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Alecia Abel takes steps toward becoming comfortable in her own skin and away from hiding who she has always been.
Read More »Always Alecia: One Woman’s Journey To Define Her Identity
Gainesville Organizations Offer Free Taillight Clinic With Community ID Drive
Two Gainesville groups are teaming up this weekend to help local residents avoid potential legal troubles.
Read More »Keith Perry Holds On In Tight Race For District 8
Keith Perry, R-Gainesville, will retain his District 8 State Senate seat.
Read More »State Faces Class-Action Lawsuit On Higher Ed Funds
Two UF alumni filed a class-action lawsuit against the state, saying lawmakers and Gov. Rick Scott funneled money that should have gone to higher education into tax cuts and savings.
Read More »Boy Scouts Of America To Accept Transgender Applicants
Boy Scouts of America announced Monday that it will accept scouts based on gender identity, as opposed to the gender listed on an applicant's birth certificate. This will allow transgender boys to join the organization, which was previously not allowed.
Read More »50 Killed In Orlando Night club Shooting; Gunman Dead
Police say approximately 20 people have been killed inside a Florida nightclub, and at least 42 were wounded.
Read More »Gun Rights Group Wants New Judge in FSU Lawsuit
Florida Carry, a gun rights group, wants a different judge to preside over their lawsuit against FSU. The group said that the judge had donated significant mounts of money to the school in the past, and was partial to the university.
Read More »Grayson, Jolly Show Differences In Senate Race
U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson, an Orlando Democrat, and U.S. Rep. David Jolly debated Monday night. Both are vying for Sen. Marco Rubio's open Senate seat.
Read More »Scott Signs Bills For ‘Rape Kit’ Testing, Needle Exchange
Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday signed nine bills, including a high-profile measure requiring local law-enforcement agencies to submit "rape kits" to be tested. Until Wednesday, Florida had not required law-enforcement agencies to submit rape kits for testing
Read More »Bernie Backers Rally For The Future
Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for president against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, spoke to a crowd of a few thousand Thursday at the University of Florida's University Village South Field in Gainesville.
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