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COVID-19 deaths increasing in Alachua County

By Grethel Aguila | July 27

There were eight deaths over the last two weeks

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Emergency assistance for Alachua County’s veterans is running dry

By Micayla Richardson | July 26

VA centers continue to provide services for veterans remotely and via in-person medical appointments, but additional funding for emergency assistance is running out

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Matheson History Museum receives $30,782 from competitive grant

By Thomas Holton | July 26

Local history museum plans on creating online exhibits as doors remain shut due to COVID-19

Gainesville psychic mediums (from left to right) Gabriella Miller, Bernadette King and The Rev. Sunemaura O’Brien have experienced an increase in business during the pandemic.

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Crystal balls and Zoom calls: Psychics during COVID-19

By Avery Lotz | July 26

While psychics and spiritual advisors have moved appointments online, neither their businesses nor their abilities have suffered

Smokers, including e-cigarette users, are twice as likely to contract the virus, according to one study's findings.

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Study finds college e-cigarette users more susceptible to COVID-19

By Kalia Richardson | July 25

A recent study states that nicotine-containing vape products put users at higher risk of succumbing to the virus

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The high COVID-19 positivity rate of students on UF’s website is misleading

By Ariana Aspuru | July 23

UF Health plans to update the website this week

The Paycheck Protection Program under the CARES Act provides loans to cover payroll costs, interest on mortgages and rent and utilities of businesses that have been affected by COVID-19, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration.

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Paycheck Protection Program to protect local businesses

By Aurora Martínez | July 21

Aug. 8 is the new deadline to apply for PPP

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis puts on his mask as he leaves a news conference at Jackson Memorial Hospital, Monday, July 13, 2020, in Miami. DeSantis acknowledged Monday that the new coronavirus is spreading and urged people to take precautions such as wearing masks in public places, social distancing and avoiding crowds. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

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Florida recording more coronavirus deaths than any state

By The Associated Press | July 21

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has a scheduled news conference Tuesday afternoon to discuss the outbreak.

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Your questions, answered: a Q&A with UF administrators on Fall reopening

By Lianna Hubbard and Diane Hernandez | July 19

The Alligator spoke with university administrators to answer reader-submitted questions regarding UF's reopening

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Facing Race: Wallace Mazon pt. II

By Carley Noll | July 17

Read the second part of Wallace Mazon's story in this week's Facing Race comic

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Grace Marketplace working to protect homeless people during COVID-19

By Kalia Richardson | July 15

Grace has placed more than 100 people in housing since the start of the pandemic

Morris McFadden, a 21-year-old telecommunications and production major and one of the organizers of the protest, shouts with the crowd of about 100 people June 3 at the intersection of 13th Street and University Avenue as part of a protest against police brutality.

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No Alachua County COVID-19 cases linked to protests, health officials say

By Serra Sowers | July 12

“There is most definitely still a reason to be scared,” said one expert.

Incumbent Sheriff Sadie Darnell and Clovis Watson discussed the response to COVID-19, police accountability, the school-to-prison pipeline and decarceration.

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What police accountability means to the candidates of Alachua County Sheriff race

By Sarah Mandile | July 12

Incumbent Sheriff Sadie Darnell and Clovis Watson Jr. discussed the response to COVID-19, police accountability, the school-to-prison pipeline and decarceration

For students with medical issues, face-to-face instruction is riskier.

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Students at higher risk for COVID-19 weigh in on UF reopening plans

By Kaelyn Cassidy | July 11

For students with medical issues, face-to-face instruction is riskier

The unemployment rate in Alachua County rose to 8.8 percent in May, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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Unemployment rate rises in Alachua County

By Aurora Martínez | July 7

More than 15,000 people have applied for Reemployment Assistance benefits since March 15

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Four more cases reported at the Alachua County Jail

By Grethel Aguila | July 7

Contact tracers tested 20 other inmates who were in contact with the ones who tested positive for the virus

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Eight inmates at the Alachua County Jail test positive for COVID-19

By Grethel Aguila | July 6

Of the 642 inmates at the jail, all 74 tested are now quarantined

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How will the Fourth of July look different this year? Community weighs in

By Anna Wilder | July 4

As Black Lives Matter protestors continue to call for change, many people feel as if Independence Day shouldn’t be celebrated at all until everyone is considered equal

Pofahl Dance Studio co-founder, Kim Tuttle, poses with Kelly Christie’s daughter, Mia, after a performance of The Nutcracker.

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Inside a changing industry: Performing arts

By Serra Sowers and Katie Delk | July 3

From theater to dance, the performing arts are finding ways to survive amid the pandemic

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Alachua County reaches more than 1,000 positive COVID-19 cases

By Grethel Aguila | June 27

Alachua County broke its largest single-day increase of COVID-19 cases two days in a row