Trying to extinguish a political controversy that has enveloped the University of Florida, the school promised that it will review its conflict-of-interest policy after it blocked requests by three prominent professors to provide paid testimony in a voting rights lawsuit against Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top state officials. On …
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Fresh Take Florida’s two-month investigation into the deal also revealed that it largely circumvented oversight from a committee specifically tasked with monitoring the use of funds stemming from a half-cent education sales tax, which county officials pitched to voters as a way to fund improvements at existing schools and pay for new properties and construction.
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DeSantis this week instructed Laurel Lee, Florida's Republican secretary of state, to investigate whether Facebook exempted some of its users from the platform's own rules, allowing them to post content that would otherwise be blocked or labeled as false.
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Gainesville police detectives accused Colliers International employees Lauren Edwards, 24, Daniel Drotos, 34, and Rory Causseaux, 59, of stealing dozens of trade secrets and proprietary documents and $2 million worth of deals from Bosshardt Realty Services, their former employer.
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A Gainesville police corporal pleaded no contest in Alachua County Circuit Court to a charge of driving under the influence. Cpl. Scott Bertzyk, 46, rear-ended a car on Newberry Road in the early morning hours of Jan. 1, according to a Gainesville Police Department arrest report, causing at least $8,000 …
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Since then, a camp has grown at old Fire Station 1, a city property slated for redevelopment. Tents of all sizes, makeshift bikes and art projects, and a table with food, drinks, clothes and hygiene products all sit on the driveway of old Fire Station 1 in downtown Gainesville. The …
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A Gainesville Police Department service technician overlooks Northwest Fourth Boulevard Wednesday afternoon. Two vehicles were left stranded after their drivers tried to navigate the flooded street. (Walter Harwood/WUFT News)An abandoned Toyota RAV-4 on Northwest Fourth Boulevard in Gainesville Wednesday afternoon. A Gainesville Police Service Technician at the scene stated this …
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The number of arrests in Alachua County fell sharply during the COVID-19 pandemic, with arrests down 29% in 2020 compared to the year prior.
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Alachua County Sheriff’s deputies discovered 13-year-old Delia Young’s body Wednesday, June 2, during a large-scale search operation. The teenager was reported missing on May 16, and two relatives of Young are now arrested in connection with her homicide. Deputies began an intensive on-the-ground search in northwest Alachua County Wednesday morning. …
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