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New BAC app lets users monitor friends' alcohol levels
By Christian Cooper | Apr. 21, 2014A new iPhone and Android application aims to slash buzzed driving among college students.
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Gainesville design business, Parisleaf, donates 1,000 trees to Maryland charity
By Monique Hernandez | Apr. 21, 2014A local business is celebrating Earth Day with a large contribution. Parisleaf, a local Gainesville design and printing firm, donated 1,000 trees to a Maryland-based agroforestry charity called Trees for the Future.
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Bear sightings, attacks in Florida raise safety questions and discussion
By Kelly Vollmer | Apr. 21, 2014Two serious attacks and an unprecedented rise in the animal’s population have caused a recent bear scare among Floridians.
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Alachua County Humane Society to host kitten shower on Sunday
By Chelsea Smith | Apr. 21, 2014To celebrate kitten season, the Alachua County Humane Society is holding its first Kitten Shower at 2 p.m. Sunday at the shelter, 4205 NW Sixth St.
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Archer Road, 13th Street roadwork impacting nearby Gainesville businesses
By Brandon Krumins | Apr. 21, 2014Local roadwork conducted by the City of Gainesville’s Public Works department is affecting nearby businesses.
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Gainesville Police arrests homeless woman arrested after leash attack, beer dump
By Jenna Lyons | Apr. 21, 2014Gainesville Police arrested a local homeless woman Sunday evening after she beat a man with a dog leash then dumped beer on another woman’s head.
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UF alumnus in entrepreneurs' competition to climb Mount Kilimanjaro
By Griffin Horvath | Apr. 21, 2014A UF alumnus ascended to the next level in a contest offering rising entrepreneurs a chance to climb Mount Kilimanjaro this June.
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Gators found nonprofit, Projects for Haiti, to help brighten future of Haiti schools
By Beatrice Dupuy | Apr. 21, 2014Independently, Bertrhude Albert and Priscilla Zelaya energize classrooms. As a pair, they’re re-charging a nation’s teachers and illuminating the future for their students.
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A year after bombing, Gainesville locals reflect, race again in Boston
By Jenna Lyons | Apr. 20, 2014Steve Lachnicht isn’t afraid.
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Man ruins alcohol by using fire extinguisher in High Dive
By Jenna Lyons | Apr. 20, 2014A show at downtown High Dive Bar & Venue got washed out early Saturday morning after police reported a local man in the crowd used a fire extinguisher for no reason, damaging about $1,620 of liquor in the process.
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RTS upgrades stops with wheelchair-friendly accommodations
By Lauren Troncoso | Apr. 20, 2014Billy MacConel was born with cerebral palsy.
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UF student who was shot by University Police debuting documentary
By Sean Stewart-Muniz | Apr. 20, 2014The story of Kofi Adu-Brempong, the UF student from Ghana who was shot in the face by campus police, is coming to the big screen Tuesday.
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Community cancer resource center opens in Gainesville
By Erin Meisenzahl-Peace | Apr. 20, 2014Catch it early enough, and it can be killed.
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Gainesville dogs sniff their way through Easter egg hunt for dogs
By Ryan Baum | Apr. 20, 2014A brown-eyed Cavalier King Charles spaniel named Maddie nosed around Sweet Paws Bakery Friday night in search of brightly colored plastic Easter eggs and the treats inside.
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Gainesville public works Depot Avenue construction to affect RTS bus routes
By Bella Zabinofsky | Apr. 20, 2014The City of Gainesville Public Works department is preparing for the next phase in an active reconstruction project on Depot Avenue that will affect bus routes.
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Woman charged with DUI after crashing into building on Northwest 13th Street
By Jenna Lyons | Apr. 20, 2014Gainesville Police arrested a woman Sunday morning after she flipped her car and crashed into a building while drunken driving.
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Study: Internet users more likely to be religiously unaffiliated
By Claire Bough | Apr. 20, 2014A recent study shows preference for religion is declining, and its decline may be partly caused by the Internet.
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Long-serving Alachua County tax collector LaVaughn Fraser dies
By Hanna Marcus | Apr. 17, 2014Alachua County Tax Collector LaVaughn Fraser died Thursday morning after an extended illness.
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Northwestern study: Depression following fatherhood found in young men
By Alissa Kotranza | Apr. 17, 2014A recent study conducted by researchers at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine revealed some troubling realities for young fathers.
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Gainesville locals question study about marijuana effects on brain
By Valentina Santana | Apr. 17, 2014A new study showing a relationship between marijuana use and brain abnormalities is facing scrutiny from some Gainesville experts and residents.
