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Read More »Motorcycle theft suspect still sought
Gainesville police continue to look for a man wanted in connection with a series of motorcycle thefts near the Southwest 20th Avenue area. Officers have been looking for Larry Eugene Stone, 41, since November, when he was identified as one of the people possibly involved in a series of Alachua …
Read More »Alachua County commissioners to vote on Archer Braid Trail
In its Dec. 11 meeting, the Alachua County Board of County Commissioners will take its final vote on the Archer Braid Trial. The board is being asked to reconsider a 2.2-mile trail portion that was rejected in September. The meeting will be open to the public.
Read More »Supporters of organic foods still supporting its value a month after Stanford study
Nearly a month after a Stanford study found little difference in nutritional value when comparing organic and non-organic foods, supporters of organic food are still responding to the study and defending the organic movement. TV celebrity Dr. Oz will be discussing the study on his daytime television program Oct. 4. …
Read More »Twenty-year-old Gainesville murder cold case cleared
The cold case unit of the Alachua County Sheriff's Office matched a suspect to the 1992 murder of Elizabeth Foster using DNA evidence.
Read More »Alachua County Commission ties on Haile portion of Archer Braid Trail
A vote on whether or not a bike trail should run through Haile Plantation ended in a tie at a Tuesday meeting of Alachua County Board of County Commissioners.
Read More »Meeting to talk about trail in southwest Gainesville
The Archer Braid Trail Public Workshop will be held tomorrow (Tuesday) for the public to discuss any issues or concerns over the trail plans. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Stephanie Denardo reports on the controversy over the design plans between the county and the Haile Plantation neighborhood. [audio:https://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/07/ArcherBraidTrailWRAP.mp3|titles=ArcherBraidTrailWRAP]
Read More »Rape crisis center helps victims heal
The arrest of a suspect for a 2008 rape that occured in Haile Plantation in southwest Gainesville is not the end of the case. Authorities are trying to make sure Andrew Payne returns to Alachua County to stand trial. But even when that’s over, for the victim, it doesn’t mean …
Read More »Recent arrest on cold case in Alachua County, but more are out there
The recent arrest in the Haile Plantation rape case in Gainesville showed that even though a crime is four years old, it is possible to solve cold cases. Currently there are around 30 unsolved cases that are still waiting to be closed in Alachua County. [audio:https://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/07/ashleyrap.mp3|titles=ashleyrap]
Read More »Arrest made in four year old Gainesville rape case
Alachua County sheriff’s officials and other law enforcement agencies announced this afternoon the arrest of a man suspected of a 2008 rape, which occured in the Haile Plantation development in southwest Gainesville. 38 year old Andrew Payne junior was arrested in Georgia around ten this morning. Authorities credited a new …
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