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Batty for burlesque: show to come to Gainesville
By Sara Marino | Apr. 6, 2016Sally Dash is going to Market Street Pub and Cabaret’s Benefit for Bats hoping to “laugh her ass off.”
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Woman attacked at Reitz voices concerns
By Martin Vassolo | Apr. 6, 2016Citing a lack of security footage and a pool of about 1,000 construction workers, the survivor of Tuesday’s attack in the Reitz Union said police will likely not find her attacker.
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Sheriff’s Office: Attempted child abductor targets Union County
By Martin Vassolo | Apr. 6, 2016This story has been updated and the headline changed to reflect the update.
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Glasses of sunshine: Matheson History Museum to host talk on Florida citrus
By Jessica Schein | Apr. 6, 2016There was a time when oranges seemed like a foreign delicacy.
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UPD: man attacks UF employee at Reitz Union
By Martin Vassolo | Apr. 5, 2016University Police is looking for a man they said assaulted a UF employee at the Reitz Union early Tuesday morning.
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Uber driver crashes into pedestrian near Chipotle
By Martin Vassolo | Apr. 5, 2016An Uber driver hit a pedestrian near campus Tuesday morning.
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Police: Three fugitives duct tape locals, kidnap woman
By Martin Vassolo | Apr. 5, 2016Two men and a woman from South Carolina were arrested Monday morning after Gainesville Police said they invaded an apartment and kidnapped a woman in a stolen car.
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Pro-Trump messages appear at UF
By Melissa Gomez | Apr. 4, 2016Messages written in red, white and blue chalk proclaimed Donald Trump will make America great again on UF’s campus.
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Homes, buildings face new safety standards
By Caitlin Ostroff | Apr. 4, 2016Proposed Florida building codes may help prevent kitchen and laundry fires in the coming years.
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STDs in the spotlight this month as UF and Gainesville spread awareness
By Brooke Steinberg | Apr. 4, 2016April is Sexually Transmitted Disease Awareness Month, and Alachua County is making its annual efforts to educate the community.
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Free Gainesville clinic in its early stages
By Sydney Denninger | Apr. 4, 2016A new health clinic for people with a low income and/or no insurance will open for the second time Thursday.
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Unsolved burglaries surging in Alachua, neighboring counties
By Martin Vassolo | Apr. 4, 2016Burglars have targeted rural homes in four counties, grabbing guns, jewelry and cash before escaping in broad daylight.
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Museum highlights Florida's declining citrus industry
By J.W. Glass | Apr. 4, 2016Dylan Farr said a disease is ravaging his family’s orange grove.
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Local gallery features dada art genre for the first time
By Sara Marino | Apr. 3, 2016Jay Rosen makes collages inspired by dada art in his spare time.
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Police: Man steals deodorant, smokes crack
By Martin Vassolo | Apr. 3, 2016A Williston, Florida, man was arrested Friday night after police said he stole $30 worth of deodorant from a Walgreens and then broke into a house.
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Authorities: With kids in tow, man arrested for DUI
By Martin Vassolo | Apr. 3, 2016A Jacksonville, Florida, man was arrested on State Road 93 on Friday night after deputies said he drove drunk with three small children in the back seat.
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Column: Wasserman Schultz is a Clinton proxy
Apr. 3, 2016While she may at one point have been a “real Democrat,” Debbie Wasserman Schultz has increasingly grown out of touch with the people.
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Eighteen-wheeler downs power lines on NW 23rd Ave.
By Martin Vassolo | Mar. 31, 2016A semitrailer damaged a series of power poles Thursday afternoon after crashing into overhead wires.
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Four-month-old dies after Easter Sunday crash
By Martin Vassolo | Mar. 31, 2016Gainesville Police reported Thursday that 4-month-old Faith Swilley, who was critically injured in a car accident Easter Sunday, died at UF Health Shands Hospital.
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Gov. Scott signs bill, recognizes Dozier abuse
By Melissa Gomez | Mar. 31, 2016The lost boys of the Arthur G. Dozier School for Boys can finally go home.
