In efforts to assist both those in need and those that do not consider themselves to be technologically advanced, the Alachua County Library System will be giving away 70 laptops next week.
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Gainesville hotels, restaurants, businesses and city residents plan ahead to accommodate the influx of out-of-town visitors and locals on University of Florida game days, which bring in significant revenue to the city. But some residents complain of traffic and overcrowding on game weekends.
Read More »Danny Ross says he has at least three lives after multiple close calls.
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Two men were arrested Tuesday and accused of running a human sex trafficking business in a Gainesville group home. The arrests happened at a Gate gas station on 3001 NW 13th Street at 4 p.m. The suspects' identities were confirmed as 20-year-old Kevarius Nyrtell King and 25-year-old Justin Terrel Hoyt. The victim was living in the Safe Hands Group Home, a housing service partnered with homeless shelters and co-owned by King since a little less than a year ago. The two men forced the victim into multiple sexual acts, sometimes without her consent, with dozens of men in the group home. Police were able to report the crime as the victim had told the staff at the Tower Road Branch Library that she was a victim of human trafficking and to alert the authorities. Through a search warrant of the group home, police were able to confirm the identities of King and Hoyt and later arrest and charge them with human sex trafficking. King and Hoyt are currently booked in the Alachua County Jail, each with release bonds set at $250,000.
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After pushing a congressional redistricting plan through the Legislature this spring, Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration is fighting to prevent the release of documents to plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the plan.
Read More »Storm survivors, some of who lost all, wonder what comes next?
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By Sep. 27, a few days before Hurricane Ian was predicted to hit Gainesville, staff at North Central Florida Humane Society had emptied the building.
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One of the strongest hurricanes to ever hit the United States barreled across the Florida peninsula overnight Wednesday, threatening catastrophic flooding inland, the National Hurricane Center warned.
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The largest equestrian complex in the nation opened its doors Tuesday to shelter more than 3,000 horses and other animals from Hurricane Ian – and they did it for free.
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Indeed, by Tuesday afternoon the projected path of Hurricane Ian prompted 14 counties in western Florida to issue both advised and mandatory evacuation orders. That number could grow as the hurricane inches closer to the coast.
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