izaguirre | June 5, 2019

It was a 4-3 vote

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF Veterinary College partners with Miami-Dade County to care for neglected animals

By Charlie Daffron | June 5, 2019

As part of the program, Miami-Dade County pays UF an annual sum of $120,958.

Taylor Forte, a 21-year-old UF civil engineering senior, prepared a picnic with her fiancé, Trevor Walters, last Thursday evening. After about 30 minutes, an alligator came out of Lake Alice and consumed their entire set up

NEWS | CAMPUS

Gator takes a chomp at couple’s picnic

By Tori Whidden | June 5, 2019

UF students enjoyed a picnic by Lake Alice when an alligator interrupted

OPINION | DARTS LAURELS

Darts & Laurels: June 6, 2019

By Alligator Editorial Board | June 5, 2019

Your one class of the day is finally done. Of course, the sky is dumping water down like the ground is on fire.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Plagiarism in Student Government, part 3

By Zachariah Chou | June 5, 2019

There sure seems to be a lot of plagiarism in Student Government, eh? It’s almost as if there’s this whole entire environment filled with people who don’t care about the rules.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Dear Tyler Kendrick, I sure hope you feel bad

By Zachariah Chou | June 5, 2019

While I was re-learning grammar for the like the third time, the course I was taking made a point to distinguish between “feeling bad” and “feeling badly.”

This undated photo provided by the Broward County, Fla., Sheriff's Office shows Scot Peterson, a former Florida deputy who stood outside instead of confronting the gunman during last year's Parkland school massacre was arrested Tuesday, June 4, 2019, on 11 criminal charges related to his inaction.

METRO

Florida deputy charged for inaction during Parkland shooting

By Curt Anderson | June 4, 2019

MIAMI (AP) — The Florida deputy who knew a gunman was loose at the Parkland high school but refused to go inside to confront the assailant was arrested Tuesday on 11 criminal charges related to his inaction during the massacre that killed 17 people.

The first of four planned community meetings for public comment about the Proposed Annual Action Plan (AAP) was held at 6pm at the Thelma A. Boltin Center on Monday. The next meetings are on June 4 at the Senior Recreation Center (5701 NW 34th Blvd.), June 5 at the Millhopper Library (3145 NW 43rd St.) and June 6 at the Gainesville Technology Entrepreneurship Center (2153 SE Hawthorne Rd.). They will all be held at 6pm.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Community meeting held about housing programs

By Tien Le | June 3, 2019

There will be four community meetings total

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