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Group offers free English courses, reaches out to immigrant population
By JESSIE COLEMAN | July 16, 2008UF student Grey Torrico and her younger sister, Rommy, were not teachers before February.
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Bomb discovery in Archer home becomes federal investigation
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | July 16, 2008Federal agents agreed to join an Alachua County investigation after police found more than 30 pipe bombs, an arsenal of rifles, shotguns and handguns, and more than 250 cannabis plants on a remote property in Archer on Monday.
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Fire fee defeated at City Commission meeting
By CHRISTOPHER MYERS | July 16, 2008City commissioners decided not to adopt a proposed fire fee that would require property owners to help cover the cost of city fire services.
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RTS may increase fare to cope with fuel costs
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | July 14, 2008Gainesville residents better not forget a book this fall when they head out to catch the bus.
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Sinners defeat saints at Roller Rebel derby bout
By SARAH KIENY | July 14, 2008Wearing red metallic hot pants emblazoned with the words, "It's gon' hurt," Spritzi Beers sped around the track as she lapped her tattooed, fishnet-wearing opponent to score another point for the hell-raising Sinners.
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State Attorney's Office drops 31 cases involving former GPD officer
By APRIL DUDASH | July 14, 2008The State Attorney's Office dropped 31 criminal cases during the last two months because the only witness in the cases was a former Gainesville Police officer who recently resigned amid an internal investigation.
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Local group opposes gender identity ordinance
By CHRISTOPHER MYERS | July 14, 2008The community organization Citizens for Good Public Policy filed a petition to place a repeal of Gainesville's Anti-Discrimination-Gender Identity Ordinance on the next city election ballot.
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Teen hit by RTS bus still in critical condition at Shands
By APRIL DUDASH | July 9, 2008An Eastside High School student who was hit by a Regional Transit System bus July 2 was still listed in critical condition at Shands at UF as of Wednesday evening.
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Agency investigates police officer's part in fatal car accident
By ZAHARA ZAHAV | July 9, 2008The Florida Highway Patrol is planning to release a report within the next 30 to 60 days determining what factors led an Alachua policeman to accidentally run over and kill a woman lying in a driveway early Sunday morning.
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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.
