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Election Update: Mayor’s race goes to runoff, Wells captures 54 percent of District 4 vote
By Wade Millward and Matt Sheehan on March 19th, 2013 | Last updated: March 20, 2013 at 8:36 am
Update 11:21 p.m.: Defeated Gainesville mayoral and city commissioner for district 4 candidates have commented on Tuesday night’s election results. Mayoral candidate Pete Johnson in an interview offered his congratulations to the two candidates, incumbent Craig Lowe and former City Commissioner Ed Braddy, who compete in the [...]
Here are some area roads to avoid over the MLK holiday
By Matt Sheehan on January 18th, 2013 | Last updated: January 18, 2013 at 3:51 pm
As a result of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday a few roads will be closed in the area.
Loose livestock cause closure of I-75
By Matt Sheehan on January 5th, 2013 | Last updated: January 5, 2013 at 2:41 pm
For a few hours Saturday afternoon, I-75 was closed in both directions after a cattle car transport crash on southbound I-75 near mile marker 387. Florida Highway Patrol and Alachua County Sheriff’s officers were on scene and attempting to clean up the site and get traffic moving again.
I-75 Northbound in Marion County closed after early morning accident
By Matt Sheehan on December 2nd, 2012 | Last updated: December 3, 2012 at 3:24 pm
Update 8:57 a.m.: All northbound lanes of I-75 are now open, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
UF presidential search delayed until January
By Matt Sheehan on November 30th, 2012 | Last updated: December 3, 2012 at 9:27 am
Candidates for the University of Florida presidency will not be invited for a campus visit until after the new year, the chairman of UF board of Trustees and presidential search committee announced.
Voting opens for new Florida license plate design
By Matt Sheehan on November 26th, 2012 | Last updated: December 13, 2012 at 3:37 pm
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles launched the website for Floridians to vote on a new design for the standard license plate. Floridians can vote through Dec. 14 at vote4floridatag.com and pick one of four potential designs. The designs, [...]
Irene – 11 a.m. Update – 24 Aug
By Matt Sheehan on August 24th, 2011 | Last updated: August 24, 2011 at 10:56 am
Latest from UF Meteorologist Jeff Huffman: Irene will move through the Bahamas today as a strong category 3 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 115 miles an hour. Irene will likely maintain this strength as a MAJOR Hurricane through tomorrow. [...]
