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Cade Museum hosts laser tag event
By Maria Dominguez | Nov. 10, 2017Around 50 people played laser tag, drank beer and and learned about lasers at the Cade Museum Wednesday night.
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ACSO: Suspect in sex trafficking case in custody
By David Hoffman | Nov. 10, 2017A Gainesville woman accused of sex trafficking a 16-year-old girl turned herself in Thursday morning.
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GPD officer resigns after sentenced for domestic battery
By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 10, 2017A Gainesville Police officer, who will serve a year of probation for domestic battery and weapon charges, resigned from GPD in September.
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Art project promotes connectivity for election anniversary
By Christina Morales | Nov. 8, 2017On the one year anniversary of the 2016 presidential election, Marcela Mulholland wanted people to connect.
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Gainesville citizens hold vigil for victims of Texas shooting
By Jessica Giles | Nov. 7, 2017Amid the sound of cars rushing past, water splashing in a nearby fountain and people chatting on the sidewalk, a chime was barely audible.
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ACSO: Man crashes into hotel, deputy’s car
By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 7, 2017A New York man and retired Air Force officer was arrested after driving drunk into a hotel building and a Alachua County Sheriff's Office deputy’s car Monday, Florida Highway Patrol and ACSO said.
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City, GRU buy biomass plant for $750 million
By David Hoffman | Nov. 7, 2017With a buyout worth three-quarters of a billion dollars, the City of Gainesville evaded one of its most expensive and hotly contested contracts in recent history.
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Target location at The Standard holds soft opening
By David Hoffman | Nov. 7, 2017Underneath The Standard at Gainesville, Albert and Alberta welcomed Target’s mascot, Bullseye, with open arms.
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City sued over weapons ban ahead of Richard Spencer event
By David Hoffman | Nov. 7, 2017The City of Gainesville is now facing a lawsuit over its ban on weapons, including tasers, knives and mace, during white supremacist Richard Spencer’s appearance at UF.
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Police agencies collect food for needy families
By Davio Rodriguez | Nov. 7, 2017Local law enforcement is collecting non-perishable food during the start of November until next Monday.
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Veteran memorial unveiled
By Courtney Mims | Nov. 5, 2017Brushing away tears, Ronna Jackson felt happy people remembered veterans like her son.
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Hispanic organization hosts 15th Downtown Latin Festival
By Christina Morales | Nov. 5, 2017Thousands of Hispanic Gainesville residents and fans of Latin culture ate empanadas, danced to salsa music and learned more about each other’s cultures Saturday afternoon on Bo Diddley Community Plaza.
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UF student opens late-night Midtown hot dog stand
By Vincent McDonald | Nov. 5, 2017A new sound has joined the din of bar music and speeding cars during late nights on West University Avenue.
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A Gainesville fixture: Residents remember Tommy Birt
By David Hoffman | Nov. 5, 2017Jaclyn Hood was 13 years old when she first met Thomas Birt.
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County to begin cleanup at Newnans Lake
By Michele Rosalia | Nov. 5, 2017Alachua County is working on making Newnans Lake habitable again — for wildlife and humans.
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Mayor hosts third book club
By Jessica Giles | Nov. 5, 2017Mayor Lauren Poe wants Gainesville to look a little more like Rome.
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More than 500 bikers ride across Gainesville for veterans
By David Hoffman | Nov. 5, 2017U.S. Navy veteran Robert Gillespie, with his 9-year-old son Garret on his back, prepared to ride alongside an army of fellow bikers Sunday morning and couldn’t shake the feeling of home.
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GPD: UF student arrested for threatening ex-girlfriend over text
By Romy Ellenbogen | Nov. 5, 2017Note: In January, the State of Florida failed to file charges against Yeung because of insufficient evidence.
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FHP: Man arrested for driving drunk, overturns car
By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 5, 2017A Gainesville man was hospitalized following a car crash and was arrested for driving drunk Friday, Florida Highway Patrol said.
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GPD: Target employee arrested for stealing co-workers’ credit cards
By Meryl Kornfield | Nov. 5, 2017A Target employee was arrested Friday for stealing co-workers’ credit cards and using them to make purchases at Target and Publix, Gainesville Police said.
