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Bear and car collide on highway
By Clare Lennon | May 26, 2012The woman was driving her daughter and granddaughter at about 10:30 p.m. Saturday night when he ran into her Toyota Camry.
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Hawthorne man found with 1.5 pounds of marijuana in car
By Chris Alcantara | May 24, 2012A routine traffic stop by the Gainesville Police Department led to the arrest of a FAMU student who had 1.5 pounds of marijuana in his car.
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North Central Florida rivers at record low water levels
By Webb | May 23, 2012In increasingly dry North Central Florida, lakes are drying and springs are predicted to stop flowing. The land is becoming more brittle by the week.
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Medical condition likely caused UF sophomore’s death
By Benjamin S. Brasch | May 21, 2012A UF student died Monday morning of unknown causes.
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City Commission initially approves extended food vendor hours
By Chris Alcantara | May 21, 2012Gainesville residents might soon be able to buy food from their favorite mobile vendors by the light of day.
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Diagnostic manual re-classifies alcohol abuse
By Michael Scott Davidson | May 21, 2012Nearly 40 percent of college students at four-year U.S. institutions could be deemed alcoholics next year, according to the label in the newest edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
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UF student found dead, medical causes suspected
By Benjamin S. Brasch | May 21, 2012A UF student passed away Monday morning from unknown causes.
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Gainesville men accused of burglary, caused $850 in damage, fell asleep
By Chris Alcantara | May 20, 2012When a Gainesville contracting crew arrived to work on a house Thursday morning, they did not expect to find two men asleep inside.
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Formerly homeless woman gives hope to others in need
By Chris Alcantara | May 16, 2012Smith is the director of the House of Hope of Alachua County women’s program. She has been living in the new women’s house since it reopened in March.
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City Commission discourages sale of flavored tobacco
By Chris Alcantara | May 16, 2012The City Commission’s resolution urges vendors around the city to stop selling and marketing flavored tobacco as a way to reduce exposure of the products to children and young adults.
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Gainesville ranked eighth best-read city in U.S. by Amazon
By Webb | May 16, 2012Summer reading in Gainesville might be more popular than previously thought.
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Police searching for suspect in shooting
By Benjamin S. Brasch | May 14, 2012The man shot a woman and a man with a pistol in Tent City at 10:51 p.m. on Sunday.
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Occupy Gainesville protesters fight trespassing charges
By Shebly Webb | May 14, 2012At least 20 protesters are fighting to have their trespassing cases thrown out.
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Local restaurant closes doors for good
By Kelly Price | May 14, 2012Landlord Tom Mowry of Equilease of Gainesville Inc. evicted the restaurant and sports bar’s owners last week for not paying their rent.
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Summer months bring swarms of lovebugs
By Chris Alcantara | May 14, 2012As Gainesville residents and UF students prepare for summer, lovebugs are out in full force for breeding season.
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Man in critical condition after assault
By Benjamin S. Brasch | May 2, 2012A fight early Wednesday morning left one man in Shands with life-threatening injuries.
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Newspapers in Alligator delivery van set on fire; police searching for suspect
By Joey Flechas | May 1, 2012A man set fire to a stack of newspapers early Thursday morning in the back of the delivery van for the Independent Florida Alligator.
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Hazing charges against one of 10 Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity members dropped
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Apr. 30, 2012Florida’s state attorney announced Monday the state would drop charges against one of the 10 members of Alpha Phi Alpha who were charged with hazing in January.
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Man sent to hospital after falling into roadside drain
By Michael Scott Davidson | Apr. 30, 2012A Gainesville worker was taken to the Trauma Center at Shands Hospital after he fell into a drainage basin on Southwest 75th Street at about 5 p.m.
