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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Kofi Adu-Brempong and the call to demilitarize UPD
By Ariana Aspuru | July 20, 2020The CIRT Team responds to high-risk emergency situations
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K-12 EDUCATION
ACPS requires masks, pushes first day of school to Aug. 24
By Serra Sowers and Avery Lotz | July 17, 2020Eight hours in, two decisions made. Still lots of questions.
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
No pause yet approved for Seminary Lane construction
By Grethel Aguila | July 17, 2020Gail Johnson proposed a pause on the development of high-end apartments on Seminary Lane, an affordable housing complex in a historically Black neighborhood that was demolished in 2009
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
City Commission unveils COVID-19 violation tracker
By Grethel Aguila | July 16, 2020An online dashboard will use mapping technology so residents can track businesses’ current and previous violations and inspections
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City and county officials brace for student return amid COVID-19
By Tristan Wood | July 16, 2020Students will be given two UF-themed cloth masks when they return to campus
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Green card freeze disheartens immigrants in Gainesville
By Aurora Martínez | July 15, 2020Green cards and certain temporary visas are suspended through the end of the year
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
County Commission rejects proposed sculptures to replace former Confederate statue
By Tristan Wood | July 15, 2020The commission will reopen for more proposals after a community contest sets theme for submissions
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
Relief grant, Poe Springs plans: inside the County Commission’s COVID-19 update
By Tristan Wood | July 14, 2020COVID-19 cases in the county quadrupled since the beginning of June
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K-12 EDUCATION
Alachua County Public Schools are set to reopen, but parents unsure of its safety
By Serra Sowers | July 14, 2020With record-breaking numbers of COVID-19 cases in Florida, residents say the safety of reopening public schools seems risky
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POLITICS
Racism, zoning and reopening: Alachua County School Board candidates go head-to-head before election
By Sarah Mandile | July 14, 2020From racism to reopening, school board candidates shared their ideas on several hot topics before the Aug. 18 election
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Gainesville City Commission holds seven-hour meeting to discuss police reform
By Tristan Wood | July 14, 2020Dozens of callers spoke during a three-hour public comment period
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Gainesville Police investigate attempted murder nine hours after a different shooting
By Sarah Mandile | July 14, 2020A car was shot at near Village and Forest Green Apartments
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Male victim was shot multiple times on Monday night
By Grethel Aguila and Sarah Mandile | July 13, 2020GPD responded to reports of shots fired at Days Inn at 8:09 p.m.
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'A skeleton in Florida’s closet': The Johns Committee’s history at UF
By Meghan McGlone | July 12, 2020About 70 professors and students left the university because of the committee, UF history professor Steven Noll said
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Three men arrested in possession of stolen credit cards
By Sarah Mandile | July 8, 2020Dareus, Jean and Williams were in possession of eight stolen credit cards and the personal information of 29 victims
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CITY COUNTY COMMISSION
County Commission launches COVID relief grant program
By Tristan Wood | July 7, 2020Businesses can receive up to $15,000, individuals up to $2,500
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‘Palestine will be free’: More than 100 gather to protest annexation
By Tristan Wood | July 6, 2020The protest was one of five Day of Rage protests in the state
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Gainesville woman accused of stalking her husband
By Sarah Mandile | July 3, 2020Sabrina Wagner was arrested after climbing through her husband's unlocked bedroom window
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CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Woman accused of aggravated assault and child neglect on Gainesville interstate
By River Wells | July 2, 2020Jones reportedly stabbed a victim with a pocket knife while their child was in the back-seat
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Alachua County Sheriff's Office launches co-responder program
By Tristan Wood | June 30, 2020The partnership with Meridian Behavioral health care will respond to crises involving mental health or substance abuse
