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Sexting on decline, but it's still on UF’s mind
By Elizabeth Brown | Nov. 6, 2013Sexting and digital abuse among teenagers and young people has declined.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Recent arrests: Gainesville yard sale theft, coffee pot assault
By Kathryn Varn | Nov. 6, 2013In Monday’s crime logs, police reported one Gainesville man sold his ex-girlfriend’s stolen possessions to neighbors, and another local woman hit the father of her children with a coffee pot.
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Adults underestimate calorie counts, UF survey shows
By Bailey Mullins | Nov. 4, 2013With the passing of a law requiring some restaurants to display the caloric information of their food products, a UF survey shows most adults still do not know how many calories they actually need.
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Charlie Crist announces candidacy for Florida governor
By Colleen Wright | Nov. 4, 2013Former Gov. Charlie Crist officially announced his candidacy in the upcoming 2014 gubernatorial election in St. Petersburg on Monday.
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BUSINESS
Spike in utility bills not due to rate increase, GRU says
By Hanna Marcus | Nov. 4, 2013Some apartment-dwellers say they are starting to see changes in their monthly bills due to Gainesville Regional Utilities rate increases, but GRU attributes higher bills to customer usage.
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Butler Plaza stores evacuated after rooftop fire
By Matt Riva | Nov. 4, 2013Authorities evacuated patrons and pets from the Butler Plaza Best Buy and PetSmart stores Monday afternoon after rooftop solar panels caught fire.
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Grow Radio $20K short of Indiegogo goal
By Maria Llorens | Nov. 4, 2013It’s hard to make the older format of radio play nicely with the Internet, but inside a studio downtown, a group of music lovers is trying to make it happen.
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New bike delivery serves coffee to downtown businesses
By Ana Fajardo | Nov. 4, 2013Sweetwater Organic Coffee Company recently added pedal power.
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U.S. Senate considering national employment discrimination bill already in effect locally
By Jensen Werley | Nov. 3, 2013Alachua County and Gainesville may be joined by the federal government as a bill that promises to end employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity gains traction in the Senate.
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Fans, bands from around the country pack Gainesville for Fest 12
By Sean Stewart-Muniz | Nov. 3, 2013From Thursday to Sunday, Gainesville was filled with bearded men, cut-off jean shorts and empty beer cans as Fest 12 attendees hopped venues.
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Former death row inmates talk about experiences, exoneration
By Chris Alcantara | Nov. 3, 2013In a Broward County courtroom on Dec. 21, Seth Penalver sat quietly next to his lawyer, waiting to hear the jury’s verdict for a 1994 triple murder he claimed he didn’t commit.
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'Boobies' bracelets could appear in U.S. Supreme Court case
By Chip Lowe | Nov. 3, 2013“I❤Boobies!” bracelets may soon be the center of a U.S. Supreme Court case as a school district in Pennsylvania plans to appeal a federal court’s ruling that has allowed the bracelets in schools.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Weekend crime roundup: A crash, battery on an elderly person and marijuana
By Chris Alcantara | Nov. 3, 2013A 45-year-old Callahan man died Friday morning after he was thrown from his SUV during a rollover crash two miles northwest of Waldo.
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Police: Woman embezzled $200k from Red Cross
By Kathryn Varn | Oct. 31, 2013After several months of investigation, Gainesville Police arrested an employee accused of stealing more than $200,000 from the American Red Cross North Central Florida chapter.
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Pabst Blue Ribbon price jumps to $3 for Fest 12
By Kelcee Griffis | Oct. 31, 2013Punk rockers have descended upon Gainesville as they do this time every year, but Fest 12 comes with a few changes.
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Gainesville Police now offers online bicycle registration
By Courtney Nachlas | Oct. 31, 2013Gainesville Police now offers electronic bicycle registration.
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Safety an issue as Daylight Savings comes to an end
By Danielle Hilton | Oct. 31, 2013Sunday at 2 a.m. will mark the beginning of more darkness. But as Daylight Savings comes to end, more women could feel unsafe.
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Local compost organization to offer post-Halloween pumpkin pickup
By Kelsey Grentzer | Oct. 30, 2013A local organization is offering a pumpkin pickup service for downtown-area residents Friday to help reduce the waste from rotting jack-o’-lanterns.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Residents up in arms about medical incinerator to burn body parts
By Hanna Marcus | Oct. 30, 2013LIVE OAK — When Suwannee County resident Lori McCraney describes the ideal vision for her county, she never imagined an incinerator.
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Lubee Bat Conservancy dispels scary bat myths
By Kelcee Griffis | Oct. 30, 2013During a recent tour, a young girl introduced herself to Jade Salamone by saying, “I’m horrified of bats.”
