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Young adults are struggling to fulfill the American dream of buying a home thanks to high mortgage rates and overall housing costs. That increase in home prices also puts pressure on rent prices, said Anne Ray, interim director of the Shimberg Center for Housing Studies at the University of Florida.

Meteorological winter began on Dec. 1 while astronomical winter began on Dec. 21. Astronomical seasons are based on the Earth's position in connection with the sun.

Crying can be the body’s natural process of healing, according to Kanika Inglett, a former microbiology professor at the University of Florida, who says tears help release pent-up stress and tension. And it’s not simply water and salt that’s being released in a tear, it is the actual stress hormone.

A lot of people love their electric scooters. In Gainesville, three companies rent out a fleet of up to 600 of the devices. That’s according to Ride Report data. Escooters are a healthy, economical and sustainable transportation alternative, according to the city’s website. Safety should be a prime concern.

WUFT reporter Juan Carlos Chaoui took a trip down to Inglis, Florida, where he met one rising rodeo star whose backstory sets him apart from the rest.

He tells WUFT he has over 51 years of experience in the cemetery business with many cemetery properties, but this one he finds this project extra special.

WUFT’s Victoria Perez spoke with their director, Tyler Lattimore, and started off her conversation by asking how the clinic got started at UF.

Prescribed burns are more important than most people appreciate, according to UF professor of Fire Ecology Raelene Crandall.

WUFT’s Ciara Carle spoke with the lead author of the study Aime Goodin. She’s an assistant professor of pharmaceuticals at the University of Florida.

When WUFT’s Shaniyah Williams spent a day with him, she found he was using a myriad of techniques all in the hopes of landing a really big fish.