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Emily A.
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Big thanks to whoever returned my wallet
Left it at the counter and someone turned it in with everything inside. Faith in Gainesville restored.
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Gainesville
Florida · FL
About Gainesville
City in Florida, United States1853Established
141,085Population
63.5 sq miArea
177 ftElevation
Gainesville is a city in and the county seat of Alachua County, Florida, United States. It is the most populous city in North Central Florida with a population of 141,085 at the 2020 census, while the Gainesville metropolitan area has an estimated 360,000 residents. Gainesville is home to the University of Florida, the third-largest public university campus by enrollment in the United States as of the 2023–2024 academic year. The university is represented by the Florida Gators sports teams in NCAA competitions.
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The forecast calls for Partly Cloudy. In the local news, Gainesville police investigate fatal shooting on SE 12th Avenue (Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville), UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital ranked among nation’s best in 7 pediatric specialties (Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville), and Gainesville woman pleads guilty to federal child exploitation charges (Mainstreet Daily News Gainesville).
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ZIP code32601, 32602, 32603