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Two city-bought iPads in limbo after city elections
By Webb | Feb. 1, 2012Commissioners can purchase or give up iPads after term.
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Alachua County Fairgrounds to relocate in a few years
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Feb. 1, 2012The Hoggetowne Medieval Faire will be moving, but not for a few years.
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Yvonne Hinson-Rawls wins District 1, at-large 1 seat goes to runoff
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 31, 2012Yvonne Hinson-Rawls was elected to the District 1 seat of the Gainesville City Commission on Tuesday with 1,126 votes — 54.29 percent of the total District 1 votes.
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Death toll in Interstate 75 crashes rises to 11
By Jon Silman | Jan. 31, 2012The death toll is now 11 in the Interstate 75 crashes that also injured at least 22 people early Sunday morning.
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Emergency workers heroes in Interstate 75 tragedy
By Alli Langley | Jan. 31, 2012Shands at UF went on red alert at about 5 a.m. Sunday, shortly after poor visibility from dense smoke and fog caused crashes involving about 20 vehicles that killed 10 people.
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Gov. Rick Scott launches investigation of Florida Highway Patrol
By Erin Jester | Jan. 31, 2012At the request of Gov. Rick Scott, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement has started an investigation into the car crashes that claimed 10 lives on Interstate 75.
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Man arrested, charged with attempted robbery in The Polos
By Webb | Jan. 31, 2012A man was almost robbed walking to his apartment in The Polos early Tuesday morning.
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Santa Fe College Student Government holds city commission candidate debate
By Adrianna Paidas | Jan. 31, 2012Santa Fe College's Student Government held a Gainesville City Commission candidate debate this election season, but UF's Student Government did not.
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City Commission race goes to runoff
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 31, 2012The race for the at-large 1 seat of the Gainesville City Commission will go to a run-off.
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District 1 commissioner voted into office
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 31, 2012Yvonne Hinson-Rawls won the race for the Gainesville City Commission District 1 seat Tuesday night.
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Taco Bell not bringing its breakfast menu to Florida yet
By Matt Boles | Jan. 30, 2012Floridians were left empty-handed last week when Taco Bell launched its breakfast menu in the West.
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Polls open Tuesday until 7 p.m.
By Adrianna Paidas | Jan. 30, 2012Today is not only election day for the Florida Republican Presidential Preference Primary, but it is also election day for two seats on the Gainesville City Commission.
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Apple launches textbook app iBooks 2.0
By Kelsey Meany | Jan. 30, 2012Apple Inc. introduced the launch of iBooks 2.0, an application available for iPhone and iPad only, on Jan. 19.
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Coffee shop, juice bar, bakery opens on West University Avenue
By Sarah Loftus | Jan. 30, 2012Flashbacks Cafe, a grab-'n'-go coffee shop, juice bar and bakery located at 211 W University Ave., opens its doors for business Tuesday.
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Florida cruise bookings not down despite shipwreck in Italy
By Brittany Borsanyi | Jan. 30, 2012Spring Break is right around the corner, and cruises are being booked as quickly as ever despite the Costa Concordia shipwreck in Italy two weeks ago.
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Paynes Prairie brush fire continues to smoke, cause still unknown
By Meredith Rutland | Jan. 30, 2012The cause of the fire that led to a 20-vehicle wreck, claiming at least 10 lives Sunday, is still being investigated as of Monday night.
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911 call gives chilling details of I-75 accident
Jan. 30, 2012The Alachua County Sheriff's Office released a 911 call from the Interstate 75 accident Sunday morning. The series of crashes left 10 dead and 21 hospitalized.
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U.S. 441, I-75 reopened following closures Monday morning
Jan. 30, 2012All northbound and southbound lanes on Interstate 75 and U.S. 441 between Gainesville and northern Marion County were closed again Monday morning because of poor visibility.
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Ten dead in series of multi-vehicle accidents on I-75
By Emily Morrow | Jan. 29, 2012What started as a brush fire ended in one of the most deadly pile-ups in North Florida history, involving about 20 vehicles and sending 18 people to the hospital.
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Hoggetowne Medieval Faire draws its biggest first-day crowd
By Benjamin S. Brasch | Jan. 29, 2012The 26th annual Hoggetowne Medieval Faire started this weekend and will continue from Friday to Sunday.
