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It’s been nearly 20 years, but Reginald Jackson thinks often about the night a police officer here fired a bullet into his neck after a traffic stop.
Read More »Florida Black Man Shot By White Officer In 2001 Still Waiting On Payout From His City
Gainesville Great Invader Raider Rally Makes COVID Adjustments
The 2021 rally has an event page on Facebook that includes informational videos about how to identify and remove six different invasive plants that are prevalent in Gainesville: coral ardisia, air potato, skunk vine, cat’s claw vine, Caesar’s weed and sword fern.
Read More »Turkey Creek Preserve Opens After A Decade, Providing Parking Unlike Nearby Four Creeks Preserve
Turkey Creek Preserve opens to the public after a decade. Unlike Four Creeks Preserve, which opened in 2019, Turkey Creek Preserve provides visitors with available parking.
Read More »UF Student Charged With Grand Theft From His Job At Walgreens
Matthew Lamperski, 21, of Ocala, was arrested on Saturday afternoon on 710 charges of grand theft of controlled substance at the Walgreens located at 7520 W. Newberry Road.
Read More »‘It’s In Our Genes’: Gainesville Chinese Find Ways To Celebrate Lunar New Year During COVID-19
“Celebrating the Lunar New Year is an excellent opportunity to show how we love one another.”
Read More »Watch Live: Second Trump Impeachment Trial Proceeds In The Senate
A Trump conviction is very unlikely. Democrats would need 17 Republicans to join them in voting yes to convict Trump. In an earlier vote on the constitutionality of the trial, only five Republicans broke with their GOP colleagues, a vote that likely foreshadows the intentions of most Republican senators in the trial.
Read More »Mud, Cold, Inspiration And A Year Without Many Competitions Makes Waldo Obstacle Course One To Remember
The Obstacle Course Race Overload event course consisted of over 30 obstacles, including hurdles, low jump, rope climb, death crawl, monkey bars, and more. A nonprofit organization, More Heart Than Scars, sponsored the event.
Read More »After A Year Of Silence, The Beat Is Back: Live Music Slowly Returns To Gainesville
More than 100 socially distanced music fans flocked to Heartwood Soundstage’s outdoor venue on Saturday night for Indie Live, its first concert series since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More »Micanopy Roping Competition On Hold Due To Weather
On Saturday, Feb. 6, Rock Star Arena will host a three-part competition.
Read More »Two Candidates Qualify In Each Of Gainesville’s Two 2021 City Commission Races
Friday marked the end of the qualifying period for Gainesville's two opening city commission seats.
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