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Local math teacher receives national teaching award
By CHRISTOPHER MYERS | July 9, 2008Math teacher Jason Wiggins' students work quickly and quietly, occasionally murmuring a variable or equation.
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Teen arrested for threatening 12–year–old with assault rifle
By APRIL DUDASH | July 9, 2008A Gainesville teenager was sent to a state juvenile assessment center after police said she threatened a 12-year-old with an assault rifle Tuesday evening.
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Homeless shelter gains more donations after 'emergency food shortage'
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | July 9, 2008Lillian Danzy, a 38-year-old mother of seven with a persistent smile, traced her fingers across the ordered lines of canned food stacked inside a pantry at St. Francis House, a local homeless shelter and soup kitchen.
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Local law enforcement agencies adjust to rising gas prices
July 7, 2008With gas prices reaching record heights, Gainesville law enforcement agencies are reacting to skyrocketing expenditures with moderation and responsible cost cutting.
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Police arrest Gainesville man for attempted murder after he chokes his wife
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | July 7, 2008A Gainesville man was arrested after police said he choked his wife of 12 years with a phone cord and busted a hole in the wall with her head.
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Gainesville makes budget cuts to cope with $2 million deficit
By CHRISTOPHER MYERS | July 7, 2008Gainesville is battling budget cuts in the proposed city budget for 2009 and 2010.
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Supporters replace stolen Alachua County Sheriff candidate's campaign signs
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | July 7, 2008Someone's trying to send a sign to Alachua County Sheriff candidate Capt. Lonnie Scott -by stealing his.
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Fla. senators push for offshore drilling
By CHRISTOPHER MYERS | July 7, 2008Some Florida senators, including Alachua County's Sen. Steve Oelrich, are looking to introduce a memorial, which is basically a resolution, suggesting the federal government allow oil drilling in places that are currently off-limits.
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UF graduate student found dead in local apartment complex pool
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | July 7, 2008UF student Han Yang was the kind of person who would invite friends to his house, cook them a big dinner and talk to them for hours.
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Organization holds chain off to advocate animal rights
By JESSIE COLEMAN | July 7, 2008Bernie Campbell does not go looking for mistreated dogs -but she is not about to look the other way.
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RTS bus hits teenage cyclist
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | July 2, 2008A teenage bicycle rider was hit by a Regional Transit System bus Wednesday evening at the intersection of Southwest 35th Place and Southwest 23rd Terrace.
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Alachua County offers multiple celebration options for Fourth of July
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | July 2, 2008Thousands of people will crowd together today and Friday, craning their necks to catch every leap, swirl and flash of fireworks launched against the dark Florida sky.
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Atlanta woman dies after diving accident in Ginnie Springs
By APRIL DUDASH | July 2, 2008A woman died Monday morning at Shands at UF after she was found unresponsive at Ginnie Springs June 14.
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Police to monitor use of fireworks during July 4 celebrations
By YLE MAISTRI | July 2, 2008The county burn ban was lifted last week after heavy rain, but local law enforcement will still make their rounds to monitor fireworks during Fourth of July celebrations.
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UF study: Medical students show racial bias toward virtual patients
By JESSIE COLEMAN | July 2, 2008Edna sits on an examining table ready and alert - she wants answers about the lump in her breast.
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More details emerge about former GPD officer accused of sexual coercion
By APRIL DUDASH | July 2, 2008A woman has claimed that a former Gainesville Police officer coerced and intimidated her into having sex with him.
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Enraged driver strikes bicyclist in hit and run
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | July 2, 2008A Gainesville man drove away in an orange-gold car after he struck a cyclist in a fit of road rage Tuesday afternoon.
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Locals to run for watermelon prizes in annual race
By AMANDA McKENZIE | July 2, 2008For some early risers, the Fourth of July will begin with a running start.
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New league hopes to spread water polo to north and central Florida
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | June 30, 2008Water polo\'s splash in south Florida is sending ripples through the center of the state straight into Gainesville.
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Officials examine plans to cover county fire services
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | June 30, 2008A local group of policymakers is fired up over the money it feels it is owed for providing fire services to the county.
