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METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Woman accused of stealing credit cards arrested for drug possession

By Lina Ruiz | May 13, 2019

She has a $12,000 bond

METRO | CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Man runs 200 yards and then surrenders to police

By Tien Le | May 13, 2019

His bond is $35,000

METRO

Gov. DeSantis allows local governments to ban plastic straws

By Tien Le | May 13, 2019

This was Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ first veto

In this April 15, 1955, file photo, American actress and singer Doris Day holds a bouquet of roses at Le Bourget Airport in Paris after flying in from London. The Doris Day Animal Foundation confirmed Day died early Monday, May 13, 2019, at her home in Carmel Valley, Calif. She was 97.

NEWS | NATIONAL

Actress Doris Day dies at 97

By Julia Rubin | May 13, 2019

She was known for movies “Pillow Talk” and “The Man Who Knew Too Much”

Rockeys Dueling Piano Bar will host a final celebration on Saturday at 8 p.m. It has been open since 2010.

METRO

Rockeys Dueling Piano Bar celebrates before closing its doors

By Rosmery Izaguirre | May 13, 2019

Rockeys Dueling Piano Bar will host a “Final Celebration Before Celebration Pointe” on Saturday at 8 p.m. before closing its doors.

The Gators took home five individual titles at the SEC Outdoor Championships over the weekend.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TRACK

Men finish second, women finish tied for fifth at SEC Outdoor Championships

By Graham Marsh | May 12, 2019

Sophomore Amanda Froeynes was down 300 points with only one event left to go in the SEC Women’s Heptathlon.

Nolan Crisp struggled in relief as Florida blew a late lead and dropped the rubber game of its final home series of the year.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Gators give up late lead, lose series to Tennessee

By Evan Lepak | May 12, 2019

Florida held a comfortable three-run lead as the game approached the seventh inning.

Florida's season came to an end on Sunday as it fell in the second round of the NCAA Tournament to North Carolina.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS LACROSSE

UF eliminated from NCAA Tournament after loss to UNC

By Bryan Matamoros | May 12, 2019

Senior attacker Lindsey Ronbeck has been the primary source of offense for the Florida lacrosse team throughout the 2019 campaign.

The Gators edged past Alabama to win their second-straight SEC Tournament championship behind Kelly Barnhill's brilliant outing and Amanda Lorenz's two-RBI double.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Gators win SEC Tournament with dramatic 2-1 win over Alabama

By Brendan Farrell | May 11, 2019

Pitcher Kelly Barnhill took a step forward, whirled her arm around and fired.

NEWS | CAMPUS STUDENT LIFE

UF student charged with sexual battery

By Rachael Schirmer | May 11, 2019

The incident occurred on March 22

UF pitching struggled on Saturday as the Gators fell to Tennessee.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Volunteers outlast Gators on Senior Day

By Evan Lepak | May 11, 2019

The Volunteers played spoiler on Senior Day.

The Gators men's tennis team avenged its SEC Tournament loss and advanced to the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals by defeating Tennessee on Saturday.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS TENNIS

Gators men's tennis team advances to NCAA quarterfinals after defeating Tennessee

By Noah Ram | May 11, 2019

The situation was very similar three weeks prior. The Florida men’s tennis team was leading against Tennessee 3-2 on a Saturday afternoon.

Gators DH Nelson Maldonado hit a home run in the bottom of the eighth inning to secure Florida's 10-9 comeback win on Friday.

SPORTS | BASEBALL

Maldonado’s heroics cap off UF’s come-from-behind win

By Kyle Wood | May 10, 2019

The Florida baseball team scratched its way back from a seven-run deficit against Tennessee to cut the lead to one run.

Senior attacker Lindsey Ronbeck recorded three goals, one assist and six draw controls in Florida's 16-9 victory over the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays on Friday.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS LACROSSE

Florida takes down Johns Hopkins in first round of NCAA Tournament

By Bryan Matamoros | May 10, 2019

The Florida lacrosse team benefited from the one-two punch of sophomore midfielder Shannon Kavanagh and senior attacker Lindsey Ronbeck against Johns Hopkins in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

Pitcher Kelly Barnhill pitched all seven innings and struck out 11 batters in UF's win over Auburn on Friday.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Barnhill leads Gators to second-consecutive SEC Tournament final

By Jack Braverman | May 10, 2019

It was a relatively quiet game offensively for the Gators, but little run support is necessary with Kelly Barnhill on the mound.

Kelly Barnhill lifted Florida into the SEC Tournament semifinal with a complete game, one-hit shutout of LSU.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

Barnhill blanks LSU, Florida advances to SEC Tournament semifinal

By Sam Campisano | May 9, 2019

The Florida softball team wasted no time on Thursday, scoring three runs combined in the first two innings against LSU.

Florida's top-rated recruit is entering the NCAA Transfer Portal before ever playing a down with the Gators.

SPORTS | FOOTBALL

UF loses another recruit as Chris Steele enters transfer portal

By Sam Campisano | May 9, 2019

The Florida football team is losing its top-rated recruit.

SPORTS | SOFTBALL

WALKOFF: Matthews caps off epic rally to stun Gamecocks

By Brendan Farrell | May 8, 2019

This wasn’t the biggest moment of designated player Jordan Matthews’ collegiate career, but it sure was close.

SPORTS | OTHER SPORTS GOLF

Gators finish second in NCAA Regionals, qualify for national championship tournament

By Bryan Matamoros | May 8, 2019

Florida women's golf coach Emily Glaser had brought her team to the NCAA Championships five times before this week.

Officials guide students off a bus and into a recreation center where they were reunited with their parents after a shooting at a suburban Denver middle school Tuesday, May 7, 2019, in Highlands Ranch, Colo.

NEWS | NATIONAL

1 dead, 8 hurt in Colorado school shooting, 2 in custody

By The Associated Press | May 8, 2019

Two students opened fire Tuesday inside a charter school in an affluent suburb of Denver not far from Columbine High School , killing a teenager, wounding eight and spreading terror before they were taken into custody, authorities said.

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