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Behind 68-year-old John Lednicky’s Gainesville home lies a vast array of greenery that makes for the perfect place for Pepper, his cat, to prey on smaller mammals. Patrolling his territory, Pepper ...

A status conference Monday, April 13, with the United States District Court Middle District of Florida in Fort Myers was to check in on progress of a preliminary injunction for Alligator Alcatraz.