Just one month after issuing a temporary injunction preventing the city of Gainesville from requiring employees be vaccinated against COVID-19, the judge in the case is now entertaining a motion from city attorneys to modify or rescind the ruling. The legal maneuver comes after a Sept. 23 meeting in which …
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Nikolas Cruz pleaded guilty Wednesday to killing 17 people — 14 students and 3 staff members — at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School.
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The Gainesville Police Department discuss initiatives to decrease gun violence at a special commission meeting held to address it and its impact.
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Some victims and families impacted by the Marjorie Stoneman Douglas massacre have reached a $25 million settlement with the school district.
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The University of Florida filed a dismissal to a complaint made by a former astronomy doctorate student in an ongoing lawsuit.
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The number of violent offenses in the city of Gainesville is on pace to exceed those reported last year, in 2020.
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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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Two students were arrested on suspicion of their connections to five bomb threats at Newberry High School and Oak View Middle School.
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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.
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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 …
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