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GFR: House catches fire, one resident hospitalized
By Katelyn Newberg | Oct. 30, 2017A one-story house caught on fire Sunday night, resulting in one person being taken to the hospital.
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Hippodrome screens Halloween movies
By Anna Cappelli | Oct. 29, 2017The Hippodrome Cinema is a place of horror and mystery October in celebration of Halloween.
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More than 2,600 people attend punk rock festival
By Christina Morales | Oct. 29, 2017Steve Wozniak has been to seven Fests as an attendant, an employee and a performer.
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K-12 EDUCATION
Science tournament to be hosted at UF next year
By Olivia Sahnger | Oct. 29, 2017In January, the Florida Science Olympiad Northern Regional competition will be hosted at UF for the first time.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Shands dedicates room for sexual assault survivors
By Jessica Giles | Oct. 29, 2017UF Health Shands Hospital unveiled a new private room for sexual assault survivors Wednesday.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD: ACSO jail captain arrested for driving drunk
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 29, 2017An Alachua County jail captain was arrested early Sunday morning for driving drunk, Gainesville Police said.
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GPD: Suspect in downtown shooting arrested
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 29, 2017A Hawthorne man was arrested Friday for a September shooting in the downtown Checkers and Rally’s parking lot that wounded one bystander.
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Delivery service fundraises for food bank
By Noelle Kough | Oct. 26, 2017Bite Squad delivery service hopes to take a bite out of hunger in North Central Florida.
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GPD: Teens arrested for car burglaries
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 26, 2017Police arrested four Gainesville teenagers — one of whom told officers the group had burglarized 10 cars — on Tuesday, Gainesville Police said.
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City introduces parking app
By Jessica Giles | Oct. 26, 2017Beginning Monday, city parking in Gainesville will be easier for smartphone users.
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New Cade Museum unveiled at third invention bash
By Jessica Giles | Oct. 26, 2017Tucker Shea sat in the new Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention building with a construction hat perched on his head.
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Heisman winner organizes Florida-Georgia golf tournament
By Sloan Savage | Oct. 26, 2017Former Florida Gators quarterback Danny Wuerffel hopes to make par while fundraising $107,000 Friday.
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Outlet store opens on Main Street
By Maria Dominguez | Oct. 25, 2017At Ollie’s Bargain Outlet opening Wednesday, shoppers found deals for $1.50 T-shirts and $39.99 printers.The first Gainesville location of the Florida chain opened for hundreds of customers in Northside Shopping Center, located at 2340 N. Main St., at 9 a.m. The discount outlet opened where Big Lots used to be. The store sent coupons to Gainesville residents before the opening with promising prices, said Sharon McVey, the store assistant team leader.Described as closeout merchandise, Ollie’s products, which range from food and books to furniture and electronics, are priced from 99 cents to $699, she said. “We’ve got everything, and if we don’t have it you don’t need it,” McVey said. “That’s our motto: get stuff cheap.”Most of the store was 50 to 70 percent off, and some of the specials included $1.50 T-shirts, $39.99 printers, $199.99 chair recliners and $159.99 televisions, which quickly went out of stock. Andy Valladon, 45, and his mother were riding motorcycles when they passed Ollie’s and decided to check it out, he said. He said he was impressed by the size of the store and how popular it was.“I wasn’t expecting this,” Valladon said. “The store has a lot of promotions going on. I was looking at the K-cups, and they are a third of the price. I will probably be back.” Other locations nearby include one in Ocala, one in Palatka and two in Jacksonville, McVey said. Another store in Orange Park also opened Wednesday.
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Habitat for Humanity volunteer gets new home
By Emily Nolan | Oct. 24, 2017Otis Mazon, who has helped build other people’s homes for three years, was finally given his own on Tuesday.
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Alachua County Dems hosts third annual award ceremony
By David Hoffman | Oct. 24, 2017In the main room of the Senior Recreation Center, the air resembled that of a miniature State of the Union address Tuesday evening.
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K-12 EDUCATION
Fifth-graders celebrate Florida City Government week
By Jessica Giles | Oct. 24, 2017Emerson Weitzel sat at a desk Tuesday morning surrounded by her colleagues and faced with a tough $100,000 decision difficult for any mayor — especially when you’re only 10 and your fellow commissioners are all fifth-graders.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
GPD: Man steals from two homes
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 24, 2017A Gainesville man was arrested outside a school for two home burglaries Monday morning, Gainesville Police said.
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ACSO: Male shot twice, sent to hospital; no suspect identified
By David Hoffman | Oct. 24, 2017A Gainesville man, who was arrested on unrelated charges, is being questioned by police for a shooting Monday afternoon near the Linton Oaks neighborhood that sent a 28-year-old resident to the hospital.
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Alachua County pastors unite against hate
By Jessica Giles | Oct. 24, 2017Four days after Richard Spencer told an audience in the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts that he believed in an Aryan state, a group of pastors denounced his ideology, which they deem hateful, and promoted unity.
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UF student dies falling off apartment balcony
By Meryl Kornfield | Oct. 23, 2017A UF student died Saturday after falling from the third floor of 13th Street Apartments, Gainesville Police said.
