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Alachua County high risk for sinkholes like in Seffner

By on March 1st, 2013 | Last updated: March 8, 2013 at 3:13 pm

After a sinkhole opened on Thursday, and swallowed a Seffner man in the process, one UF professor discusses how sinkholes are created and how common they are in the north Florida area.

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Jonesville sinkhole is stabilizing

By on July 27th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 1:06 pm

By Robert Lopez & Stephanie Denardo – WUFT-FM With the recent drought followed by torrential rains from Tropical Storm Debby, the appearance of sinkholes has increased across North Central Florida. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Stephanie Denardo reports on how this recent [...]

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Sinkhole on State Road 26 has been repaired

By on June 27th, 2012 | Last updated: September 27, 2012 at 2:28 pm

WUFT-FM Staff The Florida Highway Patrol is reporting that a sinkhole that opened up on S.R. 26, between Serena Lake Drive and S.R. 100 has now been repaired by the Florida Department of Transportation.

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House meets sinkhole in Jonesville

By on May 14th, 2012 | Last updated: October 1, 2012 at 10:32 am

By Blake Alderman – WUFT-FM A gigantic 80 by 40 foot sinkhole opened up in Jonesville, Florida late Friday night. This sinkhole caused a couple to move out of the home they build 37 years ago. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Blake Alderman spoke [...]

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Sinkhole restoration promises safer drinking water

By on April 18th, 2012 | Last updated: October 3, 2012 at 11:56 am

by Jessica Alpern – WUFT-FM The Peck Sink restoration project to keep stormwater from reaching Hernando County’s drinking water is in its final stages.  As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Jessica Alpern reports, the sinkhole is rumored to have been a popular [...]

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