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Mary Hausch recaps career after 40 years at Gainesville’s Hippodrome Theatre
By Donna Green-Townsend on May 17th, 2013 | Last updated: May 17, 2013 at 4:15 pm
WUFT’s Donna Green-Townsend interviewed Hausch for nearly 35 minutes about topics spanning the theatre’s history, pivotal moments, famous plays and playwrights, and her plans for life beyond the Hippodrome.
Gainesville minister draws strength from nontraditional spiritual healing
By Sara Drumm on May 17th, 2013 | Last updated: May 17, 2013 at 1:15 pm
Becky Covington, 34, is a minister working on her master’s degree, taking on another job and dealing with the end of a 10-year relationship. Like anyone else in that situation, she’s seeking a source of strength. And she has found one from a unique source.
Gainesville man arrested for shoplifting, IED possession
By Ethan Magoc on May 8th, 2013 | Last updated: May 8, 2013 at 12:18 pm
He told police he also had a homemade cardboard firework with black powder inside at his home. A fuse was attached to the sealed ends, according to his arrest report.
Back and forth over wage theft ordinance issue continues
By Alexandra Rivera on April 18th, 2013 | Last updated: April 18, 2013 at 5:39 pm
The Alachua County Wage Theft Task Force held a press conference Thursday to urge State Sen. Rob Bradley to reconsider sponsoring a bill which would block all anti-wage theft ordinances, including those for Alachua County.
Twitter recap: Ed Braddy wins Gainesville election
By Ethan Magoc on April 16th, 2013 | Last updated: April 18, 2013 at 9:21 am
Ed Braddy ousted Craig Lowe on April 16, 2013, in a Gainesville city runoff election. We’ve collected our tweets from the evening here.
Video preview of 2013 Gainesville mayoral runoff election
By Lauren Rautenkranz on April 16th, 2013 | Last updated: April 16, 2013 at 6:21 pm
Lauren Rautenkranz offers a preview of Tuesday’s runoff election between Craig Lowe and Ed Braddy.
Ron Paul at UF: youth support marks career highlight
By WUFT News on April 16th, 2013 | Last updated: April 16, 2013 at 1:42 pm
Ron Paul said Monday night that the pinnacle of a decades-long political career has been “being well received on college campuses.”
Gainesville man flees following domestic battery charges
By Rachel Crosby on April 10th, 2013 | Last updated: April 11, 2013 at 1:41 pm
William Matthew Ford Jr. fled to Orlando after allegedly beating his live-in girlfriend and her disabled friend. He has still not been located, according to a Gainesville Police Department release.
Interviews with Craig Lowe and Ed Braddy, Gainesville runoff election candidates
By WUFT News on April 8th, 2013 | Last updated: April 8, 2013 at 3:54 pm
With a week remaining until the runoff election and early voting underway, Gainesville’s two remaining mayoral candidates – incumbent Craig Lowe and challenger Ed Braddy – both spoke with WUFT on Monday.
