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A homeless encampment on Southeast Fourth Place received a notice April 24 from the City of Gainesville giving camp residents three days to remove all personal items from the public property.
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The nine people arrested Monday evening at the University of Florida during protests criticizing the war in Gaza made their first court appearances Tuesday morning.
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Two employees of an Alachua County Catholic school embroiled in a child sex abuse scandal are facing additional charges after Gainesville police filed a slew of new complaints in Alachua County Circuit Court Monday.
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Voting-rights groups want a federal court to reconsider a ruling that upheld the constitutionality of a Florida congressional redistricting plan, pointing to the “outsized” role that Gov. Ron DeSantis played in pushing the plan through the Legislature.
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The Gainesville Police Department and the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office have been arresting more juveniles for first-time misdemeanor offenses rather than issuing citations.
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Using data from the Florida Department of Education and U.S. Census Reports, this dashboard provides information on everything from violent incidences in schools to mental health resources.
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Devin Terrell Freeman, 23, is facing charges for attempting a drive-by shooting in Gainesville last October, entering a plea of no contest on Wednesday, April 17, in exchange for a 10-year prison sentence.
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The man facing charges for driving an excavator into a Walmart changed his plea to no contest and was sentenced to 10 years in prison and 10 years probation.
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A Florida appeals court has effectively opened a loophole in the state's long-standing law against recording telephone conversations without the permission of both sides of the call, ruling that law enforcement officers performing their official duties can be secretly recorded because they have no expectation of privacy.
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A University of Florida employee arrested last week in a sexual assault case will be allowed to bond out of jail after a circuit court judge on Wednesday morning denied a prosecutor’s request that he be jailed until trial. Aaron Kendrick Henry, 36, a contracts administrator for UF’s Planning, Design and Construction office, is being held in the Alachua County jail on $125,000 bond.
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Gainesville city officials and Gainesville Fire Rescue got off to a smooth start negotiating a new three-year contract on Wednesday. But both sides have yet to face budget difficulties that may manifest from a reduction in funds from Gainesville Regional Utilities. An anticipated shortfall from GRU could mean less money for pay raises, new training, time off and other expenses that could affect the long-term quality of emergency services for Gainesville residents.
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A 24-year-old man and two teenagers have been indicted for a Gainesville murder on Feb. 19.