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Monday, January 26, 2026

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Harry Jones, a 61-year-old formerly incarcerated Alachua County resident, registers to vote Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019, at the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office. Jones, who has been out of prison for 13 years, had his right to vote restored after Amendment 4 passed in the 2018 midterm election. Tuesday was the first day Amendment 4 was put into effect. About 50 people registered to vote in Alachua County, said TJ Pyche, the elections office spokesperson.

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Voter registration deadline hits Alachua County

By Hope Dean | Feb. 16, 2020

Tuesday is the last day you can register before the presidential primaries

Satch^2 will feature Detroit-style pizza, like the one pictured, and square waffles.

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Be there or be square: Satchel’s Pizza to open second location

By Michelle Holder | Feb. 16, 2020

It will be located downtown

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Following two attacks on women, authorities tell residents to be alert

By Alex DeLuca | Feb. 15, 2020

Both suspects were described as wearing a dark cloth over their face

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Florida Museum of Natural History receives $1 million in shells

By Michelle Holder | Feb. 14, 2020

Harry Lee is donating a total of 36,000 “lots” of shells

Mayor Lauren Poe, Gainesville city commissioners and city staff listen to the public’s comments Jan. 18, 2019, during the Gainesville City Commission meeting at City Hall. The meeting was over four hours long, and the panel of legislators passed legislation that banned the use of plastic bags in Gainesville.

METRO | CITY COUNTY COMMISSION

City Commission candidates attend forum, three endorsed

By Grethel Aguila | Feb. 14, 2020

Gainesville Citizens for Active Transport announced its endorsements for the election

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Alachua County pedestrian, bicyclist crash deaths on the rise

By Samia Lagmis | Feb. 13, 2020

Florida was named the most dangerous state for pedestrians in 2019

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Valentine’s Day spending may break records this year

By AJ Bafer | Feb. 13, 2020

A typical customer spends more than $100 on roses

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Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell running for reelection

By Allessandra Inzinna | Feb. 12, 2020

She will be running for the fifth time

The court located at the Upper Room of Greater Gainesville church was also built as part of the Basketball Cop Foundation in August 2016.

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Local charter school receives new basketball court, celebrates with law enforcement

By Lauren Reho | Feb. 11, 2020

The court cost more than $10,000

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Shots fired in Phoenix Villas Apartments Monday night

By Samia Lagmis | Feb. 10, 2020

Police said no suspects or victims were found

Jim Grantham, right, tells stories about his floaty pen collection to evengoers during the 41st Collectors Day at the Florida Museum of Natural History. Collectors Day is the Museum’s longest running event and attracts regional collectors of a variety of objects such as potato mashers, model ships, pop-up books and trains, each year.

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New interactive exhibit open at Florida Museum of Natural History

By Bryanna Basilio | Feb. 10, 2020

The exhibit is open until Sept. 7

After explaining to Bee College 2018 attendees how to split beehives, Rob Horsburgh, 43, demonstrates the steps Friday, Oct. 14, 2018. The event was hosted by the UF IFAS Honey Bee Research and Extension Lab and offered a variety of classes on beekeeping.

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Beekeeping clinic to be offered to Alachua County residents

By Katelynn Joyner | Feb. 10, 2020

This will be the second clinic in year-long series of four.

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Alachua County names 2020 Teacher of the Year

By Hope Dean | Feb. 10, 2020

Kirk Tapley is among the youngest to win the award

Mitch Capps, a 22-year-old UF forest resources and conservation junior, poses with his mom.

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‘It’s a miracle:’ UF student’s condition steadily improves after fall from parking garage

By Sarah Mandile | Feb. 9, 2020

After a 60-foot fall, Mitch Capps continues to recover at UF Health Shands

Judges test quesadillas made by Eastside High in the NASA Astronaut Culinary Challenge.

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Eastside High hosts NASA Astronaut Culinary Challenge

Feb. 9, 2020

Three Florida teams competed in the competition

D. Ayoka Sowa-La and her husband, Nii Sowa-La, perform a drum libation, a spiritual ritual involving the pouring of drink as an offering to deities, during the Alachua County lynching memorial service at Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church Friday evening.

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Alachua County honors lynching victims nearly 100 years later

By Irfan Kovankaya | Feb. 9, 2020

More than 200 people gathered for the ceremony

Brennen Zinckgraf, a 21-year-old UF environmental engineering senior and recreational climber, works his way up an oak branch on Turlington Plaza on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, to examine the resurrection fern on the tree for a research project.

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Gainesville recognized as a “tree city of the world”

By Michelle Holder | Feb. 9, 2020

Only 59 other cities received the award

A Lucky’s Market customer shops as the store’s closing approaches. The store is officially closing on Feb. 12.

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Lucky’s Market in Gainesville being sold to Southeastern Grocers

By Stephany Matat and Anna Wilder | Feb. 7, 2020

The store is officially closing Feb. 12

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City Commission discusses police department’s immigration policy

By Grethel Aguila | Feb. 6, 2020

One of several changes to the order states that GPD should only assist ICE when there is a task force or joint criminal investigation involved

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Gainesville under tornado watch tonight

By Stephany Matat | Feb. 6, 2020

Winds will be 25 mph with gusts of up to 45 mph

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