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County fire ban may affect celebrations
By HUNTER SIZEMORE | Jan. 5, 2009Students hoping to party outdoors after Thursday's championship game shouldn't ward off the coming cold front with a bonfire.
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U.S. Marine charged with molestation of minor
By KATIE EMMETS | Jan. 5, 2009A man in the United States military visiting Gainesville on leave was arrested after being accused of molesting a 12-year-old girl early Saturday morning.
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Alligator gets an upgrade
By THOMAS STEWART | Jan. 5, 2009After a period of uncertainty and low morale last semester that witnessed The Independent Florida Alligator without an applicant for the editor-in-chief position for perhaps the first time in 40 years, the paper is back on its feet.
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Man arrested in Club Decadence for drug possession
By KATIE EMMETS | Jan. 5, 2009A Gainesville man was arrested at a downtown club after police found crack cocaine and two loaded handguns.
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Police seize nearly $10,000 in drug–related robbery
By KATIE EMMETS | Dec. 9, 2008Police confiscated $9,900 in cash after responding to a drug-related armed robbery in a Gainesville apartment complex early Tuesday morning.
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Poll ranks economy as No.1 concern for Floridians
By FAITH REAVES | Dec. 9, 2008With what may feel like a never-ending stream of budget cuts and layoffs, it comes as no surprise that Floridians regard the economy as their greatest concern.
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Armed men in ski masks rob gas station, restaurant
By KATIE EMMETS | Dec. 9, 2008A Gainesville gas station and a restaurant were both robbed on Monday night, police said.
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GPD warns residents about scams
By KATIE EMMETS | Dec. 9, 2008Gainesville residents may be the targets of two scams, according to police.
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Commission funds hot line for food stamp information
By KATHRYN WATSON | Dec. 9, 2008A local hot line providing information about food stamps is in operation after a surge in applications and complaints that local residents were unable to receive answers from the state.
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Arrested man kicks in police–car window
By KATIE EMMETS | Dec. 8, 2008A Gainesville resident being placed under arrest Sunday morning kicked out the side rear window of the police car where he was being held, police reported.
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Oelrich to remain chair of higher education commitee
By KATHRYN WATSON | Dec. 8, 2008Florida Sen. Steve Oelrich will remain the chairman of the Higher Education Committee for the Florida Senate's 2008-2010 legislative term, he announced Monday.
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Horse abandonment rises in failing economy
Dec. 8, 2008For some horse owners, keeping their animals healthy and happy can mean getting a month behind on rent.
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City approves contest to redesign overpass
By FAITH REAVES | Dec. 8, 2008The overpass that stretches across Southwest 13th Street near Archer Road could be renovated with a design contest being launched in January.
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Gas prices may drop to $1 a gallon
By FAITH REAVES | Dec. 8, 2008Gasoline prices, which seem lower with each trip to the gas station, could drop as low as $1 a gallon soon.
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UF student hit in scooter accident dies
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Dec. 4, 2008After a 15-hour flight from Iraq, Michael VanWagner's sister, Dana, arrived at his hospital room three hours before he died at 1:51 p.m. Thursday.
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Expansion of GPD headquarters comes closer to fruition
By LAUREN IRIZARRY | Dec. 4, 2008Expansion plans for the Gainesville Police Department downtown headquarters are inching closer to reality.
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City to light holiday tree despite economic downturn
By FAITH REAVES | Dec. 4, 2008Gainesville's annual Holiday Tree Lighting Ceremony has survived the struggling economy and the city's shrinking budget.
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City rephrases discrimination amendment for vote
By LAUREN IRIZARRY | Dec. 4, 2008Gainesville voters will be able to decide in the March 24 election whether city residents should be protected from discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
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Man mugs 68–year–old woman outside Albertsons
By KATIE EMMETS | Dec. 4, 2008A man was arrested in connection with the mugging of a 68-year-old woman in the parking lot of a Gainesville Albertsons on Thursday morning.
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ABC segment claims FSU created original Gatorade
By THOMAS STEWART | Dec. 4, 2008Could it be? Was Gatorade actually created by a Florida State University team doctor and called "Seminole Firewater"?
