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County and city to negotiate future of redevelopment board
By Amanda Rosa | Feb. 7, 2018City and county officials will meet Monday to decide the future of Gainesville’s redevelopment agency.
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City and county commissions debate representation on development board
By Amanda Rosa | Feb. 1, 2018City of Gainesville and Alachua County commissioners are in disagreement over a bill in the Florida House of Representatives.
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This pair spray-painted a government building — but misspelled the name of a word.
By Robert Lewis | Jan. 24, 2018A UF student took part in spray-painting graffiti, which included the words “F--- Gainsvile (sic),” onto the wall of an Alachua County building downtown early Wednesday, Gainesville Police said.
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Alachua County is breaking ground for an industrial park. Bike trails could be next.
By Jessica Giles | Jan. 10, 2018Alachua County is moving forward on constructing two projects intended to promote economic development: a park to recycle garbage into resources and a countywide bike trail system.
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Online voter registration available
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 6, 2017Since online voter registration started Sunday in Florida, more than 80 Alachua County residents have registered online.
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Rep. Clovis Watson Jr. talks voter rights at labor coalition meeting
By David Hoffman | Sep. 26, 2017Rachel B. never imagined that when she would first meet her state house representative, she’d be on her knees.
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Alachua County commissioners plans new fairgrounds
By Ashley Leong | Sep. 20, 2017Alachua County Board of Commissioners will meet Tuesday to discuss a $25 million plan for new fairgrounds.
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Post-storm flooding closes roads
By Jessica Giles | Sep. 13, 2017Since Hurricane Irma hit Alachua County on Sunday, the Santa Fe River has risen, causing road closures and another mandatory evacuation.
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GPD: Man doesn’t pay for gas, assaults attendant
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 28, 2017A Gainesville man was arrested early Sunday morning after an altercation with a store clerk at a Circle K, Gainesville Police Department said.
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GPD: Man stabs victim in back at Gumby’s Pizza for having affair with his wife
By David Hoffman | July 31, 2017A Cuban native was arrested Saturday after police said he stabbed a man in the back for reportedly having an affair with his wife.
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Women help lost 3-year-old boy in Walmart parking lot
By Marcela Astudillo | July 31, 2017A daughter and her mother were labeled heroes after reporting a lost 3-year-old boy in a Walmart parking lot last week.
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GPD rejects Trump’s call for roughing up suspects
By David Hoffman | July 29, 2017President Donald Trump’s tough-on-crime speech to Long Island police officers Friday afternoon was met by a stiff rejection from Gainesville Police.
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IFC president status, consequences unknown after DUI
By David Hoffman | July 26, 2017Two weeks after his on-campus arrest, it is unknown whether the president of UF’s Interfraternity Council for 2017-18 will see consequences for the DUI charge he faces.
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No criminal charges filed in Reflections shooting
By David Hoffman | July 24, 2017Four days after a shooting that left one Gainesville man dead last week, police have yet to determine whether the shooter will face criminal charges.
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Gainesville man fires three empty rounds at brother, police said
By David Hoffman | July 24, 2017After what police described as a modified “Russian” roulette, a Gainesville man has been accused of trying to murder his older brother.
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UPD: Woman aided former UF employee with fraud
By David Hoffman | July 19, 2017Police arrested a Gainesville woman Tuesday for helping a former UF Transportation and Parking Services employee with cashing fraudulent checks.
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‘Old Joe’ to be taken down, relocated by Confederate group
By David Hoffman | July 19, 2017A one-sentence letter last week was the final nail in the coffin for “Old Joe.”
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Former UF Theta Chi president charged with DUI on way home from Midtown
By David Hoffman | July 19, 2017A former president of the Theta Chi Fraternity’s UF chapter was arrested early Friday morning for drunkenly driving his scooter on campus, University Police said.
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GPD: Man gropes woman on Bo Diddley Plaza, begins masturbating
By David Hoffman | July 17, 2017For the second time since May, a Gainesville woman was sexually assaulted near Bo Diddley Community Plaza.
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ACSO deputy arrested, accused of domestic battery
By David Hoffman | July 12, 2017A deputy with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office was arrested early Wednesday morning by Gainesville Police and is accused of domestic battery against his girlfriend.
