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The Good Berry Açai Bowls, located at 16 NW 18th St. in Midtown, held its grand opening on Tuesday

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The Good Berry Acai Bowls opens in Midtown

By Vanessa Blankenship | Sep. 27, 2018

The new restaurant serves up traditional açai bowls with an emphasis on presentation

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

GPD: Former Gators running back Adarius Lemons arrested for domestic battery

By Amanda Rosa | Sep. 27, 2018

Adarius Lemons is accused of choking his girlfriend and slamming her against a wall.

Journey Lee and grandfather Cedric Lee enjoy breakfast together before school at Duval Early Learning Academy. The school hosted Dad’s Take Your Child To School Day on Wednesday, Sept. 26.

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It takes all dads: Duval Early Learning Academy brings father figures

By Hannah Beatty | Sep. 26, 2018

The event invites father figures and local community leaders into the school

"Reefer One" a drone donated to Alachua County Fire Rescue by Liberty Health Sciences, a locally-owned medicinal marijuana dispensary, flies during a demonstration. "Reefer One" is equipped with a $12,000 dual-mode thermal camera and a camera capable of 30-times zoom. (photo by Aaron Ritter)

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Alachua County Fire Rescue gets new $24,000 drone

By Aaron Ritter | Sep. 26, 2018

The drone was donated by a local medical marijuana company and is called Reefer One

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

GPD: Man stole underwear from Walmart, tried to sneak bath salts into jail

By Amanda Rosa | Sep. 26, 2018

The man had a syringe that tested positive for bath salts

New scooter parking is being constructed near the Chemistry Lab Building and is supposed to be open for the first day of classes, according to student body president Smith Meyers, to provide additional parking to the Library West scooter area.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

City proposes new scooter rental program

By Jessica Curbelo | Sep. 25, 2018

The new program would let people rent scooters through an app

METRO | POLITICS

#MeToo will outlive Kavanaugh hearings

Sep. 25, 2018

As Judge Kavanaugh continues through his hearings, facing assault allegations, it's important to remember how frequent the problem is

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

ACSO: 18-year-old man arrested for June rape

By Amanda Rosa | Sep. 25, 2018

The man was arrested for raping an intoxicated woman.

Photographs of members in uniform and in the field are displayed on the walls of the Collegiate Veterans Success Center.

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Gainesville nonprofit helps veterans heal through music

By Chris Day | Sep. 25, 2018

The organization raised over $1,600 at a benefit concert Friday

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TEDxUF hosts first of five ‘salon style’ roundtable events

By Fotini Sisois | Sep. 24, 2018

Five local Gainesville activists came out Monday night

[FILE PHOTO] 35-year-old Lilliemarie Gore leads students of Idylwild Elementary School through a series of math exercises. Mrs. Gore was awarded the title of "2017-2018 Alachua County Teacher of the Year" earlier this month.

METRO | K-12 EDUCATION

Community leaders hold a forum on the needs of Alachua County Public Schools

By Jessica Curbelo | Sep. 24, 2018

More forums will be held in October

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Police arrest attempted murder suspect

By Amanda Rosa | Sep. 24, 2018

After police got a call about a man waving a gun, they realized he had a warrant

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

ACSO: Man ran over pregnant woman with car

By Amanda Rosa | Sep. 24, 2018

The man arrested got two black eyes after a man beat him up

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

‘Someone complimented you!’: Suspicious texts not linked to human trafficking

By Gabrielle Seminara | Sep. 23, 2018

The texts are from an app called IRL

Novelist Janis Owens describes the events leading up the lynching of “The Newberry Six.” Newberry community members gathered Thursday to discuss the city’s history of racism.

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'We are not afraid of the truth': Newberry heals from history of lynchings

By Hannah Beatty | Sep. 23, 2018

About 60 people gathered to discuss Newberry's history of lynching

Citrus greening is a disease that reduces the production of citrus, with symptoms including yellowing of the leaves, dying of the trees or branches, abnormally tasting fruit and no fruiting. This 1-acre Citrus Under Protective Screen, a mesh screening, protects these 2.5-year-old mandarin trees by blocking out the Asian citrus psyllid, an insect that carries the bacteria that causes greening.

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UF testing tree covers to combat citrus greening

By Danielle Ivanov | Sep. 23, 2018

The new outfits are meant to help diseased citrus trees

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

GPD: Two men arrested after one aims gun at five people

By Amanda Rosa | Sep. 23, 2018

One man pointed a gun at five people while a second man punched other men, according to the police.

St. Augustine Church members pray before noon Mass. According to a recent study, women who regularly attended religious services were 56 percent more likely to be optimistic and 27 percent less likely to show signs of depression.

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St. Augustine church broken into, vandalized

By Amanda Rosa | Sep. 23, 2018

The church sustained damages worth at least $1,500.

Patricia Zerbini, 54, the proprietor of Two Tails Ranch, guides several of her elephants to a paddock where she then answered questions about the animals. Elephant Appreciation Days were held at the ranch on Saturday and Sunday in order to raise awareness of elephant welfare efforts, as well as fundraising for their care.

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Thousands come out to Seventh Annual Elephant Appreciation Day

By Kat Antunes | Sep. 23, 2018

Six Asian elephants were waving their trunks at an audience of hundreds Saturday for the Seventh Annual Elephant Appreciation Day.

Calie Michael, a 21-year-old UF marketing and telecommunication senior, plays games with 7-year-old Nevaea on Saturday at the Downtown Latino Festival in Bo Diddley Plaza. “We just passed it on our way home and wanted to check it out,” Michael said.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

Over 4,000 people come out to 16th-annual downtown Latino festival

By Alex Camargo | Sep. 23, 2018

Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe gave a speech in Spanish for the first time.