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Author Archives: Jillian Baach
Double arm amputee competes in Ironman Triathlons
By Jillian Baach on April 24th, 2013 | Last updated: April 24, 2013 at 2:00 pm
Hector Picard, a double-armed amputee, doesn’t let his lost limbs keep him from competing. The Ironman competitor inspires others to push through adversity to reach a goal.
Bound and gagged, woman escapes attack at Campus Lodge
By Jillian Baach and Amanda Jackson on April 23rd, 2013 | Last updated: April 23, 2013 at 4:38 pm
A woman at Campus Lodge Apartments fended off an attacker by kicking him and running to her apartment Tuesday, escaping an attempted kidnapping.
TSA lifts small knives ban on airplanes
By Jillian Baach on March 13th, 2013 | Last updated: March 13, 2013 at 12:05 pm
Beginning April 25, the Transportation Security Administration’s ban on small knives while traveling by airplane will be lifted.
Equestrian becomes 21st conference sport to join SEC
By Jillian Baach on September 26th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 1:15 pm
After a decade as a National Collegiate Equestrian Association sport, equestrian has become the 21st conference sport to join the Southeastern Conference. The inaugural season of SEC equestrian begins Saturday.
Charter school enrollment could draw from public resources
By Fernanda Ponce and Jillian Baach on April 30th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 4:16 pm
An increase in Charter School enrollment nationwide may be drawing money away from public school. Alachua County School Board Member Gunnar Paulson says funding has increased for the charter schools in Alachua County, leaving public schools behind. He says the [...]
“Cowboys” herding Prairie bison
By Jillian Baach on March 5th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 5:53 pm
Herds of American Bison can be traced back to Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park for hundreds of years. In early February, a roundup process began to thin the herd. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Jillian Baach reports on the impact the removal [...]
