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In the News: new Gainesville jobs, ricin suspect investigated, state questions Zimmerman, MIT officer mourned
By Rachel Crosby on April 24th, 2013 | Last updated: April 24, 2013 at 5:01 pm
Mobile app developer Mobiquity to expand to Gainesville, create 260 jobs – The Boston-area mobile app developer announced Wednesday that it chose Gainesville for its expansion plans. The jobs will pay an average salary of $49,000, and candidates will include college [...]
Afternoon News in 90: April 15, 2013
By Shaneece Dixon on April 15th, 2013 | Last updated: April 17, 2013 at 1:38 pm
Gainesville police are investigating an armed burglary and sexual battery at a home in the 400 block of Southwest 10th Street that occurred around 4 a.m. Monday. After sexually assaulting the female resident, the burglar took two MacBook Pros, an [...]
In the News: Venezuela’s new president, Climate change risks, ‘Trayvon Martin’ targets, FCAT begins, High Springs surveillance
By Dana Edwards on April 15th, 2013 | Last updated: April 15, 2013 at 11:08 am
Nicolas Maduro narrowly wins presidential election in Venezuela – Nicolas Maduro won a slim victory for the Venezuelan presidency. During his campaign, Maduro pledged to continue the socialist transformation former President Hugo Chavez began. Maduro served under Chavez for 20 years. [...]
In the News: Maya Angelou to speak at UF, pope’s address, Trayvon Martin’s memorial, drinking water risks
By Jewel Midelis on February 27th, 2013 | Last updated: February 27, 2013 at 12:26 pm
Maya Angelou will speak Wednesday – Maya Angelou will talk to students and local residents Wednesday night at the Phillips Center for Performing Arts. The free event is sponsored by Accent Speaker’s Bureau, Black History Month and Women’s History Month. [...]
Feb. 26, 2013: Afternoon News In 90
By Alyssa Hayden on February 26th, 2013 | Last updated: March 15, 2013 at 10:40 am
A video round-up of local, state and national stories for readers in North Central Florida: GED testing, Trayvon Martin, spending cuts, Gaza rocket, Pope Benedict XVI.
Trayvon Martin and Florida, one year later: Protests, ‘stand your ground’ law, neighborhood watches
By Ashira Morris on February 26th, 2013 | Last updated: March 12, 2013 at 4:22 pm
A year ago Tuesday, Trayvon Martin was shot by George Zimmerman, a self-proclaimed neighborhood watchman, in Sanford. Martin died, and a national conversation shifted to self-defense policy, neighborhood watches and racial tensions.
Citizen Safety Task Force supports ‘stand your ground’ law
By Elle Newbold on February 23rd, 2013 | Last updated: March 4, 2013 at 11:08 pm
The “stand your ground” law will not be overturned, but Gov. Rick Scott’s Citizen Safety Task Force made recommendations for change in a report released Friday.
State Rep. Baxley, author of the ‘stand your ground’ law responds to today’s task force announcement
By Chip Skambis on February 22nd, 2013 | Last updated: March 15, 2013 at 10:43 am
Florida Rep. Dennis Baxley (R-District 23) spoke with WUFT’s Chip Skambis about his response to the task force statement supporting the “stand your ground” law that he originally sponsored. The task force to review the law was appointed by the [...]
In the News: Sugar Daddies Pay Tuition, Aurora Theater Reopens, ‘Stand Your Ground’ Law, Early Voting, Jury Convicts Maranda Martin
By Billy Kennedy on January 18th, 2013 | Last updated: January 18, 2013 at 11:26 am
UF sugar babies get tuition paid – UF ranked No. 41 for new sign-ups for a sugar daddy dating website in 2012. SeekingArrangement.com connects wealthy men to college students seeking someone to pay for their tuition. The site’s public relations [...]
In the News: job growth, woman survives mountain, Egyptian protest, Middleton nurse dies, Zimmerman demands
By Kelsey Meany on December 7th, 2012 | Last updated: December 7, 2012 at 2:38 pm
Job Growth Is Steady Despite Storm and Fiscal Impasse – A report released Friday by the Labor Department showed the unemployment rate fell to 7.7 percent, which is the lowest level in four years. The economy created 146,000 jobs in [...]
