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Gainesville Police Department internal affairs documents for officer John Bostick
May 21, 2008Compiled by Alligator Staff
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UF physician resigns after possibly leaking patients' records
By KATIE SANDERS | May 21, 2008A UF physician resigned Monday after university privacy officials discovered he gave away a computer containing the confidential information of about 1,900 patients.
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Growing Florida python population threatens wildlife
By ELIZABETH LEVA | May 21, 2008Slithering, scaly snakes are populating the state by the thousands and swallowing alligators as they go.
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Einstein's case progresses slowly
By ELIZABETH LEVA | May 21, 2008The lawsuit against Einstein's Notes, a note-selling business run by student employees, for allegedly selling UF professors' lecture notes without permission has continued to thicken, albeit quietly.
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Local veterans prepare for Memorial Day protest
By MADELINE DUBE | May 21, 2008This Memorial Day weekend, Gainesville motorists might notice something a little different about Eighth Avenue.
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Man assaults jogger at Haile Plantation
By APRIL DUDASH | May 21, 2008A woman was attacked and raped Wednesday morning while jogging in Haile Plantation, according to local deputies.
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Local TV station holds auditions for ‘The Amazing Race’
By CHANTELLE MARCELLE | May 19, 2008Watching the recent season finale of "Survivor," Donna Smith discovered a way to achieve reality stardom herself.
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Police break up 35-person fight in East Gainesville
By APRIL DUDASH | May 19, 2008The Gainesville Police Department broke up a group of fighting juveniles Saturday near Waldo Road.
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Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce uses $2 bills to track local spending
By HAILEY MAC ARTHUR | May 19, 2008Some local businesses think the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce's economic stimulus plan is right on the money.
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GPD officer under internal investigation has a record of violations
May 19, 2008A Gainesville Police Department officer who resigned May 9 remains part of an ongoing GPD internal investigation.
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Man arrested for voyeurism at The Polos apartments
By JESSICA PONN | May 19, 2008Police arrested a Gainesville man early Monday morning after he admitted to looking at women through their bedroom windows and taking pictures of one of the women when she was partially nude.
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Gainesville man charged with stabbing, killing Virginia Man
May 19, 2008A Gainesville man was charged with stabbing and killing a Virginia man with a knife Friday evening in northeast Gainesville.
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63rd Annual Newberry Watermelon Festival offers fun and food
By CASSIDY MIRABITO | May 19, 2008Newberry welcomed visitors far and wide to its 63rd Annual Watermelon Festival on Saturday.
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Locals unveil updated anti-smoking mural
By CASSIDY MIRABITO | May 19, 2008The completion of a local mural shows that hard work doesn't go up in smoke.
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Alachua County issues burn ban due to weather and wildfires
By CASSIDY MIRABITO | May 14, 2008Recent hard freezes, lack of rain and gusty winds have dried out Alachua County to the point of creating fire risks.
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GPD officer resigns amid internal investigation
By APRIL DUDASH | May 14, 2008Officer John Bostick of the Gainesville Police Department resigned last week and is a part of an ongoing internal investigation, according to Officer Summer Hallett, GPD spokeswoman. Hallett said she could not comment on the nature of the investigation at this time.
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Though few respond to Gainesville survey, most responses are positive
By APRIL DUDASH | May 14, 2008The results are in.
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Developers of stalled University Corners complex return checks
By APRIL DUDASH | May 12, 2008Developers and real estate agents of the stalled University Corners development are refunding deposit checks to about 105 people who reserved units.The project, which is planned for the northwest corner of 13th Street and West University Avenue, has remained an empty lot since April 2007.University Corners had been depending on money from a Gainesville tax-incentive program. However, a September 2007 Florida Supreme Court case decided Florida cities are not allowed to reimburse property tax money over more than a year without a voter referendum. "We were in the last phases of finalizing the $37 million in CRA funds pledged by the city when the Court ruling halted negotiations," read the refund letter from University Development of Gainesville. The decision to redesign the development will not be made until the Florida Supreme Court rules on an appeal, said Henry Rabell, a broker associate for Bosshardt Realty. The eight-story development would include more than 400 luxury condos and condo-hotels, as well as about 70,000 square feet of retail space.
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Bill to limit Board of Governors fails to reach House vote
By KATIE SANDERS | May 12, 2008Florida's Board of Governors will continue to preside over the state's 11 public universities in its current structure despite a surge of support for a plan aiming to establish a new system with a limited board.
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'American Heroes' air show displays law-enforcement helicopters
By APRIL DUDASH | May 12, 2008The Black Hawk's blades remained motionless, and its sturdy, army-green exterior didn't rumble with life. It hadn't been called to duty.
