The Alachua County School Board presented a draft of its new LGBTQ guide to about 40 people Tuesday, with several public commenters pushing for safer standards for queer youth. The guide has been months in the making after its predecessor was removed last year and revised in February when the …
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A voter petition to legalize recreational marijuana in the state appears to have more than the required signatures to be placed on the 2024 ballot.
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Nearly two years after a man was shot and killed at a car wash in Gainesville, a six-person jury on Monday night convicted Eugene Javon Patrick of second-degree murder. Circuit Judge James Colaw immediately sentenced him to life in prison. The trial, which lasted seven hours from opening statement to …
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Patricia Garibaldi is accused of cruelty toward animals — her 15 cats — which were found living in “deplorable” conditions in her home: debris stacked to the ceiling, roaches in the cats’ food and water bowls, feces and urine on every surface. The decision, which will be made by Judge Meshon Rawls, was postponed until March 6.
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The Gainesville City Commission passed an amendment Tuesday that allows people convicted of sexual offenses involving children under age 16 to live closer to schools, day care centers and parks, reducing the prohibited radius from 2,500 feet to 1,000 feet. The amendment also establishes a cut-off date that was previously …
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Misconduct charges were sustained against five Gainesville police officers. Community members say it won’t change a problematic culture.
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In Florida's effort to better protect school campuses, students themselves are being more closely policed.
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The UF College Of Veterinary Medicine will hold an event on June 12 where individuals can get their reptiles tagged or microchipped for free.
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For Women's History Month, we profile two women who have been significant in the fight for equality in Gainesville.
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