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A city within the Swamp
By Jasmine Osmond | Oct. 13, 2016In the winter of 1980, Amber Waters went to her first concert to see The Eagles and Jimmy Buffett play at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium.
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Pipe Dreams: Floridians fight against Sabal Trail pipeline
By Emma Green | Oct. 13, 2016To protest a 515-mile natural-gas pipeline set to cut through Florida, a St. Petersburg woman will dance across the state, shimmying through Alachua County on her way southbound.
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New therapy offers hope in treating Duchenne muscular dystrophy
By Robyn Wilbar | Oct. 13, 2016Against the light-green walls of a room on the fourth floor of UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital, a 9-year-old boy clenched his fist as a nurse hooked an IV into his arm Tuesday.
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Shands nurse attempted oral sex on male patient, police say
By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 13, 2016A UF Health Shands Hospital nurse sexually battered a patient earlier this year, University Police said.
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Federal judge extends voter registration for six more days
By Melissa Gomez | Oct. 12, 2016Florida’s voter registration deadline has been extended to Tuesday.
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‘Trump Train’ comes to Ocala
By Martin Vassolo | Oct. 12, 2016With no protesters in sight, thousands of eager voters snaked their way through a parking lot before packing into a raucous Ocala stadium Wednesday to hear Donald Trump speak.
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Man dies, jet fuel leaks after semi-truck rollover
By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 12, 2016A Tampa, Florida, man died Wednesday after his semi-truck rolled over multiple times, leaking nearly 8,000 gallons of jet fuel during the accident, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
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Florida man arrested after sucking woman’s toes
By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 12, 2016A Gainesville man was arrested Tuesday after putting a woman’s right foot in his mouth, Gainesville Police said.
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UPD: Student stole $1,600 in textbooks at UF Bookstore
By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 12, 2016On Monday, a UF student was arrested after a man stole about $1,600 in merchandise from the UF Bookstore, University Police said.
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Protesters boycott Gainesville Wendy’s
By Paige Fry | Oct. 12, 2016An employee at the Wendy’s on Archer Road called police after protesters entered the restaurant in an attempt to deliver a letter.
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Students, locals observe Yom Kippur holiday with day of fasting
By Jasmine Osmond | Oct. 11, 2016Past a table of candles, about 200 attendees gathered Tuesday evening in preparation for a day of fasting and atonement.
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Shotgun-wielding man demands fixed phone
By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 11, 2016A Florida man demanded a local MetroPCS store fix his phone Monday — using a shotgun as a bargaining chip, Gainesville Police said.
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Gainesville Police to increases patrols after sexual assault
By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 11, 2016Following a report of a sexual assault in the Duckpond neighborhood Sunday morning, Gainesville Police has increased patrols in search of the suspect.
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GPD: Woman sexually assaulted near Duckpond neighborhood
By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 11, 2016Following a report of a sexual assault in the Duckpond neighborhood Saturday morning, Gainesville Police has increased patrols in search of a suspect.
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‘We cannot let the devil take over’: Students, residents protest Trump
By Molly Donovan | Oct. 10, 2016Aqueela Khuddus refused to say Donald Trump’s name Monday night, insisting she wanted to keep her mouth clean.
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At meeting, residents plead to keep ‘Old Joe’ downtown
By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 10, 2016At a meeting to decide the “Old Joe” Confederate statue’s future Monday night, one man pledged to raise $10,000 to keep the downtown statue where it is.
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Farmers’ rights activists return to protest Wendy’s
By Paige Fry | Oct. 10, 2016A group is back in Gainesville to protest against Wendy’s tomatoes.
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Homeless woman trashes gas station
By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 10, 2016A homeless Gainesville woman was arrested Sunday for throwing items from a Circle K shelf after being told the gas station’s phone was broken, Gainesville Police said.
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Gainesville woman found with weed in vagina
By Caitlin Ostroff | Oct. 10, 2016Police found nearly 8 grams of marijuana in a local woman’s vagina Saturday.
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TutoringZone owners cannot file for bankruptcy, judge says
By Melissa Gomez | Oct. 9, 2016After a yearslong court battle between former owners of TutoringZone and their investors, a judge ruled Thursday they could not file bankruptcy.
