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Five things to know for Wednesday, March 23

Dudley Farm Historic State Park classes, free notary at the library, farmer's market day downtown, and more.

 

Residents silenced at town hall about teen's death

Residents still reeling from the police shooting of a suicidal black teenager expressed frustration with law enforcement Tuesday, some of them slinging obscenities as they streamed out of a town hall meeting that was shut down abruptly when the crowd grew boisterous.

 

Tensions arise in meeting on death of 16-year-old in police shooting

Tensions arose at a town hall meeting Tuesday night that was held to try to calm the community two days after 16-year-old Robert Dentmond was shot to death by Gainesville and Alachua County law officers.

 

Dentmond didn't seem depressed, but wanted love, friends say

To those who knew Robert Dentmond, learning he told emergency officials he felt suicidal came as a shock.

 

UF food pantry seeks donations

The University of Florida Field and Fork Pantry has launched a donation drive called “Footsteps to Field & Fork.”

 

Putnam sheriff says gun-rights advocate Jamie Gilt should be charged

The Putnam County Sheriff's Office will recommend that Jamie Gilt, the 31-year-old gun-rights advocate from Jacksonville whose 4-year-old accidentally shot her in the back, face criminal charges.

 

Deputies, officers involved in Dentmond shooting identified

The police officers and deputies involved in the fatal shooting of a Gainesville teenage Sunday night have been identified.

 

UF faculty members in Brussels are safe after attack

A matter of minutes separated University of Florida faculty member Robert Knechel from the Tuesday terror attacks at the Brussels Airport.

 

Man threatens wife with knife, snatches baby from her arms and takes car

A Gainesville man was arrested Monday after police say he threatened his wife with a knife and then took his son without legal permission.

 

Five things to know for Tuesday, March 22

Mid-Florida Japanese Speech and Skit Contest, library hosts fandoms of Harry Potter, Doctor, and more, trivia night at First Magnitude Brewing, and more.

 

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