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Mayor Lauren Poe and city officials highlighted 2017 and laid out their vision for Gainesville to become a new kind of city.
Read More »Gainesville Officials Lay Out Vision For Improved Future In Annual State Of The City Address
National Wal-Mart Crime Problem No Different in Gainesville
Crime incident data for the past two years downloaded from the city of Gainesville’s open data site shows the top locations with the most reported incidents in 2017 were Gainesville’s three Wal-Mart stores.`
Read More »Gainesville Residents Urged To Take Precautions For Holiday Thefts
With increased online orders for the holidays, police help Gainesville residents protect their deliveries from theft.
Read More »Gainesville Police Officers Donate Blood To Help Local Community
“I had a situation with severe anemia a while back, and I had several blood transfusions that helped save my life,” said Alachua County Sheriff Sadie Darnell. “I’m a believer in it. We’re all looking for a purpose in life, and one purpose in life is to help others..."
Read More »Gainesville Police Recommend Charges Against Former Airport Employee In Missing Money Case
Gainesville police are recommending two felony charges against a former Gainesville Regional Airport employee in a case of more than $48,000 in missing funds.
Read More »University Of Florida Student Falls From Balcony, Dies
University of Florida student died after falling from a balcony on Saturday.
Read More »Gainesville Mostly Spared As Card Skimming Climbs In Florida
Credit-card skimming has been on the rise in Florida since 2015, but so far, Gainesville specifically seems to have been largely spared, with only one found.
Read More »Gainesville’s Jewish Community Readying For Spencer At UF
Local Jewish organizations and law enforcement have held several meetings to prepare for white nationalist Richard Spencer's Oct. 19 visit to the University of Florida.
Read More »First Amendment Professor On Richard Spencer’s Right To Speak
Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida talks about the upcoming Richard Spencer event and the value of allowing such a discussion to take place on the UF campus.
Read More »Richard Spencer Will Speak at UF on Oct. 19
Saying it expects a tab of at least $500,000 for beefed-up security, the University of Florida announced Thursday that white nationalist leader Richard Spencer will speak on campus October 19.
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