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Arbor Day to be celebrated with tree planting
By Valerie Crum | Jan. 16, 2013Gainesville is celebrating another year of being a green city.
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Man arrested for punching girlfriend, knocking out her teeth during fight
By Kathryn Varn | Jan. 16, 2013A fight about cigarettes led to a Hawthorne man’s arrest Wednesday morning. His girlfriend accused him of punching her in the mouth and knocking out her tooth.
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Supervisor of Elections office to consolidate
By Beatrice Dupuy | Jan. 16, 2013The Alachua County Supervisor of Elections will handle all its election operations under one roof if it moves to a new office later this year.
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Home video, comedy film festival to play in Gainesville
By Jewel Midelis | Jan. 15, 2013They shop at thrift stores, garage sales and trash bins, scouring the 50 states for a unique item that is often unwanted and forgotten.
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Alachua County Fairgrounds could move to new location at raceway
By Breanna Maye | Jan. 15, 2013The Alachua County Fairgrounds may get a new home after county commissioners began talk about moving it near a northeast Gainesville racetrack.
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Silver Springs spurs discussion
By Andrew Kays | Jan. 15, 2013The site of “Creature from the Black Lagoon,” supposedly escaped rhesus monkeys from a Tarzan film and the Ross Allen Reptile Institute are legacies of Ocala’s Silver Springs.
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Soldier dies in Gainesville after crash
By Chris Alcantara | Jan. 15, 2013A Florida National Guard soldier died Tuesday in Gainesville after he lost control of his Hummer and crashed on Highway 301 in Bradford County.
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Friends find Gainesville woman dead in her apartment
By Kathryn Varn | Jan. 15, 2013Gainesville Police is investigating a possible homicide after a woman was found dead in her apartment Sunday afternoon.
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Keys burglary reported
By Kathryn Varn | Jan. 14, 2013University Police is encouraging students to lock up their belongings after another burglary was reported at the Keys Residential Complex Saturday morning.
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High temperatures connected with fewer manatee deaths in 2012
By Kelcee Griffis | Jan. 14, 2013Because of the unusually high winter temperatures statewide, the gray, gentle giants that swim Florida’s rivers and springs enjoyed a better chance of survival last year.
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State’s cancer mortality highest in North Central area
By Nathalie McCrate | Jan. 14, 2013North Central Florida has the highest cancer mortality rate in the state, according to a recent report from a Florida Department of Health cancer control initiative.
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New vegan coffee shop raises money for scheduled March opening
By Kelcee Griffis | Jan. 14, 2013For UF electrical engineering alumnus Quinn Martin, starting a vegan coffee shop is a way to put his degree into practice.
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Deputies arrest Archer man in connection with homicide
By Chris Alcantara | Jan. 14, 2013The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Sunday night shooting in Archer that left one person dead and two others in the hospital.
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Target begins to offer online price matching for in-store items
By Devon Abelman | Jan. 13, 2013Target is now price-matching items from Amazon.com and other retailers throughout the year.
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Bill proposes auto-voter registration
By Shayna Posses | Jan. 13, 2013Your car might not be the only thing that’s automatic at your next trip to the DMV.
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City of Gainesville invites public to tour facility of former jail
By Alex Catalano | Jan. 13, 2013Kella and Aiden Sowder didn’t know rising before the sun would land them in the slammer.
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US Marshals task force arrest man wanted on gun, drug charges
By Kathryn Varn | Jan. 13, 2013A man wanted out of Levy County on multiple gun possession and drug charges was arrested Friday afternoon in northwest Gainesville.
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MLK celebration wants residents to dream on
By Jewel Midelis | Jan. 13, 2013Some dreams can last more than a lifetime.
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Chris Rainey arrested on battery charge
By JOE MORGAN< | Jan. 10, 2013Former Florida Gators and Pittsburgh Steelers running back Chris Rainey was arrested Thursday morning for allegedly hitting his girlfriend in a southwest Gainesville apartment complex.
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Local artists use multimedia to liven Gainesville cemetery
By Valerie Crum | Jan. 10, 2013Six local artists will bring a northeast Gainesville cemetery to life today with their visual interpretations of the historic site.
