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Percentage Of Black Youths Arrested Remains High, Even As Juvenile Arrests Decline in Alachua County
Between 2017 and 2018, 81% of the juveniles arrested in Alachua County were black, according to data provided by the Florida Department of Juvenile Justice.
Read More »‘Best Dish in the Galaxy?’: Eastside High Culinary Students Await Word From NASA
Students from the Institute of Culinary Arts at Eastside competed against teams from the International Studies Preparatory Academy (ISPA) in Coral Gables and Nature Coast Technical High School in Brooksville, near Tampa.
Read More »Gainesville Conservancy Defends Bats Against Coronavirus Fears
Research has found that bats were not the cause of the recent outbreak, a Lubee Bat Conservancy employee said.
Read More »Senators Move Forward With Speaker’s Health Priority
It is the first time senators have agreed to consider the idea of allowing advanced practice registered nurses to provide care independently from physicians.
Read More »Alachua County Takes Step Toward Racial Reconciliation
The workshop was part of Alachua County’s 10-step Truth and Reconciliation initiative, which maps out the future events and plans that will be held to further make amends with the community.
Read More »Monkeys Rescued From Dangerous Nicotine Studies Now Have A Home In Gainesville Sanctuary
After four years of Food and Drug Administration nicotine addiction studies, 26 male squirrel monkeys became the first monkeys to ever be retired by the FDA and finally found their home at Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary just north of Gainesville city limits.
Read More »Alachua County Woman Traces Family History to Slavery
Tatanya Peterson had to know what life was like for her ancestors who lived many years ago on James Chesnut’s plantation in Alachua County.
Read More »Alachua County Students Receive National Recognition For Academic Achievements
Across Alachua County, students are exemplifying academic prowess, and school ratings are mirroring the trend.
Read More »Gender Inequity Endures Among Highest-Paid UF State Employees
In the past three years, gender disparity among the highest-paid employees at the University of Florida has changed little.
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