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On I-75 crash anniversary, highway patrol urges caution during brush fire
By Meg Wagner on January 29th, 2013 | Last updated: January 29, 2013 at 5:18 pm
On the anniversary of the I-75 crash that killed 11, Florida officials are urging drivers to be cautious near brush fire in Hamilton County.
’800-pound man in a speedo,’ sharks, and more make inspection work unique for Florida’s agricultural law officers
By Erin Rauch on December 4th, 2012 | Last updated: December 4, 2012 at 4:34 pm
This isn’t an ordinary day job. The shifts are 12 hours. The office is open 365 days a year, 24 hours a day. And water cooler talk centers around encounters with swarms of honeybees, famous Clydesdales and Santa’s reindeer.
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.
Man who fled trooper found hiding
By Forrest Smith on October 15th, 2012 | Last updated: October 15, 2012 at 9:46 am
A routine traffic stop on I-75 Saturday night turned into a search-and-capture mission for Florida Highway Patrol. Trooper Michael Todd pulled over a Wolkswagen Jetta in southern Alachua County because he saw it weaving on the roadway. The driver, 35-year-old [...]
Ocala planning officials give thumbs up to new industrial park
By Front Page Edition on July 31st, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 1:05 pm
By Corey Brooks - WUFT-FM Ocala will soon be seeing some new construction as a new industrial park gets initial approval. The Ocala Planning and Zoning Comission has given the ok to Ocala 489, a new plan to blend different industrial zones. [...]
List of road closings
By WUFT News on June 28th, 2012 | Last updated: March 30, 2013 at 1:49 pm
Road & Bridge Closures Update: 1 p.m. June 28, 2012 Lake City – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) is providing an update on road and bridge closures in Northeast Florida due to Tropical Storm Debby. Baker and Columbia County [...]
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I-75 report outlines the minute by minute details of the events leading up to fatal I-75 crashes
By Front Page Edition on April 26th, 2012 | Last updated: November 27, 2012 at 11:00 am
By Kelsey Peck & Donna Green-Townsend The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has completed its investigation of the events leading up the I-75 fatal crashes that took place nearly three months go. The lengthy detailed report was made public Thursday. Florida’s [...]
In the wake of I-75 tragedy motorists will soon see improved signage
By Front Page Edition on April 26th, 2012 | Last updated: November 27, 2012 at 11:11 am
By Donna Green-Townsend – WUFT-FM In the weeks following the January I-75 tragedy that left 11 people dead, Republican State Representative Keith Perry from District 22 pushed lawmakers for improved signage along the interstate. Perry says the accidents that occured during [...]
Names of last three victims from I-75 crash released
By Front Page Edition on February 3rd, 2012 | Last updated: September 10, 2012 at 10:27 am
By WUFT-FM Staff The Florida Highway Patrol has released the names of the last three victims from this past Sunday’s deadly Interstate 75 pile-up. Investigators says it was a family of three from Pensacola. According to a family member with knowledge [...]
