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Bahama Breeze brings Caribbean-inspired food and island atmosphere to Gainesville
By Miranda Leedy | July 24, 2017At 3 p.m. Monday, Bahama Breeze officially opened its doors to the public.
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Gainesville man fires three empty rounds at brother, police said
By David Hoffman | July 24, 2017After what police described as a modified “Russian” roulette, a Gainesville man has been accused of trying to murder his older brother.
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UPD: Woman aided former UF employee with fraud
By David Hoffman | July 19, 2017Police arrested a Gainesville woman Tuesday for helping a former UF Transportation and Parking Services employee with cashing fraudulent checks.
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‘Old Joe’ to be taken down, relocated by Confederate group
By David Hoffman | July 19, 2017A one-sentence letter last week was the final nail in the coffin for “Old Joe.”
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Former UF Theta Chi president charged with DUI on way home from Midtown
By David Hoffman | July 19, 2017A former president of the Theta Chi Fraternity’s UF chapter was arrested early Friday morning for drunkenly driving his scooter on campus, University Police said.
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GPD: Man thrusts groin on woman’s butt at Walmart, runs into the woods
By David Hoffman | July 19, 2017A Gainesville man was arrested Monday after police said he followed a woman inside Walmart and pushed his groin against her butt.
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On CNN, Rep. Yoho deems Trump Jr.’s actions appropriate
By Sara Marino | July 17, 2017Last week on “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer,” Republican Rep. Ted Yoho said it was understandable that the president’s eldest child, Donald Trump Jr., met with a Russian lawyer for information about former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential campaign.
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GPD: Man gropes woman on Bo Diddley Plaza, begins masturbating
By David Hoffman | July 17, 2017For the second time since May, a Gainesville woman was sexually assaulted near Bo Diddley Community Plaza.
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FPL lights up homes with solar panels
By Adam Turner | July 17, 2017By early 2018, Florida Power & Light Company (FPL) will have almost doubled its use of clean solar energy through the construction of eight new solar parks, including one in Hawthorne on the border of Alachua and Putnam county.
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The ‘Forever Plaid’ musical at the Hippodrome has been extended to July 30
By Felicia Vega | July 17, 2017Suitcases in hand, Jinx, Sparky, Smudge and Frankie walk to the stage.
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Internationally known musician died in I-75 crash that left three others critically injured
By David Hoffman | July 14, 2017A fatal three-vehicle crash on southbound Interstate 75 left eight injured and a former bass player for the Trans-Siberian Orchestra dead Friday afternoon.
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ACSO deputy arrested, accused of domestic battery
By David Hoffman | July 12, 2017A deputy with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office was arrested early Wednesday morning by Gainesville Police and is accused of domestic battery against his girlfriend.
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Two arrested in relation to July 5 drive-by shootings
By David Hoffman | July 12, 2017Police arrested two Gainesville men Monday in relation to back-to-back drive-by shootings that occurred hours after the Fourth of July.
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Sen. Perry threatens to sue Alachua County over Camp McConnell acquisition; County declines Perry’s offer
By David Hoffman | July 12, 2017With a lawyer by his side, State Sen. Keith Perry took the floor of a Tuesday morning county commission meeting as “Citizen Perry” to make one request.
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GRU says rates will increase by 2 percent in proposal
By David Hoffman | July 10, 2017For months, the general manager of Gainesville Regional Utilities has told residents that by purchasing a $750 million biomass plant, the city could drive down utility rates by about 10 percent.
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ACSO deputy fired after child abuse charge dropped
By David Hoffman | July 8, 2017A deputy of nearly 20 years with the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office was fired Thursday after an investigation into allegations of criminal conduct and child abuse.
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Alachua County deputy helps shoplifter instead of arresting him
By Catie Wegman | July 6, 2017Instead of arresting a shoplifter at a Publix in southwest Gainesville on Sunday, an Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputy paid the balance of the stolen items — and let the man go.
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Three separate drive-by shootings injure 2 Wednesday morning, police say
By David Hoffman | July 5, 2017Hours after the Fourth of July’s end, three separate drive-by shootings took place in Gainesville.
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Gainesville man arrested for killing girlfriend, police say
By David Hoffman | July 5, 2017Five days after warning her father about her safety, Eukelia Tershell Davis was found dead with three gunshot wounds on her boyfriend’s bedroom floor.
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While drinking, police say convicted felon accidentally shot man
By David Hoffman | July 5, 2017Police arrested a convicted felon Friday after he admitted to accidentally shooting a man while drunk in his house two weeks ago.
