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Does a sex offender live near your child's school?
When the search began for Haleigh Cummings and Somer Thompson, two North Florida girls who disappeared this year from their neighborhoods, officers immediately started questioning registered sex offenders living near their homes.
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Man arrested for shooting; falsely accused man released
Published: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. A man was arrested in Brooksville Friday on an attempted murder warrant in connection with the shooting of a Gainesville man in October.
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Fresh from prison, man charged with break-in at same house
Published: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 10:58 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 5, 2009 at 10:58 a.m. A man released from prison in September in connection with thefts from a specific Gainesville home has been charged with theft from the same house.
Man Tells Cops Robbers Stole His Marijuana
Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 11:27 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 11:27 p.m. A Gainesville man called several neighbors and friends before calling 911 to report that someone had stolen a few grams of his personal marijuana stash.
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Man, woman charged with drug and gun possession
Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 8:17 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 8:17 a.m. A man and a woman were arrested late Monday after Gainesville Police searched their car and found drugs and a loaded gun with the serial number removed.
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Deputies investigating Hawthorne CVS robbery
Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 4:16 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 4:20 p.m. Alachua County deputies are investigating a robbery at a Hawthorne business Friday afternoon.
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Should county commissioners make double average wage?
Published: Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, October 24, 2009 at 10:54 p.m. In many areas of Florida, county commissioner is one of the better-paying jobs around - and Alachua County is no exception.
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Field is crowded for High Springs election
Published: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 7:09 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 7:09 p.m. An unusually crowded field of seven candidates will vie for two seats on the High Springs City Commission in Tuesday's election.
Alachua teen approached at bus stop
Deputies are stressing the importance of child safety after a 13-year-old girl was approached at a bus stop.
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Gainesville man accused of DUI, putting gun to girlfriend's head
Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 10:45 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 10:45 a.m. A Gainesville man is accused of holding a gun to his girlfriend's head during an argument and then driving with a blood alcohol level more than two-and-a-half times the legal limit.
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County, High Springs still at odds over cat sanctuary, fire services
Published: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 11:12 p.m. It was not quite a scene out of the television mob show "The Sopranos," but the commissioners from Alachua County and High Springs had a sit down Monday night to try to reach agreement on two long-running disputes.
High Springs Fire Services Get An Extension: Agreement Not Met
It's been a back and forth issue between Alachua County Commissioners and High Springs Commissioners, and there's still no long-term resolution.
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Published: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 2:05 p.m. Perched in the northeast woods of Alachua County is a 1,500-square-foot, one-story home that is collapsing under the weight of its rotted boards, emitting a smell that pinches your face and crinkles your nose.
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Families left homeless after fire
Published: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 7:58 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 7:58 p.m. A kitchen fire damaged an apartment at Majestic Oaks Thursday, with the American Red Cross assisting several residents.
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Man shot in face, suspect arrested
Published: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 12:49 a.m. Alachua County sheriff's deputies arrested a Gainesville man on attempted murder and burglary charges Tuesday in connection with an incident hours earlier in which another man was shot in the face.
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Manager arrested on drug charges may lose car
Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 2:51 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 2:51 p.m. The manager of a fast food restaurant who was arrested on drug charges last week may lose his car.
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Published: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 21, 2009 at 12:38 a.m. When it comes to fire services in Alachua County, some issues don't burn out or fade away.
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In Florida, county schools at head of class for AP tests
Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 at 12:40 a.m. Alachua County public schools scored at the top of the state for results on the 2009 Advanced Placement tests, finishing first in Florida for the highest ratio of passed tests and earning the third-highest passing percentage, the school district ...
Alachua Public County Schools on Top
Alachua County Public Schools are on top of the state for Advance Placement scores.
Accident slows traffic on I-75 Sunday afternoon
Published: Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 4:59 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 6:21 p.m. Traffic in the southbound lane on Interstate 75 between Reddick and Alachua County was slowed for nearly two hours Sunday due to a three-vehicle collision.
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