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Country star to perform at Thomas Center
By Jessica Giles | Aug. 30, 2017Billy Dean is coming to Gainesville to make Katie Slay’s final wish come true.
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ACSO: Body found in lake has been identified
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 30, 2017The body of a man recently found in Newnans Lake was identified by Alachua County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday.
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Hogtown Creek Park to be renovated
By Jessica Giles | Aug. 30, 2017Although Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park was closed Monday, it will reopen by the end of fall with new equipment.
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GPD: Teen arrested in connection with drive-by shooting
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 29, 2017A Gainesville teenager was arrested Tuesday morning in connection to a drive-by shooting that occurred Friday night, Gainesville Police said.
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Florida man executed by state, UF Law reflect on Hurst case
By David Hoffman | Aug. 29, 2017Last week, for the first time in 19 months, a Florida man who was sentenced to die was killed by the state.
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UF community reaches out to flooded Houston
By Jimena Tavel | Aug. 29, 2017Nearly two thousand miles usually distances UF from Texas, but the distance vanished this week.
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MCSO: Man found with $1,000 in rectum
By Meryl Kornfield | Aug. 28, 2017After Marion County Sheriff's Office deputies pulled over a man on Saturday for speeding, he worked his butt off to hide money in his rectum.
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Hippodrome launches fundraiser amid state cuts to arts
By David Hoffman | Aug. 28, 2017Despite sweeping cuts to Alachua County arts programs from the state, for the Hippodrome State Theatre, the show must go on.
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GPD: Man doesn’t pay for gas, assaults attendant
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 28, 2017A Gainesville man was arrested early Sunday morning after an altercation with a store clerk at a Circle K, Gainesville Police Department said.
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Cyclists strip down to raise awareness for bike safety
By Romy Ellenbogen | Aug. 27, 2017Equipped with not much more than courage and a helmet, about 100 cyclists took to the streets in their underwear on Friday.
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GPD identifies human remains
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 27, 2017Gainesville Police announced Friday that human remains found almost a year ago are of 23-year-old Hannah Zehner Brim, who was reported missing in 2016.
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GPD: Woman drives drunk in hospital parking lot
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 27, 2017A Gainesville woman was arrested Friday night after crashing into a handicap parking sign in the Select Specialty Hospital parking lot, Gainesville Police said.
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MCSO: Man shoots himself in front of deputies
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 27, 2017A man, whose wife was found dead earlier in the day, shot himself Saturday in front of Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputies.
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GPD: Gunshot heard near campus during possible robbery
By Meryl Kornfield | Aug. 25, 2017After a gunshot was heard in an apartment building near UF’s campus and Sorority Row on Friday, Gainesville Police are searching for three suspects of a home invasion.
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City divided, a Lucky's employee fired after Charlottesville
By David Hoffman | Aug. 24, 2017Three days after attending the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Geoffrey Grooms was fired.
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GNV City Commission discusses expanding city limits
By Jessica Giles | Aug. 24, 2017The City of Gainesville may be growing in the near future and offer emergency fire services to more people.
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Three men arrested for Walmart gift-card scam
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 24, 2017Three Tampa men were arrested Wednesday night after stealing about $4,000 worth of gift cards from Walmart, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Balls sports bar bartender caught drunk driving
By Catie Wegman | Aug. 24, 2017A Balls sports bar bartender was arrested Thursday after driving drunkenly, Alachua County Sheriff’s Office said.
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Trump’s Monday address needs to be seen in a more positive light
Aug. 24, 2017On Monday, President Donald Trump spoke in front of hundreds of U.S. servicemen and women in Virginia to update the country on the state of the Afghanistan War, as well as flesh out his administration’s strategy for the future. Throughout his campaign, Trump proclaimed that he would swiftly bring the war to an end and bring home the thousands of soldiers currently stationed in the war-torn country. However, several months into his tumultuous presidency, Trump’s stance has pivoted. In his speech, the president laid out a new strategy that will result in more troops and resources being used in the war.
