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Internet cafe burglary staged
By Kathryn Varn | Feb. 7, 2013Gainesville Police arrested a man Thursday morning in connection with a staged burglary at an Internet cafe last month.
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Airlines not on board with babies
By Jenna Lyons | Feb. 7, 2013What if you could sit on an airplane without children kicking your seat or babies wailing in the background?
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Environmental film, art festival begins this weekend
By Alexa Asendorf | Feb. 7, 2013Saturday kicks off the fourth annual Cinema Verde Environmental Film & Arts Festival.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
City Commission discusses raising parking permit prices
By Kelcee Griffis | Feb. 7, 2013The Gainesville City Commission voted Thursday afternoon to revamp the neighborhood parking decal program in neighborhoods around the UF campus area.
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Gainesville airport asks public for input about NYC flights
By Kelcee Griffis | Feb. 6, 2013A Gainesville Regional Airport survey that gauges residents’ interests in nonstop flights to New York City may result in more convenient travel to the Big Apple in the future.
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Boy Scouts postpone decision to accept gay members, leaders
By Andrew Kays | Feb. 6, 2013The Boy Scouts of America’s National Executive Board decided Wednesday morning to postpone until May its decision about changing its policy on allowing gay members into scout troops nationwide.
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Student filed false report about Graham Oasis robbery, police say
By Kathryn Varn | Feb. 6, 2013University Police filed a sworn complaint Tuesday afternoon charging a UF student and his girlfriend for allegedly staging an armed robbery at an on-campus convenience store in December.
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Fake credit card leaves two Tampa men in cuffs
By Kathryn Varn | Feb. 6, 2013Gainesville Police arrested two Tampa men Tuesday afternoon after one tried to use a fake credit card at a local Walgreens.
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Two fires burn in complex
By Kelcee Griffis | Feb. 5, 2013Gainesville Fire Rescue responded to two building fires in the same apartment complex hours apart Tuesday.
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FWC seeks public feedback about conservation plans
By Alex Harris | Feb. 5, 2013The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission plans to save about two dozen native species, and it is asking the public for input.
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Report finds mercury in seafood
By Andrew Kays | Feb. 5, 2013Mercury overaccumulation in seafood is the focus of a report recently released by International POPs Elimination Network and the Biodiversity Research Institute.
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Fire station construction project concerns local businesses
By Kelcee Griffis | Feb. 5, 2013Plans to expand a Gainesville fire station onto a downtown business complex’s parking lot have some owners worried customers will be driven away.
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This year’s Swamp Classic race canceled
By Jewel Midelis | Feb. 4, 2013Neal Shepherd raced at the Swamp Classic for about six consecutive years.
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Crash kills Newberry man, closes intersection
By Kathryn Varn | Feb. 4, 2013A crash at Northeast Waldo Road and East University Avenue on Monday morning left a Newberry man dead and traffic backed up for more than four hours.
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Group offers citizenship test classes
By Maggie Schweitzer | Feb. 4, 2013A Gainesville nonprofit organization will begin offering free citizenship classes Thursday.
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Heart disease patients could benefit from yoga
By Nicole Germany | Feb. 4, 2013Downward facing dog could potentially help manage heart rhythm problems and improve state of mind.
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Mayoral, city commission candidates set for elections
By Billy Kennedy | Feb. 3, 2013With the conclusion of the five-day qualifying period Friday, the race for the March city elections is on.
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UF fraternity chef opens up his own barbecue restaurant
By Eleni Kouvatsos | Feb. 3, 2013It looks like an oasis at the edge of the 278-acre Morningside Nature Center in east Gainesville.
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Police arrest shoplifter hours after new Walmart opens
By Kathryn Varn | Feb. 3, 2013Just hours after a new Walmart Supercenter opened Friday, Gainesville Police arrested a man for shoplifting.
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Gainesville clubs always evaluating fire safety
By Nicole Zakrzewski | Feb. 3, 2013Stop, drop and roll shouldn’t be the newest dance craze.
