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Monthly Archives: January 2012
11th victim discovered in I-75 crash
WUFT News Staff on January 31st, 2012
Alachua County medical examiners have discovered the remains of a third victim in one of vehicles involved in Sunday’s I-75 accident near Paynes Prarie, according to a release from the Florida Highway Patrol this evening. This brings the tally of … Continue reading
Alachua County voter turnout numbers disappointing
WUFT Newsroom on January 31st, 2012
By Chris Peralta – WUFT-FM The results are in, and turnout in Alachua County was not as high as the Supervisor of Elections Office had hoped it would be. Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Pam Carpenter says early voting and … Continue reading
Non-advancing At-Large candidates wouldn’t change their experiences
WUFT Newsroom on January 31st, 2012
By Marc Whiteman/Nickelle Smith/Chip Skambis- WUFT-FM With 8 candidates vying for the Gainesville At-Large 1 city commission seat, most candidates were not able to gain enough support to move forward to the run-off. Realtor Donna Lutz finished fourth, but she … Continue reading
Yvonne Hinson-Rawls celebrates win
WUFT Newsroom on January 31st, 2012
By Caitlin Lawrence – WUFT-FM The City of Gainesville has a new District 1 Commissioner. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Caitlin Lawrence reports on Yvonne Hinson-Rawls’ election win. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Gainesville At-Large candidates looking to the run-off
WUFT Newsroom on January 31st, 2012
By Sanika Dange/Chip Skambis- WUFT-FM Tuesday night election results have led two At-Large candidates to face off in Gainesville’s runoff election, but Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Sanika Dange says to one of the candidates, this is not a surprise. [Audio clip: … Continue reading
NPR projects Romney to win Florida Primary
WUFT News Staff on January 31st, 2012
FROM NPR: NPR is projecting that Mitt Romney has won the Florida primary, with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich in second place. With 98 percent of precincts reporting, Romney had nearly 47 percent of the vote. Gingrich had 32 percent. … Continue reading
Preliminary results from North Central Florida counties
WUFT News Staff on January 31st, 2012
The Alachua County Supervisor of Elections is now reporting that all precincts have reported. These are the preliminary results: Source: Supervisor of Elections. Screen capture taken at 9:15 p.m. The Marion county Supervisor of Elections is now reporting at all … Continue reading
Gainesville District 1 to get a new commissioner
WUFT Newsroom on January 31st, 2012
By Caitlin Lawrence- WUFT-FM Yvonne Hinson-Rawls is celebrating her District 1 victory. WUFT-FM’s Caitlin Lawrence says Hinson-Rawls won a majority over two other candidates. [Audio clip: view full post to listen]
Two At-Large campaigns celebrate, and get ready to start again
WUFT Newsroom on January 31st, 2012
By Sanika Dange/Chip Skambis- WUFT-FM Update: All precincts now reporting. Run-off confirmed. It looks like a run-off for the Gainesville city commission At-Large 1 seat. With one precinct still outstanding, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis says the Nathan Skop campaign is getting … Continue reading
Power outage at polls didn’t stop voters
WUFT Newsroom on January 31st, 2012
By Dana Winter-WUFT-FM An RTS bus hit a tree causing a limb to interfere with an electrical wire producing power outages at precincts 23 and 59. Although the power outage was brief, Supervisor of Elections Pam Carpenter says voting at … Continue reading
