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Calling it one of the largest youth-led “strikes” ever, The New York Times reported that over 100,000 people attended rallies in Berlin, Melbourne and London.
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Fanfares 2019: An Interview With Chelsea Carnes of Wax Wings and Billy Buchanan
WUFT’s Morning Edition Host Glenn Richards talks with, Chelsea Carnes of Wax Wings and Billy Buchanan, two of the acts participating in this year’s Fanfare and Fireworks. This is an extended version of the conversation that aired on WUFT’s Morning Edition on Wednesday, July 3rd. Wednesday, July 3, 2019 | …
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Bradford County Approves Titanium Mining On 800-Plus Acres Of Land
The Chemours Company proposed a special permit in September to mine on 886 acres of land.
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What’s The Next Step In The Lawsuit Over The Rodman Dam?
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Environmentalists Speak Out Against Nestlé Permit
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Despite Pushback, Alachua County Ramps Up Airboating Curfew Enforcement
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At This Florida Peanut Farm, Yields Are Down From Last Year But Still Abundant
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How To Help Hurricane Dorian Recovery In Bahamas
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Hurricane Dorian Leaves Terrible Damage And Stranded Residents As Rescuers Scramble To Help
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“It’s A Big Overreach Of Government”: Reactions To Newberry’s Decision To Opt Out Of County Tobacco Ordinance
On Monday, the Newberry City Commission voted unanimously to opt out of the Alachua County ordinance prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to those younger than 21.
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Details Emerge In Officer’s Accidental Shooting In School Cafeteria
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Police Captain Angela Scroble Graduates From The 22nd Senior Leadership Program
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Alachua County Vape Retailers Said County Ordinance Could Boost Black Market Sales And Vaping Illness
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Public-Use Scooters Might Come To Gainesville
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Shorthanded Gainesville Police Department’s Officers Finally Have A New Contract. Here’s What It’s Been Like For Them To Patrol The City On A Saturday Night
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What’s The Next Step In The Lawsuit Over The Rodman Dam?
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Wild Spaces and Public Places Gets Approval For $2 Million For Small Projects
This story was originally produced for WUFT-FM: The city commission approved $2 million for Wild …
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Bradford County Approves Titanium Mining On 800-Plus Acres Of Land
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Hawthorne Climbs Back With $27 Million Makeover
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Alachua County Commissioners Hear Proposal For Celebration Pointe Sports Center
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Wawa Reveals Dates For Five Gainesville Site Openings Including State’s First Non-Gas Location
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Child Advocacy Center Receives $400K Matching Donation For Capital Campaign
A donor recently pledged to match up to $400,000 in donations to the center’s $1.6 million capital campaign.
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Virtual Reality “DREAMS” Helps Patients Cope In ICU
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Newberry Opts Out Of Alachua County’s Tobacco Ordinance
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Emergency Care Proves Difficult For Williston Residents Following Hospital Closure
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President Trump’s Medicare Executive Order Produces Mixed Reactions In The Villages
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‘Grain by Grain’: Bob Quinn Visits Gainesville to Share the Power of Organic Farming
Bob Quinn so believes in the power of organic farming that he once sent some …
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UF Students Protest Donald Trump Jr.’s Visit to Campus
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President Trump’s Medicare Executive Order Produces Mixed Reactions In The Villages
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Florida Gov. DeSantis Will Join President Trump For Visit To The Villages
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Traveling Memorial Wall In Ocala Honors Those Lost On 9/11
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Judge Gives Partial Victory To Felons In Voting Fight
A federal judge said Friday that Florida cannot deny the right to vote to felons who have served their sentences but are “genuinely unable” to pay legal financial obligations.
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Newberry Opts Out Of Alachua County’s Tobacco Ordinance
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City Launches App Update That Is Gainesville’s ‘One-Stop Shop’ For Services
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Donald Trump Jr. And Kimberly Guilfoyle Speak At The University Of Florida
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UF Students Protest Donald Trump Jr.’s Visit to Campus
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‘There Is No Planet B:’ Youth Of Gainesville ‘Strike’ For Climate Change
Calling it one of the largest youth-led “strikes” ever, The New York Times reported that over 100,000 people attended rallies in Berlin, Melbourne and London.
