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At Alachua County libraries a person with no library card can use the computer for only two hours.
Read More »Are Library Cards The Answer To A Level Playing Field For Alachua County Students?
A Q&A With The Van-Loading Man Named Sandy From Tom Petty’s New Song ‘Gainesville’
Sandy Stringfellow said he was “the first official roadie” for Mudcrutch, a forerunner band to Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
Read More »‘It Spirals Out Of Control’: The List Of Reasons Behind Gainesville’s Continuing Racial Disparity
Black residents represent 70.8 percent of the county’s inmates despite comprising about 20 percent of the general population, a study found.
Read More »Court Rejects School Proposal, Keeps Dog-Racing Ban On Ballot
Florida voters will get a chance in November to ban commercial greyhound racing but will not vote on a measure that could have led to the expansion of charter schools, the Florida Supreme Court decided in a series of rulings on Friday.
Read More »Gainesville Activists Support National Prison Strike
Jailhouse Lawyers Speak, an anonymous incarcerated group of prisoner rights advocates, called for the strike in response to a riot at a prison in South Carolina in which seven inmates died.
Read More »Florida QB Feleipe Franks: I Don’t Have Anything To Prove
Florida quarterback Feleipe Franks insists he has nothing to prove. Coaches, teammates and close to 90,000 fans at Florida Field on Saturday probably would disagree.
Read More »Progressive Upset Means A Sanders-Versus-Trump-Style Battle For Florida Governor
Gillum won the primary for governor over establishment favorite Gwen Graham, boosted by backing from Sen. Bernie Sanders. Gillum will face Rep. Ron DeSantis, a favorite of President Trump.
Read More »See Coverage Of Florida’s 2018 Primary Election Results
From gubernatorial party nominations all the way down to school board and mayor's races, we have you covered for Florida's primary.
Read More »3 Dead Including Suspected Gunman After Shooting At Jacksonville Gaming Tournament
The shooting happened during a Madden NFL competition at a video game bar in downtown Jacksonville. A male suspect killed at least two people before taking his own life. Eleven others are injured.
Read More »Gun, Loaded Magazine In Backpack At Ocala’s West Port High School Lead To Lockdown
Not even two full weeks of the 2018 school year have passed, and Marion County is dealing with another gun incident at a school.
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