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Gainesville residents go batty: More attend Florida Bat Festival

By Natalia Arteaga | Oct. 25, 2015

Tabitha Danson’s two children saw bats for the first time on Saturday at the Lubee Bat Conservancy.

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The Wild, Wild Startup: Local entrepreneurs battle for ‘top-gun’ title

By Jenna Kline | Oct. 25, 2015

Gainesville entrepreneurs may don their cowboy boots to pitch their startup ideas.

Karrie Ford, 27, protests against the Florida bear hunt at the Stop the Bear Hunt Rally at the intersection of Main Street and University Avenue on Oct. 23, 2015. "The number of bears in Florida versus the number of hunting permits sold just doesn't make sense," she said.

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Bear hunt ends after two days

By Alyssa Fisher | Oct. 25, 2015

The hunt was on — and then closed the second day.

Honey, a 6-year-old golden retriever lab mix, wags her tail as owner Kendall Nettles gets ready to walk the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 5k on Oct. 24, 2015. The 22-year-old Santa Fe early childhood education senior said it was important to support those with breast cancer and those who had lost their lives.

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More than 3,400 walk to raise money

By Danielle Veenstra | Oct. 25, 2015

For Mary Kathryn Nugent, December 2007 holds tragic memories.

Holly Buss, 9, and Heather Buss, 11, pet Slinky, an almost 2-year-old miniature pinscher and rat terrier mix at the Paws on Parole event on Oct. 24, 2015. Their family was considering adopting the rescue dog, who would be the household’s first.

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Paws on Parole dogs have their first outing

By Sara Marino | Oct. 25, 2015

MaryBeth Head didn’t want to adopt a dog on Saturday.

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Ragtime begins national tour at the Phillips Center

By Gabrielle Newman | Oct. 25, 2015

Eleven days before their first performance, the actors arrived at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts.

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UF Department of Religion chairman arrested for secretly videotaping adopted daughter

By Giuseppe Sabella | Oct. 23, 2015

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a University of Florida professor after authorities said he secretly videotaped his underage daughter last year.

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The Swamp Restaurant to get ‘Game of Thrones’ prop

By Paisley Papineau | Oct. 22, 2015

The iron throne will be in someone else’s hands — The Swamp Restaurant.

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Police arrest man for mobile meth laboratory

By Giuseppe Sabella | Oct. 22, 2015

Gainesville Police arrested an Ocklawaha man Wednesday afternoon after police said he drove with more than 70 grams of methamphetamine oil in a mobile laboratory.

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Police chase Georgia men, find gun and marijuana

By Giuseppe Sabella | Oct. 22, 2015

Gainesville Police arrested two Georgia men early Thursday morning after police said they tried to escape with about 6 ounces of marijuana and a loaded revolver. About 12:45 a.m. Thursday, Rasheed Napier, 21, and Taqwan McCrary, 21, traveled west on Southwest 20th Avenue with a broken license-plate light, according to a police report.

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New restaurant Dough Religion gives away free pizza to students

By Van Miller | Oct. 22, 2015

Lizzie Wetzel got in line an hour early to get pizza Thursday.

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Man arrested on about $44,000 in fraud charges

By Giuseppe Sabella | Oct. 21, 2015

Gainesville Police arrested a local man Tuesday morning after police said he used his father’s credit card to spend more than $44,000.

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Literacy coordinator awarded for helping adults learn to read

By Ashley Martin | Oct. 21, 2015

Theresa Sterling’s passion is helping people learn how to read.

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Deputies and marshals arrest fugitive, rescue kidnapped woman

By Giuseppe Sabella | Oct. 20, 2015

Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies helped Louisiana authorities arrest a Gainesville man Tuesday after he reportedly kidnapped a local woman Monday.

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