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Tropical Storm Andrea predicted to pass near Gainesville today
By Matt Riva | June 5, 2013Brace for impact.
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Driving too fast, too furious leads to speedy 3 a.m. arrest
By Kelcee Griffis | June 5, 2013A Gainesville man was arrested Wednesday after he drove about 30 mph over the speed limit and told officers his behavior was inspired by watching “The Fast & the Furious.”
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Man arrested in hit-and-run
By Kelcee Griffis | June 3, 2013Gainesville Police arrested a local man Sunday after he allegedly hit a pedestrian with his car and attempted to run over three others.
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Sunscreen labels changing for accuracy, FDA says
By Jeanna Arroyo | June 3, 2013New labels on sunscreen designed to shine light on the effects of the sun’s rays will soon hit shelves.
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$87,000 in donations saves theater
By Kelcee Griffis | June 3, 2013HIGH SPRINGS — To save a 103-year-old theater, Janet Alligood said it took more than just seeing. It took believing.
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Rep. Ted Yoho honors veterans at Memorial Day ceremony
By Jessica Albert | May 27, 2013Residents and veterans stood among grave markers at Forest Meadows Cemetery on Southeast Hawthorne Road on Monday.
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Peach vodka, panhandling and retail theft: the weekend in crime
By Jenna Box | May 27, 2013A Newberry man was arrested just before 3 a.m. Monday after he was pulled over in his gray Nissan Altima for driving without his headlights on.
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Animals up for free adoption in Gainesville this weekend
By Catherine Harris | May 27, 2013Hundreds of adoptable animals will be hoping for homes this weekend at the PetSmart on Archer Road.
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Click It or Ticket campaign effective at raising seat belt use
By Rosanna Del Cioppo | May 22, 2013In preparation for Memorial Day weekend, the Click It or Ticket campaign that started Monday at UF will crack down on motorists who fail to use their seat belts.
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Woman arrested after brawl with husband at West Coast Seafood
By Kelcee Griffis | May 22, 2013A Gainesville woman was arrested Tuesday after she allegedly hit her estranged husband, took his cellphone and backed her vehicle into his truck in the parking lot of West Coast Seafood.
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Man has close shave with GPD at Walmart
By Kelcee Griffis | May 22, 2013A Miami Beach man was arrested Tuesday after he allegedly bought three bags of dog food stuffed with about $1,800 of stolen shaving supplies.
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Wingstop expands with two more locations
By Gebria Booker | May 22, 2013Homestyle chain restaurant Wingstop isn’t chicken about expanding in Gainesville.
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National board suggests tightening DUI requirements
By Kelcee Griffis | May 22, 2013A national recommendation to tighten standards that constitute drunken driving may not affect Florida, local officials say.
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Tire-tugging man arrested on University Avenue
By Jenna Box | May 20, 2013A Gainesville man was arrested Sunday night after a police officer spotted him tugging on the tire of a locked bicycle.
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Local group wants GRU to stop buying mountaintop-removal coal
By Hanna Marcus | May 20, 2013After more than two years of local and national advocacy, the Gainesville Loves Mountains organization has taken the next step in an attempt to end Gainesville Regional Utilities’ purchase of mountaintop-removal coal.
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Protesters rally for Plan B
By Alyssa Fisher | May 20, 2013As customers casually shopped for toothpaste at CVS/pharmacy on Friday evening, the store became the grounds for a feminist flash mob when nearly 60 people marched in objection to the Obama administration’s appeal on the federal court’s decision to put the morning-after pill over the counter with no restrictions.
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Gainesville’s mobile black bear still on the prowl, on Twitter
By Kelcee Griffis | May 20, 2013The black bear that’s been wandering south Gainesville since last week — first spotted in the Kirkwood subdivision — is still on the prowl.
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Newberry Watermelon Festival continues juicy tradition
By Shannon Kaestle | May 20, 2013NEWBERRY — The sound of a machete chopping watermelons mixed with the melodies of popular country songs. Little girls strutted across the field new pink and green dresses, and festival-goers wore a glisten of of sweat and juice on their faces.
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Bear roams south Gainesville neighborhood
By Kelcee Griffis | May 17, 2013Residents of Kirkwood neighborhood received an unusual visitor this week: a black bear.
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Food truck rally returns to High Dive with out-of-town vendors
By Jeanna Arroyo | May 15, 2013Gainesville’s third Original Food Truck Rally will take to the streets Saturday with more vendors and more sounds.
