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Man arrested for trying to enter multiple apartments in the middle of the night

Anthony Denilson Philippe-King, 26, was arrested early yesterday morning after allegedly trying to enter multiple apartments at The Polos in the middle of the night. The post Man arrested for trying to enter multiple apartments in the middle of the night appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .
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Letter: High Springs has an accountability problem

Bill Augustine writes that High Springs has an accountability problem. The post Letter: High Springs has an accountability problem appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .
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MCSO: Woman gives ‘Fidel Castro’ note to deputies after refusing to pay Ocala pizzeria...

A 43-year-old woman is facing several charges after she allegedly refused to pay for her meal at an Ocala pizzeria and provided deputies with a written note referencing Fidel Castro’s niece when they asked for her name. On Saturday, August 15, a Marion County Sheriff’s Office deputy responded to...
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Black Lake Preserve opens in Melrose

At the entrance of Black Lake Preserve, Alachua County Commission chair Ken Cornell cut a luscious green vine stretched across the trail to signify the park’s opening Friday morning. Located south of Lake Santa Fe in Melrose, Black Lake Preserve is a 287-acre nature preserve. It offers a 500-foot...
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Cross City PD seizes over 2.6 pounds of meth, among other drugs

CROSS CITY, Fla. (WCJB) - Cross City police say they seized over 2.6 pounds of meth, 27.5 oxycodone pills, and 7.5 grams of marijuana following a traffic stop and brief car chase Saturday evening. Police say they pulled over Eugene Young, 41, of Gainesville, on NE 106th Street for a...
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Gainesville CNA charged with confining Tacachale resident in his room

Ma'chir Damarius Miller, 21, has been charged with false imprisonment for confining a Tacachale resident in his room. The post Gainesville CNA charged with confining Tacachale resident in his room appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .
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Gainesville man arrested for threatening woman with gun in parking lot

Jovani Luis Lopez, 21, was arrested early yesterday morning for allegedly threatening a woman with a gun in the parking lot of the Taco Bell on SW 13th Street. The post Gainesville man arrested for threatening woman with gun in parking lot appeared first on Alachua Chronicle .
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1 killed in single-vehicle crash in Marion County, officials

MARION COUNTY, Fla. - A 43-year-old man was killed Saturday morning after being ejected from a pickup truck during a single-vehicle crash in Marion County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred on August 22, at approximately 7:02 a.m. along State Road 25. According to the Florida Highway...
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Pollinator parties bring science and community together across North Central Florida

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Pollinator lovers across North Central Florida spent the day watching bees, butterflies and other pollinators while helping scientists collect valuable data. Dozens of people took part in the Great Southeast Pollinator Census, including at a pollinator party at the Butterfly Sanctuary at the
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A Little Slice of Brazil Comes to Downtown Gainesville

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Downtown Gainesville was filled with Brazilian culture Saturday night as Bo Diddley Plaza hosted the “Celebrate the Sights, Sounds and Flavors of Brazil” festival. The event, held from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday, August 22, brought the community together through traditional Brazilian...

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