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East Gainesville infrastructure is under renovation. This is what’s happening.
By Lauren Staff | Feb. 12, 2018The city is spending $19.6 million to rebuild part of East Gainesville.
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Coffee shop relocates from midtown to downtown
By Davio Rodriguez | Feb. 11, 2018Brent Smith imagined Wyatt’s Coffee as a place for coffee connoisseurs and rookies to feel welcomed.
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Alachua County was granted nearly $200,000 to protect houses from future hurricanes
By Kyle Fray | Feb. 11, 2018Hurricane Irma left Joshua Layton homeless for a month after a tree fell through the roof of his house.
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New state park opens in High Springs
By Jessica Giles | Feb. 11, 2018Merrillee Malwitz-Jipson has paddled up the Santa Fe River into Gilchrist Blue Springs hundreds of times, but when she did it Friday, it felt completely different.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Former airport employee charged for stealing from parking lot payment machines
By Robert Lewis | Feb. 11, 2018A former Gainesville Regional Airport employee was charged with stealing nearly $49,000 from the airport between April 2016 and March 2017, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: Gainesville man shows fake badge, impersonates police
By Robert Lewis | Feb. 11, 2018A man ended an argument in downtown Gainesville by showing a fake badge and saying he was an undercover deputy Friday night, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: UF student arrested for sexual battery
By Robert Lewis | Feb. 8, 2018Update: Podlin's case was dismissed and expunged since the publishing of this story.
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Gainesville man convicted of sex trafficking
By Meryl Kornfield | Feb. 8, 2018A Gainesville man was convicted Wednesday of sex trafficking by force and promoting prostitution, the Department of Justice said.
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City considers building an international center across the street from UF
By Christina Morales | Feb. 7, 2018To reach across cultural barriers in businesses, a proposed seven-floor international center may be built across the street from UF.
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Clerk of the Court creates 'juror donation program' to benefit local nonprofits
By Kristen Altus | Feb. 7, 2018J.K. “Jess” Irby saw the troubles of domestic violence as a young assistant state attorney. Years later as Alachua County’s Clerk of the Court, he wanted to find a way to help those victims.
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UF student arrested for smoking from bong outside of residence hall
By Meryl Kornfield | Feb. 7, 2018A UF student was arrested for smoking a bong behind Jennings Hall early Wednesday, University Police said.
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County and city to negotiate future of redevelopment board
By Amanda Rosa | Feb. 7, 2018City and county officials will meet Monday to decide the future of Gainesville’s redevelopment agency.
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GRU transformer outages leaves nearly 1,500 without power, shuts down traffic lights
By Romy Ellenbogen | Feb. 7, 2018Gainesville Regional Utilities said a power outage that initially affected nearly1,500 people has been mostly resolved.
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Threatening email sent to Alachua County Public Schools
By Meryl Kornfield | Feb. 7, 2018Police are investigating a security threat sent by email to Alachua County Public Schools and at least three nearby school districts early Wednesday.
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Gainesville City Commission candidates present positions at public forums
By Jessica Giles | Feb. 6, 2018In the first of eight public forums before the March 20 election, City Commission candidates, except for District 1 incumbent Charles Goston, said they felt the commission should maintain control of Gainesville Regional Utilities.
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A new hotel near The Standard will open soon
By Jessica Giles | Feb. 6, 2018Gainesville visitors will have a new hotel to choose from starting this month.
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Man sentenced to 50 years for the 2015 murder of a retired UF professor
By Paige Fry | Feb. 6, 2018A Gainesville man was convicted Monday for killing a retired UF professor and lighting his house on fire in 2015.
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Wawa convenience store may be coming to Gainesville
By Robert Lewis | Feb. 5, 2018A popular convenience store may be coming to Gainesville to fill your tank – and your stomach.
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Using a UF reference, judge says Florida cannot pick and choose which felons get to vote
By Amanda Rosa | Feb. 5, 2018A judge struck down Florida’s process of granting and denying voting rights to former felons while making a reference to his alma mater.
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APD arrests member of gang for shooting five people
By Robert Lewis | Feb. 4, 2018An Alachua man was arrested for a five-person shooting in the city about three weeks ago, Alachua Police said.
