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Police say suspects may be linked to two robberies
By KATIE EMMETS | Nov. 23, 2008Alachua County detectives believe two gunpoint robberies on Friday may have been committed by the same people.
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Locals voice concerns over hospital closing
By LAUREN IRIZARRY | Nov. 23, 2008Tracy Scott, a full-time employee at Shands at AGH, sat in the back pew Monday night at the PASSAGE Family Church with her 5-year-old daughter, Taylor.
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Charities receive donations through text messages
By SUSAN MARTINEZ | Nov. 23, 2008Cell phone users can text more than emoticons or picture mail.
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Falling hangar door kills airport employee
By KATIE EMMETS | Nov. 23, 2008A University Air Center employee died Monday morning following an accident at the airport.
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Local charities see decrease in donations
By FAITH REAVES | Nov. 23, 2008At a time when more Americans are relying on charities for help, local donations have not been able to keep up with their needs.
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Police arrest teen found with drugs and guns
By KATIE EMMETS | Nov. 20, 2008A Miami teen was arrested in Gainesville on Wednesday night after he was found in an apartment with drugs, firearms and stolen property.
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Code enforcement officers to train in self–defense
By FAITH REAVES | Nov. 20, 2008Events did not go by the book when a man wielding a meat cleaver met a Pensacola code enforcement officer at a routine inspection Friday.
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Gala raises money for Gainesville children's hospital
By LAUREN BAKER | Nov. 20, 2008About 120 people helped create hope out of a tragedy Thursday at the first Noche de Gala, held at the Tioga Town Center on the outskirts of Gainesville.
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GPD to increase downtown patrols after car burglaries
By KATIE EMMETS | Nov. 20, 2008In response to a recent hike in car burglaries, the Gainesville Police will be adding extra patrol officers in downtown Gainesville at night.
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Gov. Crist proposes 15 percent tuition hike
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 20, 2008TALLAHASSEE - Stating his desire to keep tuition low but acknowledging that universities need more money, Gov. Charlie Crist announced a proposal Thursday that would allow the state's 11 public universities to increase tuition by up to 15 percent a year.
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Commission extends domestic partnership benefits
Nov. 20, 2008Gainesville extended the rights of registered domestic partners by passing a city law giving partners more benefits at a meeting Thursday.
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Copper–wire thefts decrease
By FAITH REAVES | Nov. 19, 2008With the plummeting economy making the metal industry one of its latest victims, the appeal of stealing scrap metal for resale could be dwindling.
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Police search for man who robbed convenience store
By KATIE EMMETS | Nov. 19, 2008Alachua County Sheriff's Office deputies are looking for a man who robbed an East Gainesville convenience store at gunpoint Tuesday night.
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Board to vote on freshman enrollment freeze
By THOMAS STEWART | Nov. 19, 2008After postponing a vote in September on whether to allow increases in freshman enrollment, the Board of Governors is set to vote on the matter at its meeting in Tallahassee today.
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Bee colony disappearances cause concern among experts
By LINDSEY MARMORSTEIN | Nov. 19, 2008While some people fear bees, they should instead fear a world without them.
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Club owner, dancer arrested for nudity violation
By KATIE EMMETS | Nov. 19, 2008The owner of downtown's Club Decadence and one of the club's dancers were arrested Tuesday when Gainesville Police saw too much during a regular bar check.
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Commission to draft project–cutting resolution
By KATIE GALLAGHER | Nov. 18, 2008A failing housing market and reduced tax revenue may force the county to eliminate or scale back some projects planned for the coming years.
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Commissioners sworn in for another term
Nov. 18, 2008In a room stuffed with city and county officials, middle-school students and Alachua County residents, three re-elected county commissioners were sworn in to serve for another term.
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Authorities cite fog as possible factor in plane crash
By KATIE EMMETS | Nov. 18, 2008Fog may have made it difficult for the pilot of a plane that crashed near the Gainesville Regional Airport to see the landing lights. The Nov. 7 plane crash killed three Key West residents.
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Chomp Out Hunger continues can–collecting competition
By CODY BOND | Nov. 17, 2008UF Students in Free Enterprise is helping feed local families again this Thanksgiving with its second annual Chomp Out Hunger canned food drive competition.
