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Alachua County sets water use restrictions
By Rebekah Dain | Nov. 7, 2016As of Sunday, Alachua County residents are restricted to watering their lawns once a week.
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ACSO to purchase $33,000 K-9 safety upgrade after dog’s death
By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 3, 2016An Alachua County Sheriff’s deputy whose police dog died of heat exhaustion in July will be removed from the K-9 unit, the sheriff’s office announced Monday.
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Astronomy club donates telescope to Newberry library
By Elizabeth Vigotty | Sep. 29, 2016Beginning today, amateur astronomers in Alachua County can get a glimpse into outer space with their library cards.
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Possible remains of missing Hannah Brim found
By Martin Vassolo | Sep. 27, 2016The months-long search for a missing Gainesville woman may be over.
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Jonesville woman killed in apartment fire Monday
By Caitlin Ostroff | Sep. 27, 2016The Florida state fire marshal is investigating the death of a Jonesville, Florida, woman who died Monday after her apartment caught fire.
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Dignity Village residents criticize lack of tree removal
By Jasmine Osmond | Sep. 25, 2016When her fiance died about a year ago, 61-year-old Judith Flarity started living out of a tent at Dignity Village, surrounded by thick trees and woodlands.
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Big Guy, a 600-pound hog, to return to owner
By Martin Vassolo | Sep. 19, 2016After Rachael Colandreo heard her pet hog was missing, she found him on Facebook.
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Recovering addicts, residents raise money for treatment
By Carly Breitbart | Sep. 18, 2016As Tamaria Henderson, 20, rode her bicycle Saturday, she was reminded of alcoholism, an addiction she has battled for the past nine months.
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Voters march through the city in inaugural Parade to the Polls
By Martin Vassolo | Aug. 28, 2016Led by a thumping three-piece band, dozens of voters marched to the polls Saturday afternoon.
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American Red Cross to prep pet owners for hurricanes
By Kathleen Hyatt | June 1, 2016The American Red Cross will be attending the Alachua County Animal Services’ Disaster Preparedness event Saturday to teach pet owners natural disaster preparedness.
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Florida men arrested, found with 19 fake credit cards
By Sara Marino | May 24, 2016Gainesville Police arrested two Florida men Wednesday morning after they said the men had 19 confirmed altered credit cards.
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Massive book sale to make its regular appearance in Alachua County
By J.W. Glass | Apr. 12, 2016Thousands of books will go on sale Saturday, but a line will begin for the Friends of the Library’s Spring 2016 Book Sale on Thursday night, said P.j. van Blokland, a sorter for the organization and a professor in the UF Food and Resource Economics Department.
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STDs in the spotlight this month as UF and Gainesville spread awareness
By Brooke Steinberg | Apr. 4, 2016April is Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month, and Alachua County is making its annual efforts to educate the community.
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Free Gainesville clinic in its early stages
By Sydney Denninger | Apr. 4, 2016A new health clinic for people with a low income and/or no insurance will open for the second time Thursday.
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Alachua representatives to attend mental health initiative in D.C.
By Molly Donovan | Mar. 28, 2016A group of five Alachua County professionals will soon board a plane to Washington, D.C. to discuss the prevalence of inmates with mental illnesses in American jails.
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Python Challenge ended Sunday, 102 pythons captured
By Sydney Denninger | Feb. 15, 2016As of Sunday, South Florida has 102 fewer pythons.
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Conference teaches at-risk children to overcome violence
By Kristen Solorzano | Feb. 14, 2016At-risk children from Marion County and Alachua County learned about overcoming violence Saturday.
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Panelists speak on Alachua's criminal justice system
By Katelyn Newberg | Jan. 13, 2016About 100 UF students and Gainesville residents discussed Alachua’s criminal justice system Wednesday night.
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Local committee to discuss tiny housing
By Hunter Williamson | Jan. 5, 2016The Gainesville Community Development Committee will meet today to discuss a housing concept and how it may benefit the community and its homeless population.
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County Commission, ACSO disagree over marijuana laws
By GRAHAM HALL | Aug. 5, 2015Alachua County commissioners and county attorney Michele Lieberman are in the process of investigating whether the county can legally begin issuing civil citations for marijuana possession — a move similar to Miami-Dade County, which voted June 30 to allow police to issue $100 civil citations or give the option of community service for the possession of up to 20 grams of marijuana.
