2024 Election Coverage
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Stories from WUFT News
The election for sheriff in Alachua County ended Tuesday night, but instead of a declared winner, candidates Chad Scott and Emery Gainey were left with uncertainty.
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These tensions among agriculture, water quality and fishing play out from the Suwannee River Valley in Florida to to northern states, like Ohio, around Lake Erie. Amid ongoing discussions of the waterways’ inherent ecological value, new research zeros in on water quality and economic impacts of future land use changes. -
APOn Tuesday, Hernando County announced the state would begin an aerial spraying initiative to combat high mosquito levels following Hurricane Milton.
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North Floridians gather, amid wins and losses, on election night 2024. -
The race for sheriff of Alachua County ended Tuesday in a mandatory recount. The final count left Democratic candidate Chad Scott slightly in the lead with 47% of the vote, and Republican incumbent Emery Gainey with 46.7%. No Party Affiliation candidate Pamela Marshall-Koons received 6% of the votes.
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The small plane that crashed near the Cross City airport last month, killing two people on board, suffered electrical failures prior to the accident, according to a new National Transportation Safety Board report. -
Dozens of Marion County law enforcement made in-person checks with registered sex offenders and predators Thursday to make sure they stayed away from any Halloween celebrations.
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Black voters are turning out to early voting at low rates in Florida. -
Critics of a recreational marijuana amendment on this year’s ballot in Florida are warning it will lead to more car crashes and traffic deaths on the state’s roads. -
With just five days before Election Day, women voters in Florida are turning out in larger numbers than men so far, in a year when abortion rights and a female presidential nominee are on the ballot. -
(Sam Thomas/Fresh Take Florida)In at least eight House races and two Senate races statewide those Democratic candidates don't live in the legislative districts where they are running, according to recent voter registrations, candidate filings and other government records.
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From PBS News Hour
News Wrap: Harris announces $1.5 billion aid package for Ukrainian infrastructure
Harris and Trump swing through North Carolina with less than a week of campaigning left
Pelosi on election expectations: 'We will win the House, Hakeem will be speaker'
Harris and Trump wrap up campaigns as Americans cast ballots and votes are counted
Election night panel on what we'll learn about the country from the results
The early results from battlegrounds and key races we'll be watching
News Wrap: Netanyahu fires Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant
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The Santa Fe Teaching Zoo hosted its 28th annual “Boo at the Zoo” on Thursday, a Halloween event where students turn the 10-acre zoo into a whimsical realm for families to trick-or-treat. -
Cora Roberson — a pioneering educator, civil rights advocate, and hidden figure known for her lifelong impact on equality, education, and the Gainesville community — was honored for her legacy at the Matheson History Museum on Wednesday. -
On Friday, Northeast 3rd Avenue in Gainesville was co-named Magnolia B. Jackson Street in her honor.
