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Two years after a report called a walk through Dignity Village "devastating," city officials are still working toward closing it down.
Read More »The Future Of Dignity Village, Gainesville’s Homeless Camp, Is In Doubt
New Florida Law To Identify Hearing-Impaired Drivers
Starting Monday, a new Florida law will allow hearing-impaired drivers to identify themselves as such on license plates in hopes of easing tensions during interactions with law enforcement.
Read More »Law Enforcement Personnel Stand In for Fathers on “Dads Bring Your Child to School Day”
Early Wednesday morning, students lined up outside Alachua County schools for the annual “Dad Bring Your Child to School” day, but this year, they did it in a very different way.
Read More »Could A Helmet Have Prevented Death In This Recent Fatal Motorcycle Crash In Gainesville?
The number of motorcycle injury accidents has decreased only slightly in the past three years in Gainesville.
Read More »Gainesville Police Union Receives Public Support, But Not Commission’s Vote On Union Contract
The turnout at Gainesville City Hall supporting the Fraternal Order of Police required live feeds of the City Commission meeting be shown on TVs in the lobby and throughout the basement. From Police Chief Tony Jones to longtime residents to people who encounter police officers as part of their work, …
Read More »Gainesville Commission To Hold Hearing On Police Union Contract
The city commission will hold a public hearing at 1:30 p.m. Friday at City Hall before voting on the impasse between city management and Fraternal Order of Police Gator Lodge 67.
Read More »Upcoming Hearing To Discuss Gainesville Police Compensation
A public hearing will take place at Gainesville City Hall this Friday at 1 p.m. to discuss Gainesville Police Department contract negotiations.
Read More »Gainesville Has Had 575 Car Burglaries So Far In 2018, And Drivers Still Aren’t Always Locking Their Doors
The hundreds of car burglaries so far in 2018 are on pace to surpass those committed in 2017.
Read More »Man Arrested On Charges Of Aggravated Stalking Of Alachua County NAACP Leader
Ronald Wadford is in jail and being held on a $500,000 bond.
Read More »Two Years Later, The Family of A Gainesville Homicide Victim Copes With Their Loss
In July 2016, Antonio Mason, 35, brought his wife and children to his in-laws' house on a Wednesday night two years ago. Suddenly, two masked men interrupted the family gathering of 22 people with a spray of bullets.
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