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Pedestrian struck, killed on Interstate 75 near Gainesville exit
By Rachel Crosby on January 23rd, 2013 | Last updated: January 24, 2013 at 12:46 pm
A woman was killed after being struck by a tractor-trailer on Interstate 75 early Wednesday morning in Gainesville, Fla.
In the News: Tax collectors and driver’s licences, Florida panther killed, U.S. behind in math and science, Starke execution
By Hannah Winston on December 11th, 2012 | Last updated: December 11, 2012 at 3:41 pm
Tax collector will soon issue driver’s licenses – Beginning in February, The Tax Collector’s Office in Alachua County will provide driver’s licenses, which will increase fees by $6.25. Most other tax collectors in Florida have made the shift already because [...]
Deadly mushrooms could be growing in your backyard
By George Pappas on November 15th, 2012 | Last updated: November 15, 2012 at 4:55 pm
The poisonous Aminita virosa mushroom that killed two elderly women and hospitalized four other people in California thrive in wet, humid environments like Florida.
Remembering legendary guitarist Doc Watson
By Front Page Edition on May 30th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 2:41 pm
By Donna Green-Townsend – WUFT-FM Doc Watson, the grammy award-winning guitarist who has influenced and been revered by virtually every great bluegrass flatpicker in the country has died. The 89-year-old musician, who was blind from age 1, had recently undergone abdominal [...]
Marion inmate dies
By WUFT News on May 8th, 2012 | Last updated: March 30, 2013 at 1:39 pm
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has taken over the death investigation of a Marion County Jail inmate who died late Monday. The Marion County Sheriff’s Office says 37 year old Frederick Charles Kimball tried to kill himself around five [...]
Dead Ocala man identified
By Front Page Edition on April 13th, 2012 | Last updated: October 4, 2012 at 2:46 pm
By WUFT-FM Staff The Ocala Police Department has identified the body found earlier this week in Marion County. OPD Spokesperson Seargent Chas Maier says the man is identified as Herbert Leroy King of Ocala. Maier adds an autopsy is scheduled. [...]
