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Local man charged with double homicide
By Morgan Watkins | Sep. 12, 2011A High Springs man accused of fatally shooting his wife and son was transferred to the Alachua County Jail on Monday.
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Commission candidate hopes to return to City Hall
By Meredith Rutland | Sep. 11, 2011Sipping on a glass of Guinness and looking up at President Obama's televised visage, Lauren Poe waited for his moment back in the spotlight.
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Local man stabbed in parking lot in stable condition
By Morgan Watkins | Sep. 8, 2011The victim of a Wednesday stabbing is now in stable condition after surgery, but the Alachua County Sheriff's Office's investigation is ongoing.
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Gainesville Police arrest man who robbed Alligator employee
By Morgan Watkins | Sep. 8, 2011Gainesville Police found and arrested the man who robbed an Independent Florida Alligator employee at gunpoint on Aug. 25.
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Cooler temperatures to last through today
By Erin Jester | Sep. 8, 2011Autumn in Florida: It's that fleeting season that never stays long enough, after the swampy heat gives way to gentler temperatures and before early frosts bring winter clothes out of the back of the closet.
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Homeless man calls in fire, saves law office
By Emily Morrow | Sep. 8, 2011Gilbert Schaffnit was in his Chicago hotel room Wednesday night when he got the phone call that his office was on fire.
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Christian Campus House to get new center
By Meredith Rutland | Sep. 8, 2011Members of Christian Campus House became homeless when developers bought the off-campus student organization's lot the day before Christmas Eve.
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Lawfully ludicrous; Florida should get rid of silly laws
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 7, 2011If you live with your significant other and don't happen to be married, you could be committing a crime in Florida.
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UPD officer fired due to conduct
By Morgan Watkins | Sep. 6, 2011The conduct evaluation was prompted by UPD Officer Keith Smith's handling of a traffic stop on July 23, when he threatened to shoot a 20-year-old man whom he pulled over on a charge of reckless driving.
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SG parties fill election slates
By Clare Lennon | Sep. 6, 2011Slating for Student Senate positions closed Tuesday with 595 applicants for 50 seats.
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Latino Film Festival begins today at Harn Museum
By Magen Wetmore | Sep. 6, 2011Gainesville residents will soon be able to experience Latin America on the big screen.
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Protest bicycle ride for better wages ends in Lakeland
By Morgan Watkins | Sep. 5, 2011A 200-mile bicycle ride will end today in Lakeland, Fla., where the chief executive officer of Publix Super Markets, Ed Crenshaw, will receive a letter signed by 30 Gainesville-based religious leaders.
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Strike three; Firing of UPD officer long overdue
By The Alligator Editorial Board | Sep. 5, 2011A traffic stop that turned violent was the straw that broke the camel's back for UPD officer Keith Smith, the same officer who shot a graduate student in the face on campus two years ago.
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Gainesville Police investigate convenient store fraud
By Morgan Watkins | Sep. 1, 2011Gainesville Police searched three local convenience stores Thursday as part of a months-long investigation into extensive food stamp fraud. GPD Cpl. Marc Plourde said the potential fraud could amount to hundreds of thousands of misspent dollars.
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Construction begins on 13th Street pedestrian overpass
By Emily Morrow | Aug. 31, 2011It takes Sophia Ma five minutes to walk from her apartment to her classes at Shands.
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More drivers, routes added to RTS
By John Rakowski | Aug. 31, 2011A new graduating class of Regional Transit Service bus drivers can now be added to the fleet to better serve a record number of passengers.
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Chow Now Food Truck parked for good
By Katherine Greene | Aug. 30, 2011New York City has DessertTruck Works. Austin, Texas, has the Queso Monster Truck. Gainesville had Annabelle.
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Program links UPD, students on campus
By Morgan Watkins | Aug. 30, 2011The University Police doesn't just want to protect students who live on campus - it wants to foster a better relationship with them, too.
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Thornebrook Gallery celebrates 30th anniversary
By Emily Morrow | Aug. 30, 2011If you're a customer of the Thornebrook Gallery, Tricia Fisher probably knows you.
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Grooveshark creators seek to help young entrepreneurs
By Meredith Rutland | Aug. 29, 2011It's not easy starting a business. Josh Greenberg and Sam Tarantino remember when they created Grooveshark, which now boasts about 15 million users in North America alone. They started in 2006, working on improvised desks of cardboard boxes.
