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New election law adds new financial costs for some Florida counties, some smaller counties are reducing the number of ballot drop-off boxes, making voting less convenient.
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Parents and students react to bomb threats plaguing Alachua County Public Schools
Two students were arrested on suspicion of their connections to five bomb threats at Newberry High School and Oak View Middle School.
Read More »Alachua County Fire Rescue has a new tool for helping people in cardiac arrest. Its name is LUCAS
Alachua County Fire Rescue is now the proud owner of three Lund University Cardiopulmonary Assist Systems (LUCAS), life-saving devices that can apply nonstop mechanical chest compressions to cardiac arrest victims.
Read More »Alachua County School District officials expect more arrests in large-scale bomb threat investigation
Three students have been arrested for allegedly making recent bomb threats against Alachua County schools, and more arrests are expected soon, authorities said. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office executed multiple search warrants last week in Newberry, and a total of seven bomb threats have been reported across county schools, said …
Read More »Florida Not One More holds a pedestrian safety roundtable
Gainesville city officials, concerned citizens and University of Florida students all gathered around tables in one room to discuss the reality of pedestrian safety on and around UF’s campus and the wider Alachua County area.
Read More »Alachua County Sheriff announces arrests in recent bomb threats at Newberry schools
Updated, Friday at 4:45 a.m.: Alachua County Sheriff Clovis Watson Jr. announced Thursday the arrests of two people deputies say are connected to the recent bomb threats at Newberry High School and Oak View Middle School. Alachua County Public Schools Superintendent Carlee Simon released this statement after the arrests. Original …
Read More »Marion County teens taking on ‘Devious Licks’ TikTok trend are getting arrested
Marion County has lost thousands of dollars in damages to the “devious licks” trend already, and is replacing these items with taxpayer dollars.
Read More »This App Could Help Prevent Sexual Assault Cases for College Students
There are many students who share the same sentiments as Patel, and UF’s Office of Accessibility and Gender Equity’s latest app, USafeUS, strives to reassure them. Launched on campus in August, it already has over 900 users who have activated the app and used its functions.
Read More »Gainesville Fire Rescue Pushes Ladder 9 into Service
Gainesville Fire rescue held a push-in ceremony Tuesday. Ladder 9 is the newest quint fire truck with a 100-foot aerial ladder. It is capable of holding 500 gallons of water.
Read More »Gainesville Police Department Makes Mental Health a Top Priority
For over three years, police officers and clinicians at the Gainesville Police and Alachua County Sheriff’s Departments have been working to address local mental health issues through their co-responder teams. Two teams were added earlier this year, and one more will be introduced next month.
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