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Public housing project closes Friday
By ROBERTA O. ROBERTS | May 27, 2009It was raining late Tuesday afternoon. Calvin Bryant, 66, sat on his porch with his 2-year-old grandson on his lap.
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Program rewards $1,000 for crime-solving
By KATIE EMMETS | May 27, 2009As of today, the Alachua County Sheriff's Office will pay $1,000 to citizens who provide information regarding any crime in Alachua County when a gun is used.
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Researchers count Alachua among Florida's most sinful counties
By ALEX CHACHKEVITCH | May 27, 2009With two BCS national football titles in three years, it's unsurprising that Gainesville's greatest sin is pride. But according to a research group, the sin means the college town exhibits diverse debaucheries.
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Student arrested for graffiti memorial to friend
By THOMAS STEWART | May 26, 2009UF student Sergio A. Castro, 22, was arrested early Tuesday morning for spray painting the words "RIP MUCH" in gold on the side of The Top restaurant in downtown Gainesville.
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UF holds 11 shows at arts festival despite weather
By STEVE JOHNSON | May 25, 2009ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. - "The show must go on" was the theme of last week's Florida's First Coast Arts Festival as UF's School of Theatre and Dance put on 11 shows in seven days, rain or shine.
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Holiday honors women pilots' service
By JANA HALL | May 25, 2009Amid the road trips, barbecues and department store sales that marked Memorial Day 2009, citizens paused at Forest Meadows Cemetery to honor the Women Airforce Service Pilots.
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Gainesville resident's body recovered
By KATIE EMMETS | May 25, 2009The body of Gainesville resident Barry Bernard was found Monday after a day of searching near the Matanzas Inlet in St. Johns County where he was last seen Sunday afternoon.
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Booting goes up in midtown lots after ordinance passed
By ABBIE PARKER | May 25, 2009Parking in Midtown may now lead to a longer visit than motorists intended.
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Cause of fire still unknown
By KATIE EMMETS | May 25, 2009The cause of a fire at The Laurels apartment complex that destroyed five apartments and sent one woman to the hospital with minor injuries on Sunday night is still unknown.
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Two UF international students mugged, robbed Sunday
By THOMAS STEWART | May 25, 2009Two UF international students reported they were mugged and beaten by five to six men early Sunday morning.
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Veterans honor fallen in Iraq and Afganistan
By NEICHOY | May 25, 2009Gainesville residents strolled down a mile-long stretch of tombstones labeled with the names of fallen soldiers on Monday, taking in the Memorial Day display at Westside Park.
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Kitten boom expected, homes needed
By DANIELLE RUSHTON | May 25, 2009Gainesville animal shelters are expected to crawl with kittens in the coming months.
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Teen arrested for fleeing police, driving stolen car
By THOMAS STEWART | May 25, 2009A man in a stolen car attempted to evade police Sunday afternoon by driving through the UF campus before crashing and being arrested.
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Fire rips through building, leaves one injured
By KATIE EMMETTS | May 24, 2009A fire at The Laurels apartment complex Sunday night left five apartments damaged and one resident in the hospital with minor injuries.
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Autopsy results support officer's account
By KATIE EMMETS | May 20, 2009New forensics information in the fatal shooting of a man by an Alachua County Sheriff's deputy supports witness statements that the man continued to attack the officer after being Tasered.
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Women reveal abortion experience
By JESSICA LOVEJOY | May 20, 2009The Gainesville Area National Organization for Women will debut its third annual summer film series Monday, starting with "The Abortion Diaries" at 8 p.m.
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Vets For Peace will honor soldiers with tombstones
By JENNA EZELL | May 20, 2009At 2 a.m. Saturday, while most students are sleeping or coming home from a night of partying, the Gainesville Veterans For Peace will be setting up about 4,950 tombstones along Eighth Avenue.
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City Commission examines protection of disadvantaged children
By ROBERTA O. ROBERTS | May 20, 2009Poor children may get a leg up if Commissioner Jack Donovan has his way.
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Renovated Reggae Shack Café reopens with upgrades
By ROBERTA O. ROBERTS | May 18, 2009Reggae Shack Café assured customers that "every little thing is going to be all right" with Jamaican restaurant's reopening today at 11 a.m.
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Tractor–trailer and patrol car collide on I–75
By KATIE EMMETS | May 18, 2009A Florida Highway Patrol State Trooper is in stable condition after a wreck on Interstate 75 northbound left his patrol car jammed under a tractor-trailer on Monday.
