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Zero waste workshop series continues Thursday
By Taylor Girtman | Feb. 10, 2019Second of three workshops to be held
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Man accused of sending sexual Facebook messages to minor
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Feb. 10, 2019The victim is under 16 years old
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‘Dat s--- a mess’: Man accused of throwing trash, laundry in woman’s apartment
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Feb. 10, 2019He lived in the same complex
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ACSO: Woman hits another woman with bat, almost runs over deputy
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Feb. 10, 2019Her bond is set at $159,000
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K-12 EDUCATION
Alachua County Public Schools unsure of post-Common Core future
By Josephine Fuller | Feb. 7, 2019A new program has not been decided
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
City Commission votes against pay raise for high-ranking officials
By Karina Elwood | Feb. 7, 2019$19,222 had been previously budgeted for the increase
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Historian tells story of the Rosewood Massacre
By Naomi Cruz | Feb. 7, 2019More than 100 African Americans were killed in the 1923 massacre
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Gainesville Department of Doing director resigns
By Taylor Girtman | Feb. 7, 2019Wendy Thomas held the position for two and a half years
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Man accused of trying to run a man over with horse flees deputies on horseback
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Feb. 7, 2019His bond is $12,500
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Alachua County Commission moves closer to banning conversion therapy
By Josephine Fuller | Feb. 5, 2019A public hearing will be held later this month
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Affordable housing, living wages: What mayoral candidates argued at first debate
By Karina Elwood | Feb. 4, 2019Only three out of the four mayoral candidates attended the first mayoral debate of the election season Monday night.
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Drunk driver blames 119 MDMA pills on wife. Then he changed his mind, police said.
By Tien Le | Feb. 4, 2019The driver's bond is $86,000
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Unknown man touches two women after walking into their room
By Josephine Fuller | Feb. 4, 2019He also followed another Simpson Hall resident
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Gainesville ranks as severely unaffordable, survey says
By Lauren Johnson | Feb. 3, 2019It ranks higher than the state’s living affordability
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A man said something about his hat. So he stabbed him, police said.
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Feb. 3, 2019LaPastina
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GPD: Man’s gun stolen after he threatened someone with it
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Feb. 3, 2019A man is accused of pointing a gun at another man and then reporting it missing to police was arrested Saturday.
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FSU drops Francois after abuse allegations surface
By The Associated Press | Feb. 3, 2019TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State's head football coach announced Sunday that quarterback Deondre Francois had been dismissed from the team after allegations of domestic abuse surfaced.
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POLITICS
Last minute candidate challenges city commission seat
By Karina Elwood | Feb. 3, 2019Commissioner Adrian Hayes-Santos was running unopposed until now
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Federal investigation of January I-75 crash begins
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Feb. 2, 2019The National Transportation Safety Board sent a team to Gainesville Thursday to investigate the January Interstate 75 crash that killed seven.
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Gainesville baby dies in Marion County crash
By Katherine Wallace-Fernandez | Feb. 2, 2019A 6-week-old Gainesville baby was killed and five others were critically injured Friday in a multi-vehicle crash near Silver Springs.
