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Read More »National initiative turns to the arts in Gainesville to address youth gun violence
Gainesville and eight other U.S. cities have joined a national initiative called One Nation/One Project that uses the arts to improve community well-being. Each city selects an issue for the focus of the project. The Gainesville City Commission recognized youth gun violence as its local issue. The commission said it has allocated 2% – or $648,172 – of American Rescue Plan Act money to fund the project, which will address youth violence through arts and culture interventions.
Read More »What an internal investigation revealed about Gainesville police misconduct after Terrell Bradley’s arrest, and what’s next
Misconduct charges were sustained against five Gainesville police officers. Community members say it won’t change a problematic culture.
Read More »Authorities: Plane crashes near Waldo, pilot survives
Authorities in Alachua County are on the scene of a small plane crash. Witnesses and authorities said the small, single-engine plane with only the pilot aboard crashed and flipped in a flooded ditch of a farm northeast of Gainesville Regional Airport.
Read More »Former officer filed lawsuit claiming racial discrimination by Gainesville Police K9 unit months before the mauling of Terrell Bradley
The former officer's allegations describe a culture of normalized racism on the K9 unit now under scrutiny for the mauling of a Black resident.
Read More »A traffic stop ended in a Gainesville Police K9 ripping out his eye. Terrell Bradley’s story is more than the police report
The mauling of Black resident Terrell Bradley by a Gainesville Police K9 stirred community cries for reform.
Read More »Students, businesses respond to COVID-19 surge
On Tuesday, UF Health Shands Hospital had 131 COVID-19 patients, 88 of them COVID-19 positive, Emily Mavrakis, a writer for UF Health Communications, wrote in an email.
Read More »University of Florida doctor suspended following sexual misconduct complaint
An osteopathic physician with the University of Florida College of Medicine’s anesthesiology department has been placed on paid leave after UF Police filed a criminal complaint after an administrative assistant accused him of sexual misconduct in March. Ahmad Abdul-Rahim, 31, of Gainesville pleaded not guilty Tuesday to allegations of false …
Read More »UF Health Shands puts up pinwheels for child abuse prevention
UF Health Shands Hospital employees planted their 20th annual pinwheel garden this month to mark Child Abuse Prevention Month. A team of 23 employees and volunteers poked 1,000 blue and white spinning wheels into the grass in front of the hospital. The pinwheel garden has remained in place throughout April. …
Read More »Gainesville City Commission, advocacy groups discuss traffic safety after pedestrian death
The Gainesville Department of Mobility is expected to offer a traffic safety presentation at the City Commission meeting Thursday.
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