Police still searching for shooter in Newberry homicide
By Mickenzie Hannon | June 18A Newberry man died after he was shot near Champions Park Thursday night.
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Collision on 13th Street sends two to hospital, car flips on Southwest Williston Road
By Troy Myers | Oct. 2One hour after a crash on 13th Street, a car flipped over on the corner of Southwest Williston Road.
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Gainesville man dies in Newberry shootout with Alachua County Sheriff deputies
By Isabella Douglas | Sep. 24Barry Heckard, a 39-year-old Gainesville resident, shot the first shot at deputies on State Road 45 and at least one deputy returned fire — resulting in a fatal shot that caused Heckard’s death, ACSO spokespeople Kaley Behl and Art Forgey said.
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DeSantis and Florida Republicans support lawsuit against Gainesville employee vaccine mandate
By Jiselle Lee | Sep. 15A crowd of more than 200 mostly maskless Gainesville city employees and their families donning “Make America Great Again” hats and shirts attended the event in support of a lawsuit attempting to reverse Gainesville’s vaccine mandate for city employees.
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Buchholz High School student arrested for two counts of false bomb threats
By Isabella Douglas | Sep. 13A Buchholz High School student was arrested by Alachua County Sheriff deputies Monday in connection with false bomb threats. The student could be charged with a second-degree felony with the potential to pay fines up to $10,000, Behl said.
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Gators football player in stable condition following scooter crash
By Isabella Douglas | Aug. 30Yousef Mugharbil suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a scooter crash after not stopping when the truck turned right off of West University Avenue.
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Son accused of father’s murder, hiding evidence
By Isabella Douglas | Aug. 14Police believe the suspect stabbed his father in the head and neck area at least five times with a knife. He now faces charges of premeditated murder and destroying evidence.
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Loss of Gainesville woman's baby born in jail sparks community protest
By Isabella Douglas | Aug. 12Screams for help went unnoticed for hours until after her child was born and she was taken to UF Shands Hospital — where she watched her newborn, Ava, die in her arms, Thompson wrote in a Facebook post Tuesday.
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A 13-year-old boy is dead after a shooting at Gainesville American Legion
By Abigail Hasebroock | July 10Christopher Scott, 13, died after being shot during a party held at the Gainesville American Legion on June 24
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Gainesville apartment complex catches fire
By Abigail Hasebroock | June 30Gainesville Fire Rescue put out a fire at a building in the Piccadilly Apartment complex Wednesday morning
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Suspect dies in burning home after deputies shot at him
June 26, 2021A suspect was found dead in his burning home after Alachua County Sheriff Office deputies shot at him for threatening them.
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Five teenagers shot at Gainesville American Legion
June 25, 2021A shooting at a party left five teens injured Thursday night.
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Motorcyclist dies in crash on East University Avenue
By Jake Reyes | May 26, 2021A motorcyclist died after crashing into a car at the intersection of Northeast 13th Street on East University Avenue on Sunday.
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Car crashes through the entrance of a Gainesville restaurant
By Jake Reyes | May 19, 2021A car plowed through the front entrance of Sohao Street Fare Cafe, leaving three people with minor injuries, one of whom was taken to the hospital. The driver had barreled directly into the cafe and was wedged between tables and booths.
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One dead after crash on West University Avenue
By Jake Reyes | May 1, 2021At about 2:14 a.m., a vehicle traveling west at a high speed hit a raised median near the intersection of West University Avenue and 34th Street, according to a Gainesville Police Department press release.
