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Gainesville man arrested after carrying a gun on Santa Fe campus

By Vanessa Norris | Mar. 1

A Gainesville man was arrested Saturday on charges of possessing a firearm on school grounds.

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Gainesville Police Department hasn’t signed 287(g) agreement with ICE

By Angelique Rodriguez | Feb. 28

Gainesville is the second-largest city in Florida whose police department has not signed an agreement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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Alachua County K-9 retires after 8 years of service

By Vanessa Norris | Feb. 22

A canine employee of the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office celebrated his last shift Feb. 6, trading his drug-detecting talents for downtime with family.

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Gainesville man arrested for sexually explicit communication with minors

By Vanessa Norris | Feb. 19

Snapchat also reported five other accounts linked to Eliot-Gaines.

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Man charged with carrying concealed weapon underage after Oaks Mall shooting

By Vanessa Norris | Feb. 15

A Gainesville man was charged with violating his probation and carrying a concealed weapon after police responded to reports of gunshots fired at the Oaks Mall Saturday evening.

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Person detained following Oaks Mall shooting

By Avery Parker | Feb. 14

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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Florida executes man for 1989 Gainesville murder

By Alexa Ryan | Feb. 11

The state of Florida executed 64-year-old Ronald Heath at 6:12 p.m. on Tuesday for the 1989 murder of a traveling salesman, according to the Florida Department of Corrections.

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Is Gainesville being watched? Flock Safety cameras ignite privacy concerns

By Maria Arruda | Feb. 10

The Gainesville City Commission’s approval of a contract with Flock in 2024 allowed law enforcement to enter an agreement with Flock, according to Art Forgey, the Gainesville Police Department public information officer.

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High school custodian charged with carrying two firearms on UF campus

By Vanessa Norris | Feb. 9

An Alachua County Public Schools employee was arrested after carrying two firearms on UF campus Sunday night.

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Gainesville man arrested after throwing soda, mooning teenagers outside McDonalds

By Vanessa Norris | Feb. 8

Videos taken by the teenagers show Heath smacking his buttocks and rubbing his left butt cheek in front of them.

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Gainesville woman charged with killing 7-month-old daughter

By Bailey Diem | Jan. 15

A Gainesville woman was arrested Wednesday afternoon and charged with murder after allegedly drowning her 7-month-old.

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Two Gainesville Police officers injured, suspect killed in shootout Wednesday morning

By Alexa Ryan | Jan. 14

Officers believe the suspect killed an unknown civilian prior to the police shootout

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‘A window to the outside’: 3 death row pen pals reflect on their relationships with inmates

By Alexa Ryan | Jan. 7

Across the country, dozens of organizations connect people on the outside with death row inmates through pen pal programs. Sometimes the correspondence ends after a few letters. Other times, it lasts decades.

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Bay County man executed for 1989 murder

By Alexa Ryan | Dec. 9

The state of Florida executed 58-year-old Mark Allen Geralds at 6:15 p.m. on Tuesday at Florida State Prison, according to the Florida Department of Corrections. He was convicted of the 1989 murder of a Bay County mother.