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Groups to hold panel on domestic violence
By Nicole Wiesenthal | Oct. 20, 2014Gainesville and UF organizations will come together Thursday to present a panel on domestic violence.
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Kanapaha Middle school evacuates over bomb threat
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 20, 2014Kanapaha Middle School was evacuated for about an hour and a half Monday morning after a bomb-threat hoax left Alachua County Sheriff’s Office deputies and school staff sweeping the area for explosives.
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Video Rodeo moving to East University Avenue in December
By Patrick Pinak | Oct. 20, 2014Collin Whitlock remembers the night a homeless man wandered into Video Rodeo with his only possession: a guitar.
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UF alerts of sexual battery in woods
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 19, 2014A man was sexually battered Saturday night after police said he was approached from behind and taken to a patch of woods by another man near McCarty Hall.
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Police roundup: lewd behavior; battery; sexual battery
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 19, 2014A Gainesville man was arrested late Friday after police said he kissed an 11-year-old girl with an open mouth before fondling her breasts.
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ASO reveals shooting details
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 19, 2014The officer-involved shooting in Alachua County on Tuesday night did not occur as originally reported, the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office announced Friday.
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Local music festival needs volunteers
By Emily Cardinali | Oct. 19, 2014Gainesville’s alternative, punk-music festival is still in need of volunteers.
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Locals weigh in on Uber failing grade
By Patrick Pinak | Oct. 19, 2014Uber may have failed nationally this month, but the app-powered ride service is passing the test for Gainesville customers.
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Family, friends remember fallen motorcycle enthusiast
By Rachel Crosby | Oct. 19, 2014Kaitlin McCarroll clutched her mom as she rode on the back of Marion Rose Harvey’s motorcycle for the first time. The pair rumbled through back roads and weaved past wetlands.
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Radio station hosts talent show
By Hunter Williamson | Oct. 19, 2014Anniel Rodriguez started playing guitar when he was 13 years old.
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55 ejected, 9 arrested at Sat. game
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 19, 2014Sixty-four people were either arrested or ejected from the UF vs. University of Missouri Homecoming football game Saturday night — about half the number from the last home game against Louisiana State University on Oct. 11.
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Community gathers to share personal stories
By Maria Espinoza | Oct. 16, 2014Gainesville’s creative community came together to share personal experiences through storytelling Thursday night at the Civic Media Center.
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Gators not the only reptiles in town anymore
By Marena Smith | Oct. 16, 2014Gators can get their hands on some scaly creatures at the Paramount Plaza Hotel and Conference Center on Saturday.
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Alachua County Health Department gears up for the flu
By Gemima Rosier | Oct. 16, 2014Start preparing yourself for the coming flu season with the help of the Alachua County Health Department, which began offering flu vaccines Tuesday.
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Seafood festival reels in thousands
By Tyler Schuyler | Oct. 16, 2014Second Street in Cedar Key will be flooded with tourists and locals Saturday and Sunday for the city’s 45th Annual Seafood Festival.
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GoJoe graduates unsure about company’s future
By Laura Vazquez | Oct. 16, 2014Students looking for a cup of joe on campus no longer have the convenience of coffee delivery.
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Machen, commissioners will attempt to save indebted Grace Marketplace
By Chabeli Herrera | Oct. 16, 2014As homeless shelter Grace Marketplace struggles with a crippling $15,000 monthly deficit just months after its summer launch, county and city commissioners and even UF President Bernie Machen are looking for ways to keep the shelter’s doors open.
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Pledge 5 still paying back vendor debt
By Chabeli Herrera | Oct. 16, 2014Five months after Gator Stompin’ — Gainesville’s biggest pub crawl — local nonprofit Pledge 5 Foundation still owes vendors, businesses and employees that participated in this year’s event about $100,000.
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Puppy rescued from sink hole
By Patrick Pinak | Oct. 16, 2014George Fryar heard a whimpering coming from a sinkhole Wednesday morning: his Rottweiler puppy, Dicie.
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Man fatally shoots himself in City of Alachua hostage situation
By Melissa Mihm | Oct. 15, 2014A man armed with a rifle held a woman hostage before turning the gun on himself Tuesday night.
