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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 Mostly Spared As Card Skimming Climbs In Florida
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.
Read More »Gainesville Police Reviewing Complaint Against Officer From Viral Photo
Gainesville police are reviewing a complaint against one of the three officers seen in what has become known as the "hot cops" photo.
Read More »Broken Traffic Lights Put Drivers And Walkers In Danger After Irma
Some major intersections in Gainesville still have no working stoplights, putting drivers and pedestrians in danger, after Hurricane Irma plowed through the state. Repair crews are triaging broken stop lights to fix the busiest ones first.
Read More »Police: Chihuahua’s Bite Fends Off Robber In Gainesville
Gainesville police are investigating an attempted robbery reported Tuesday around Bivens Cove Apartments in which the victim's dog bit the robber, who then ran.
Read More »UF Prepares For White Nationalist Leader
The University of Florida is coordinating with local and state law-enforcement officials in anticipation of the potential appearance in Gainesville of a white nationalist leader affiliated with this weekend's deadly confrontation in Charlottesville, Va.
Read More »Police LGBT Liaison Team Helps Gainesville Residents Feel Safer
The Gainesville Police Department appointed a liaison team to the LGBT community to help make everyone feel safe and included after the Pulse Nightclub attack last year.
Read More »$49K Is Missing From the Gainesville Regional Airport Parking Lot
About $49,000 in cash is missing from the Gainesville Regional Airport parking lot payment system, airport employees have discovered. What airport management does not know is where the money went. Airport chief executive Allan Penksa said the airport’s accountant in late February noticed a discrepancy in the cash that should have …
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