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Two Marion County men arrested for involvement in meth lab
By Rachel Crosby on April 17th, 2013 | Last updated: April 17, 2013 at 5:23 pm
Isreal Zachariah Smith and Bruce E. Dutton were arrested Wednesday in response to a tip about a possible meth lab.
UF study shows turtle species still suffering from past harvesting
By Rachel Crosby on April 10th, 2013 | Last updated: April 10, 2013 at 4:27 pm
Between the 1960s and 1980s, the northern map turtle population significantly decreased. Two local experts studied the population and were recently published in Volume three of Copeia, a publication pertaining to fish, reptiles and amphibians.
Gainesville man flees following domestic battery charges
By Rachel Crosby on April 10th, 2013 | Last updated: April 11, 2013 at 1:41 pm
William Matthew Ford Jr. fled to Orlando after allegedly beating his live-in girlfriend and her disabled friend. He has still not been located, according to a Gainesville Police Department release.
Putnam County woman allegedly stole thousands from disabled
By Rachel Crosby on April 10th, 2013 | Last updated: April 10, 2013 at 5:37 pm
Tammi Marie Carnes owned O’Carroll Homes, Inc., a group home for disabled adults, and is accused of stealing from 13 of its residents.
UF notifies more than 14,000 patients of possible identity theft
By Jewel Midelis and Rachel Crosby on April 3rd, 2013 | Last updated: April 10, 2013 at 12:49 pm
The Office of the State Attorney has released the names of the Shands employees arrested in connection to compromising more than 14,o00 confidential UF&Shands patient profiles.
Election update: What to know before bubbling the ballot March 19
By Rachel Crosby on February 20th, 2013 | Last updated: February 20, 2013 at 5:19 pm
Tuesday was deadline to register to vote for the March 19 election. Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Pam Carpenter speaks about the number of registered voters and what they can expect at the polls next month.
Local
Tagged election, Gainesville news, local, mayor, politics, vote, voter registration
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What to know about voting in Alachua County’s spring 2013 local election
By Rachel Crosby on February 13th, 2013 | Last updated: March 30, 2013 at 2:14 pm
The city elections are fast approaching. In order to vote on March 19, you must be a Gainesville resident and you must be registered to vote by Tuesday, Feb. 19.
Monopoly fans vote new cat token in, iron out
By Rachel Crosby on February 6th, 2013 | Last updated: February 6, 2013 at 3:47 pm
Through Hasbro’s online “Save Your Token” campaign, voters elected to replace Monopoly’s traditional iron game piece with a cat.
Arts and Entertainment
Tagged board game, campaign, cat, Facebook, iron, monopoly, token
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Scott proposes $1.2 billion more for K-12 public schools
By Rachel Crosby on January 30th, 2013 | Last updated: January 30, 2013 at 5:36 pm
Gov. Rick Scott plans to pledge over a billion dollars to public schools in the next fiscal year.
Tallahassee lawmaker proposes 7 percent pay hike for state workers
By Rachel Crosby on January 23rd, 2013 | Last updated: January 24, 2013 at 3:42 pm
State Rep. Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda proposed a 7 percent pay raise for state employees and government professionals. Funding would come from the current budget surplus as well as more efficiently collecting taxes.
