ALACHUA COUNTY NEWS
Dangerous stretch of State Road 20 won't be...
It has long been known from crash data that State Road 20 between Hawthorne and Interlachen is a dangerous stretch of pavement -- proven yet again by a fatal accident Tuesday.
Mother indicted for murder in death of Newberry...
The mother of a 5-year-old Newberry boy who died in December from “inflicted blunt trauma,'' has been indicted for first-degree murder.
Local jet charter service has new owner
RD Air Services LLC is under new ownership. Located at the Gainesville Regional Airport, the private jet charter and aircraft maintenance and management facility is now owned by Exec Jet Club LLC.
Smoke warning for Hawthorne Road, SR 26
Burning tires at an area business could impact visibility some roads in Alachua County Wednesday, officials warned.
Vote against changing spring break dates
The Alachua County School Board Tuesday heard that teachers and staff overwhelmingly voted to keep spring break separate from the University of Florida and Santa Fe College.
Weekly road report for Feb. 6
Weekly road work report for the Alachua County area for the week of Feb. 6, 2012.
Police, state briefs and calendar for Feb. 6, 2012
Two men were arrested Sunday afternoon after a fight at the Walmart Supercenter on Waldo Road, where a man was beaten by three men.
Anatomy of a tragedy: I-75 crashes
Friends Steven Camps II and James McGill were heading home from Micanopy to Gainesville when they came to the end of the world.
RTS buses with Gator-like shell make their debut
The Gator Nation may be everywhere, but buses sporting alligator-style scales aren’t likely to be found anywhere else but Gainesville.
Micanopy man arrested over outdoor grilling...
Police said they took a Micanopy man to jail after an argument over outdoor grilling nearly became a knifing Thursday night.
Moving the county, city forward
Mike Gallagher is the new chairman of the Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce

Man gets $77,000 back pay verdict in FMLA case
A Gainesville man won $77,000 in back pay Monday after an Alachua County Circuit Court jury decided his employer violated the Family Medical Leave Act for firing him after he was injured off of the job.
Alachua Countys blue law repeal in effect
It’s now legal for Bloody Marys, mimosas and other libations to flow on Sunday mornings at restaurants and bars in unincorporated Alachua County.
List down to 14 for Alachua County's next judge
The list of candidates to become Alachua County’s next judge has been whittled down to 14 names.
Moving public school spring break to match UF, SFC...
Alachua County Public Schools students may not share Spring Break with college students under next year's proposed school calendar, but one School Board member argues the breaks should align.
Ex-sheriff Joe Crevasse dead at 96
Joe M. Crevasse Jr., the University of Florida's first police chief and the longest serving sheriff in Alachua County history, passed away at his home on Monday.
Romney's strong performance also shows some...
Mitt Romney comfortably carried the state in Tuesday's primary, but he did not carry Alachua County and other areas of North Central Florida.
2 Alachua County fugitives tracked down
The U.S. Marshal's Florida Regional Fugitive Task Force arrested two fugitives in Alachua County Tuesday on warrants.
Full slate of events set for Black History Month
The Alachua County Library District celebrates Black History Month with music, dancing, educational displays, guest speakers and other activities.
911 call captures horror of I-75 crash scene
The Alachua County Sheriff's Office released a duplicate of a 911 called placed from beside Interstate 75 early Sunday morning near a series of crashes that claimed the lives of 10 people and left many others injured.
Timeline of events in the I-75 crashes
Calls to the Alachua County Combined Communication Center about the Interstate 75 and US 441 incidents
Weekly road report for Jan. 30
Weekly road work report for the Alachua County area for the week of Jan. 30, 2012.
Fire guts home near Alachua-Marion line
A home in southern Alachua County was destroyed Friday night by a fire, the cause of which is not known.
Local students are busy fine-tuning robots
From protecting people from food-borne illnesses to playing basketball, robots constructed by Alachua County students can harness the power of young minds and spark interest in STEM education.
Jewelry store burglarized overnight
Detectives from the Alachua County Sheriff's Office are at the scene of what appears to be a significant burglary of a jewelry store.
Charges dropped in human trafficking case
All criminal charges have been dismissed against three people indicted in July 2010 on human trafficking charges alleging they forced dozens of Haitian nationals to work on Alachua County farms.
Jordan Broom wins the bee with guarana'
Jordan Broom, a homeschooled fifth-grade student, won the Alachua County regional spelling bee.
City of Alachua eases way for 280-acre corporate...
The County Commission unanimously approved land-use changes on second and final reading to allow a 280-acre corporate park on UF Foundation property that could accommodate companies needing a lot of land.
UF ideas for Plum Creek include energy, farms on...
If University of Florida students had their way, an eastern Alachua County development would have homes in the trees, include farms producing food for residents and use energy produced from the friction of people walking.
Student to display design ideas for Plum Creek
Students from the University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning will present their ideas for sustainable design and agricultural urbanism for Plum Creek’s 17,000 acres in east Alachua County
Alachua police investigate possible carjacking...
The Alachua Police Department is investigating what may have been a carjacking attempt Tuesday morning.Investigators are looking for anyone who may have witnessed the event.
Alachua Co. schools 25th in ranking based on FCAT
Alachua County Public Schools is ranked 25th out of the 67 state districts based on FCAT scores, according to data released by the state Department of Education this morning.
2 charged in deadly home invasion remain on...
The two people charged with the beating death of 78-year-old Paul Quandt in his Blues Creek home on Jan. 9 remain under a suicide watch at the Alachua County jail.
Weekly road report for Jan. 23
Weekly road report for the Alachua County area for the week of Jan. 23, 2012.
Eileen Roy joins School Board race
Eileen Roy is in. After months of speculation, Roy will run again for her District 2 seat on the Alachua County School Board. She filed her paperwork on Tuesday.
2 months after crash, school chief Dan Boyd...
Alachua County Public Schools Superintendent Dan Boyd returned to the dais on Tuesday night, nearly two months after a car crash during the Thanksgiving holidays that killed a longtime friend.

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