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Author Archives: Chris Peralta
Homecoming parade for area profits
By Chris Peralta on November 9th, 2012 | Last updated: November 14, 2012 at 10:46 am
By Ben Bornstein – WUFT-FM The University of Florida Homecoming Parade took place Friday, but the fans are not the only people who saw a benefit. Business owners and local vendors will look to profit from the parade and the [...]
Gators go into Carrier Classic with two walk-ons
By Chris Peralta on November 9th, 2012 | Last updated: November 14, 2012 at 10:47 am
By Zac Blobner – WUFT-FM With the Florida Gator basketball team opening their season Friday night aboard the USS Bataan, fans will see plenty of new faces on this year’s squad. A couple of those players, including one name that [...]
Sounds of the UF Homecoming Parade
By Chris Peralta on November 9th, 2012 | Last updated: November 14, 2012 at 10:48 am
By Chip Skambis – WUFT-FM Today marked the 89th University of Florida homecoming parade. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis brings you the sounds of it.
Gator herding on game day
By Chris Peralta on November 9th, 2012 | Last updated: November 14, 2012 at 10:49 am
By Laura Christmas -WUFT-TV Game day is a major event for police to manage. During a recent gameday, WUFT-TV’s Laura Christmas went behind the scenes to take an in-depth look at how police manage the challenge of a campus area [...]
Paws on parole
By Chris Peralta on November 9th, 2012 | Last updated: November 14, 2012 at 10:50 am
By Emily Burris – WUFT-TV Six dogs from Alachua County Animal Services were adopted into new families and loving homes on Friday. But unlike other shelter dogs, people have been lining up for two months to adopt them. WUFT-TV’s Emily [...]
Pedro Bravo charged with murder of Christian Aguilar
By Chris Peralta on September 28th, 2012 | Last updated: December 13, 2012 at 3:52 pm
By Kristen Botica – WUFT-FM The Gainesville Police Department announced at a briefing Friday afternoon that Pedro Bravo has been charged with the murder of Christian Aguilar. Spokesperson Ben Tobias also said at the briefing that the body of Aguilar [...]
Controversy surrounds Putin win in Russian election
By Chris Peralta on March 5th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 5:52 pm
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin emerged victorious in elections for the Russian presidency held over the weekend. Putin, who has been a major figure in Russian politics for many years, was elected to a third term, after he held the [...]
UF expert: wary of nuclear reactor permits
By Chris Peralta on February 10th, 2012 | Last updated: March 30, 2013 at 1:14 pm
Georgia will have two new nuclear reactors helping to power its grid in the coming years after the Nuclear Regulatory Comission approved their construction. The move concerns some in the wake of the disaster at Fukushima in Japan less than [...]
Alachua County voter turnout numbers disappointing
By Chris Peralta on January 31st, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 5:46 pm
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 absentee ballot turnout seemed to [...]
Farmers waiting to see what the cold means to crops
By Stephanie Brown and Chris Peralta on January 5th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 5:08 pm
Agriculture agents are working to assess exactly what a hard freeze and persistent cold weather will mean to crops currently growing. Alachua County Extension Agent Barton Wilder says strawberries and citrus would be most affected at farms if freeze protection [...]
