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Category Archives: In the News
In the News: Florida economy and Scott’s re-election, IRS troubles, alligator visits for Mother’s Day, private online schools
By WUFT News on May 13th, 2013 | Last updated: May 13, 2013 at 12:14 pm
Florida economy improves, but will it help Gov. Scott? – Only one in three voters say he deserves a second term, according to polls, but Gov. Rick Scott is preparing for his re-election bid. Miami Herald Rubio wants IRS commissioner [...]
In the News: Boston suspect buried, new foreclosure check errors, no payraise for Marion teachers, $8M bail for kidnapper, teen stabbed over ranch dressing, pay raises for city managers
By WUFT News on May 9th, 2013 | Last updated: May 9, 2013 at 11:16 am
Boston bombing suspect’s body entombed in undisclosed location – CNN.com – Police are not releasing where the body is, but only that it is no longer in Cambridge, Mass. CNN Errors Afflict More Checks Issued to Aid Homeowners – After [...]
In the News: sex predator signs, 3-year-old shoots self, banks improve, man trapped in car, UF supercomputer
By WUFT News on May 8th, 2013 | Last updated: May 8, 2013 at 11:20 am
In Fla., home signs warn of presence of sexual predators – Bradford County officials are placing signs in front of the homes of people convicted of sexual offenses, and who appear on the public registry of offenders. The bright red signs identify [...]
In the News: Pa. mom found, NRA meeting, Florida teen expelled, local property investigation, Houston shooter
By Kelsey Meany on May 3rd, 2013 | Last updated: May 7, 2013 at 12:43 pm
11 years after abandoning kids, ‘dead’ Pennsylvania mom resurfaces in Florida – A mother from Pennslyvania who vanished in 2002 and left her two children behind was found in Florida. New York Daily News NRA gathering proves a big draw [...]
In the News: Gainesville streetcar debate, SEC TV network, national unemployment down, Jell-O wrestling at Santa Fe
By Grier Ferguson on May 3rd, 2013 | Last updated: May 3, 2013 at 10:26 am
National streetcar debate hits Gainesville – The Gainesville City Commission is negotiating with a consultant to conduct a survey about the possibility of a streetcar system in Gainesville. The project’s projected construction cost is $128 million. The Gainesville Sun SEC [...]
In the News: Scott vetoes alimony bill, Gainesville monkey sanctuary, paint giveaway, FAA furloughs
By Tatila Brock on May 2nd, 2013 | Last updated: May 2, 2013 at 11:51 am
Gov. Rick Scott vetoes alimony bill and signs into law campaign finance, ethics bills – Gov. Rick Scott received three bills concerning alimony, ethics and campaign finance from the Florida Legislature and was given a week to sign or veto [...]
In the News: Three bills by midnight, Indian remnants in Miami, 3 detained in Boston bombing, drug-trafficking doctor gets plea
By Serina Braddock on May 1st, 2013 | Last updated: May 3, 2013 at 10:31 am
Gov. Rick Scott must act by midnight on campaign finance, ethics and alimony – The measures would ban permanent alimony in Florida, expand the powers of the Commission on Ethics and make changes to campaign finance laws. Scott must sign, [...]
In the News: ORMC trauma center, George Zimmerman trial, texting while driving ban, ‘parent trigger’ bill
By Emily Miller on April 30th, 2013 | Last updated: April 30, 2013 at 3:09 pm
With no appeal filed, ORMC trauma center still cleared to operate – Ocala Regional’s trauma center is free to continue operation, after Shands at the University of Florida and Munroe Regional Medical Center decided not to appeal a judge’s ruling that [...]
In the News: Arrest made in festival shootings, Rubio to speak at Reagan Day Dinner, Tony nominations announced
By Cassandra Ganter on April 30th, 2013 | Last updated: April 30, 2013 at 1:32 pm
Arrest made in Williston Crab Festival shootings – Devonte Ocasio, 19, was arrested Monday morning for his involvement in the shooting of five people who attended Saturday night’s Crab Festival. Authorities arrested him on one count of attempted murder and [...]
