Samantha Shavell
Samantha is a reporter for WUFT News who may be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news @wuft.org
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Shawn Janetzke hopes to get married some day. The 19-year-old UF student identifies himself as gay and hopes the cases the Supreme Court is hearing this week will allow him to get married in the future.
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Florida Senate in the process of hearing legistlation to repeal special permits for international drivers.
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Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina became Pope Francis I Wednesday. People in Gainesville are having different reactions to the decision.
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An organization that supports brain research has dubbed this week Brain Awareness Week. There will be activities each weekday afternoon on the University of Florida campus put on by the UF Neuroscience Club.
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George A. Smathers Libraries launches new online exhibit of Jewish life nearing the World War II eraAs a precursor to a physical exhibit of primary sources related to the Holocaust, Smathers library is showcasing an online exhibit featuring documents revealing Jewish life immediately before World War II.
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Gov. Rick Scott announced his plan Monday to give the University of Florida $15 million a year for five years.
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FIGHT and Gators for Free the Slaves are hosting 'Justice Week' to increase awareness about human trafficking on a global scale.
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LifeSouth Community Blood Centers need blood now. There is an emergency need for O-negative blood, said Galen Unold, LifeSouth's director of donor recruitment.