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In the News: Cold weather affects spring breakers, Levy County nuclear plant moves forward, Gov. Rick Scott demands investigation, Supreme Court hears same-sex marriage arguments

By Jewel Midelis on March 27th, 2013 | Last updated: March 27, 2013 at 11:40 am

Cold weather leaves beaches empty during spring break, Levy County nuclear power plant plans continue forward, Gov. Rick Scott requests an investigation on the “Jesus”-stomping incident at Florida Atlantic University and the Supreme Court continues to hear arguments regarding the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act.

In the News | Tagged Alachua County, cold, Consitution, Crescent Beach, Defense of Marriage Act, Florida Atlantic University, Gov. Rick Scott, Incident, Levy County, nuclear power plant, politics, Professor, religion, same-sex marriage, spring break, Supreme Court, weather | Leave a comment

Feb. 6, 2013: Afternoon News In 90

By Grier Ferguson on February 6th, 2013 | Last updated: February 6, 2013 at 2:34 pm

A video round-up of local, state and national stories for readers in North Central Florida.

News in 90 | Tagged Career Showcase, Crystal River, FedEx, Gainesville, health benefits, Marion, nuclear power plant, Ocala, Progress Energy, same-sex rights, service members, Sister Hazel, The Conversation, The Pentagon, UF College of Journalism and Communications, University of Florida | Leave a comment

Progress Energy receives approval for construction cost charges

By Chip Skambis on November 28th, 2012 | Last updated: May 16, 2013 at 7:49 pm

Though recently approved to up-charge customers to finance nuclear plant repairs and construction, a spokesman for Progress Energy assures customers that their bills will not cost more, but actually less.

Florida | Tagged Crystal River, fuel prices, Levy County, natural gas, nuclear power plant, power bills, Progress Energy, Rob Sumner | 1 Comment

Hearing discusses nuclear plant licenses

By Cameron Taylor on October 30th, 2012 | Last updated: December 20, 2012 at 3:48 pm

A nuclear power plant license will be the discussion of a hearing Wednesday after two advocacy groups have contested the licenses. An expert review board will review the arguments and previous reviews of the application for nuclear reactor licenses.

Environment, Local | Tagged Atomic Safety Licensing Board, Bronson, Burnell, Levy County, Mary Olson, Nuclear Information and Resource Service, nuclear power plant, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Progress Energy | Leave a comment

In the News: unemployment falls, UF hacked, state voter purge goes on, Apple remembers Steve Jobs, state Supreme Court lets statute stand

By Kelly Price on October 5th, 2012 | Last updated: October 10, 2012 at 9:42 am

Two UF systems breached in international hacking Monday – Hundreds of thousands of email addresses, passwords, IDs and names of students and faculty members were taken from more than 100 universities worldwide as part of a hacking sweep by an anonymous [...]

In the News | Tagged apple, barack obama, computer hacking, Economy, election 2012, Florida News, Florida politics, Florida Supreme Court, Florida voter purge, Gainesville news, Mitt Romney, nuclear power, nuclear power plant, Steve Jobs, UF news, unemployment, University of Florida, university of florida news, voter purge | Leave a comment

Nuclear plant repairs to cost $1.5 billion

By Corey Brooks on October 2nd, 2012 | Last updated: December 20, 2012 at 4:47 pm

The out-of-order Crystal River nuclear power plant could cost over a billion dollars to fix, and the repairs will be risky.

Environment, Florida, Health and Science, Local | Tagged Crystal River nuclear power plant, Florida News, nuclear, nuclear power plant | Leave a comment

Lawmaker, utility talk about nuclear plant

By Front Page Edition on February 15th, 2012 | Last updated: March 28, 2013 at 4:43 pm

Some critics claim Progress Energy’s proposed nuclear power plant in Levy County may not be built. WUFT-FM’s Donna Green-Townsend spoke with State Senator Mike Fasano about the potential future of the plant. Despite the senator’s complaints, Progress Energy says it [...]