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NEWS | CAMPUS

UF ends investigation into whether six faculty ‘interfered’ with Hamilton Center following pressure from union, major donor

By Timothy Wang and Garrett Shanley | July 8

Following pressure from its faculty union and a major donor, UF has closed its investigation into whether six College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty “interfered” with the curriculum development of the Hamilton Center, the university’s state-mandated civic center which has been fast-tracked to become a college.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

GPD internal affairs report shows officers’ misconduct toward adult performers

By Emma Parker | May 30, 2023

After months of complaints and investigation, several Gainesville Police Department officers were found inappropriately searching gentlemans’ club performers, including grabbing their underwear while on their body.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

24-year-old inmate found dead in cell at the Alachua County Jail

By Lily Kino | Sep. 21, 2022

A 24-year-old inmate at the Alachua County Jail was found dead in his cell Tuesday afternoon. The Alachua County Sheriff's Office is conducting a two-part investigation to determine how the inmate died and if his death could have been prevented.

METRO | BREAKING NEWS

Gainesville Amazon facility cleared after written bomb threat

By Heather Bushman | Sep. 13, 2022

Gainesville Police Department officers responded to a written message on a whiteboard in the facility, located at 2121 NW 67th Place near Northside Park off of U.S. Route 441, around 9 a.m., GPD Chief Inspector Jamie Kurnick said. The message indicated the presence of a bomb in the building.

Residents attending a walking teach-in for Terrell Bradley cross Northeast 15th Street Saturday, July 23, 2022.

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Police chief suspends K-9 involved in man’s mauling

By Omar Ateyah and Jackson Reyes | July 25, 2022

Three days after the man who was mauled by a Gainesville Police Department K-9 was released from jail, the new police chief suspended the dog involved in the incident.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT GOVERNMENT

Tense Senate meeting addresses abuse of power investigation

By Sandra McDonald | May 26, 2022

UF Student Government senators resumed their weekly meetings Tuesday, and senators grappled over committee recommendations and ethical dilemmas.

Protestors lock arms to block traffic on Northeast 39th Avenue outside Alachua County Jail on Saturday, Aug. 21, 2021.

METRO | BREAKING NEWS

Internal investigation reveals no policy misconduct in death of former inmate’s baby

By Isabella Douglas | Dec. 1, 2021

A four-month-long internal Alachua County Sheriff’s Office investigation into the birth of a newborn behind bars and her eventual death, revealed Tuesday that no misconduct took place inside the jail. However, the mother’s supporters disagree.

Tigert Hall is seen on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021.

NEWS | CAMPUS

UF submitted documents in response to its accrediting body’s investigation

By Elena Barrera | Nov. 24, 2021

UF submitted a report Tuesday to its accreditation body, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, affirming there was no external influence on its decisions to allow or deny professors to testify as expert witnesses.

The University of Florida's Century tower, as viewed from Newell Drive on Thursday, July 22, 2021. The tower commemorates UF students who fought and died in World War I and World War II -- the tower also commemorates the 100th anniversary of UF's founding in 1853.

NEWS | CAMPUS BREAKING NEWS

Congressional subcommittee announces investigation into UF’s academic freedom scandal

By Elena Barrera | Nov. 18, 2021

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Rep. Jamie Raskin sent a letter to UF President Kent Fuchs Thursday expressing their deep concern about the recent challenges to academic freedom at the university. The House Subcommittee on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, which is part of the Committee on Oversight and Reform, will be investigating the extent UF has undermined the integrity of academic freedom, according to the letter.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

City commission votes not to fire city manager despite external investigation recommending termination

By Sophie Feinberg | Nov. 24, 2020

The external investigation found that he had retaliated against an employee

The Sukhoi SSJ100 aircraft of Aeroflot airlines is covered in fire retardant foam after an emergency landing in Sheremetyevo airport in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, May 5, 2019. Scores of people died when the Aeroflot airliner burst into flames while making the emergency landing at the airport Sunday evening, officials said.

NATIONAL | NEWS

Investigators probe cause of Moscow jet crash that killed 41

By Jim Heintz | May 6, 2019

The plane that burst into flames while making an emergency landing at a Moscow airport, killing 41 of the 78 people on board, was without radio communications because of a lightning strike, Russian news media on Monday quoted the pilot as saying.

The area is by apartments like Campus Lodge.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Deputies release name of man found shot to death on SW Williston Road

By Robert Lewis | Apr. 8, 2018

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office released the name of the man shot and killed on Southwest Williston Road on Friday.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

One of four recent assaults found to be unrelated

By Kristan Wiggins | Sep. 11, 2014

Gainesville Police and University Police announced Thursday one of the four attacks reported since Aug. 30 was unrelated to the rest.

METRO

Solar businesses emphasize safety following Best Buy fire

By Brooke Austill | Nov. 13, 2013

As an investigation continues into the cause of a solar panel fire that closed Best Buy for about two hours last week, local businesses with solar panel systems are emphasizing that solar is safe.

OPINION | COLUMNS

Navy commander sold out for hookers, tickets

Nov. 7, 2013

What’s the price of a secret?

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Gainesville Police identify robbery suspect, search for bar thief

By Kathryn Varn | Nov. 6, 2013

Gainesville Police identified a suspect Wednesday in a recent robbery and are still looking for a man involved in a local burglary last week.

An unidentified detainee sits outside one of the four properties authorities were investigating Wednesday evening. Officers simultaneously executed four search warrants on Northeast Third Avenue and Northeast Third Place as part of a narcotics investigation.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Officers confiscate marijuana, cocaine after yearlong investigation

By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 16, 2013

After a yearlong narcotics investigation, the Gainesville-Alachua County Drug Task Force carried out four search warrants Wednesday evening in East Gainesville.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Internet cafe raided over potential violation of recent state gambling law

By Kathryn Varn | Sep. 17, 2013

Gainesville Police raided a local Internet cafe Tuesday after an investigation showed it could have been operating in violation of a recently passed Florida law.

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Fugitive wanted for summer killing in Gainesville arrested Sunday

By Kathryn Varn | Sep. 15, 2013

A Gainesville man who’s been on the run since he killed a local man was caught Sunday morning in Hampton, Va., by the U.S. Marshals Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force.

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Gov. Rick Scott launches investigation of Florida Highway Patrol

By Erin Jester | Jan. 31, 2012

At the request of Gov. Rick Scott, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has started an investigation into the car crashes that claimed 10 lives on Interstate 75.