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A group of people gather to participate in a vigil on Turlington Plaza on Friday night in memory of the victims from the Tuesday shootings in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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UF community comes together to remember Chapel Hill

By EMILY COCHRANE< | Feb. 15, 2015

In the shadow of Turlington, they prayed.

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Three arrested with crack in bra, to-go box

By EMILY COCHRANE< | Feb. 15, 2015

Gainesville Police arrested three people early Saturday morning after they reportedly had cocaine and a gun in their car.

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Florida woman charged for possession of marijuana hidden in purse, cocaine in vagina

By EMILY COCHRANE< | Feb. 15, 2015

Gainesville Police arrested a local woman early Friday after she reportedly hid cocaine in her vagina and marijuana in her purse.

A flyer depicting Bear, a 30-pound rat terrier, hangs on a wooden pole on Sunday morning in Boulware Springs Nature Park, the last place he was sighted. Bear went missing on Feb. 3.

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Texas family continues search for dog after bison scared him off

By Carla Vianna | Feb. 15, 2015

When Doug Ashby decided to walk Bear at the La Chua Trail at Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park, he assumed it was a safe place to bring his rat terrier.

From left: Michael Roth, 63, CJ Shaw, 28, Tyson Adams, 47, and Bob Tucker, 59, all members of the Barbergators, sing “Heart of My Heart,” to Lingyan Li, 44, a visiting scholar from China, who is engaged to Tucker. “She leaves the U.S. March 2nd, so we appreciate how special this time together is,” Tucker said.

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Barbergators belt it out for Valentine’s Day

By Shawn Larsen | Feb. 15, 2015

Silence the alarm. Slide out of bed. Take a shower. Shave.

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Gainesville ranked 19th most romantic US city by Amazon

By Mauricio Almenara | Feb. 12, 2015

Alexa Tsongranis never thought of Gainesville as a romantic spot.

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Resources available all weekend for last-minute health care enrollment

By Hunter Williamson | Feb. 12, 2015

Several locations around Alachua County will be open with resources to help citizens enroll for mandatory health care before enrollment ends Sunday.

John David Eriksen, a 32-year-old software engineer and musician, works out at Alter Ego Fitness at 101 SE 2nd Place on Thursday evening.

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Orangetheory fitness franchise comes to Gainesville

By Chris Calderon | Feb. 12, 2015

Exercise-loving residents can rejoice as a Fort Lauderdale-based fitness franchise makes its way to Gainesville.

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Police: Man arrested with weed in his butt, crack in his mouth

By EMILY COCHRANE< | Feb. 12, 2015

Gainesville Police arrested a local man early Thursday after they found a bag of weed in his butt and a bag of crack in his mouth.

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Two UF students injured in Wednesday's scooter and car crash

By EMILY COCHRANE< | Feb. 12, 2015

Gainesville Police announced Thursday that two UF students were involved in Wednesday’s scooter crash on Southwest 19th Avenue.

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Gainesville French alliance to host Monet museum night

By Ariella Phillips | Feb. 11, 2015

A local group is helping to bring a centuries-old art movement to the younger generation.

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GRU gives back, helps residents pay utility bills

By Carla Vianna | Feb. 11, 2015

Gainesville Regional Utilities is giving back.

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Scooter crash leaves two hospitalized

By EMILY COCHRANE< | Feb. 11, 2015

Two women were hospitalized at UF Health Shands Hospital on Wednesday after their scooter collided with a car at the intersection of Southwest 19th Avenue and Southwest 34th Street.

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