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How To Help Hurricane Dorian Recovery In Bahamas
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Hurricane Dorian Leaves Terrible Damage And Stranded Residents As Rescuers Scramble To Help
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UF Students, Gainesville Community Remember New Zealand Mosque Shooting Victims
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Alachua County’s Days For Girls Chapter Offers Sewing Classes While Helping A Worldwide Need
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Florida House Looks For Ways To Boost Teacher Pay
Rep. Chris Latvala, a Clearwater Republican who chairs the House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, said his panel has been asked by House leaders to find about $500 million in potential cuts as part of a broader budget exercise. But that exercise also could help determine if a teacher-pay package would be viable.
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What’s Behind Alachua County High School Students’ Math Assessment Decline?
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Florida Standards Listening Tour Stops By Alachua County
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Eastside High School Offers Colombian Students A Taste of American Education
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Florida Law Requires The Removal Of A Struggling School’s Principal. That’s What Happened At This Gainesville School
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Alachua County Reacts To Declining Bird Numbers In U.S. And Canada
The U.S. and Canada have seen bird numbers drop by 3 billion in 48 years, according to a Cornell lab study.
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How Coon Hollo In Micanopy Came To Embrace Florida’s Agritourism Trend
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Waldo Wildlife: Too Much To Bear?
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Animal Foster Families Have Different Experiences When Hurricanes Approach
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Florida Pet Rescues Prepare For More Lost Pets During Hurricane Season
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How To Make Jacksonville More ‘Resilient’: 2 Committees’ Suggestions
By Brendan Rivers In early 2019, Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry announced he was putting together an ad hoc committee on sea level rise. Clad in a rain jacket, he was speaking on the sand at a press conference about the completion of a beach renourishment project as he stood alongside with the mayors of Duval County’s beach towns. Praise followed quickly from environmentalists. “We’re pleased to see that the mayor is listening,” St. Johns Riverkeeper Lisa Rinaman said shortly afterward.
Read More »‘Resilience Hubs’ Could Help Northeast Floridians — Including Animals — Weather Floods
By Brendan Rivers Recent “vulnerability assessments” by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation reaffirm Northeast Florida is highly threatened by sea level rise and flooding caused by rain. Unlike many densely populated areas along the East Coast, the assessment says, shoreline and inland riverbanks here are largely unprotected, which leaves opportunities for nature-based resilience improvements. McCoy Creek and McCoy Creek Boulevard just southwest of Downtown are frequently inundated during rain. The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation made the McCoy Creek Floodplain
Read More »With Weather Extremes Projected For Jacksonville, Elected Officials Cool To Aggressive Climate Action
By Brendan Rivers & Ayurella Horn-Muller for Climate Central In September of 2017, flooding caused by Hurricane Irma destroyed the house that Tom Davitt was renting on Jacksonville’s Westside and wrecked tens of thousands of dollars’ worth of his uninsured possessions. “I rolled out of bed because I thought it was my alarm, and it was a tornado warning. And I stepped into a foot and a half of water,” the 56-year-old yacht broker said in February. “I’m basically starting all
Read More »The New Vanguard Protecting Historic Sites From Sea Level Rise: Volunteers
By Brendan Rivers Thousands of archaeologically significant sites in Florida could be underwater within a century as seas rise, but there isn’t enough manpower, time or money to thoroughly research and excavate them all. With the prospect of losing so many clues about the past, professional archaeologists are hanging their hopes on a volunteer force of history enthusiasts. One of them is Jaime Bach. A cultural anthropologist who recently moved to Gainesville, Florida from California, she spent much of her
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The Point, Oct. 22, 2019: Tropical Storm Nestor May Have Brought Red Tide Inland
It's likely that the storm carried a red tide bloom inland toward Sanibel, Naples and Marco Island.
Read More »Afternoon News In 90: Oct 21,2019
Eleven dead after protests in Chile. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »“It’s A Big Overreach Of Government”: Reactions To Newberry’s Decision To Opt Out Of County Tobacco Ordinance
On Monday, the Newberry City Commission voted unanimously to opt out of the Alachua County ordinance prohibiting the sale of tobacco products to those younger than 21.
Read More »Judge Gives Partial Victory To Felons In Voting Fight
A federal judge said Friday that Florida cannot deny the right to vote to felons who have served their sentences but are “genuinely unable” to pay legal financial obligations.
Read More »Wind Damage Possible in Florida Panhandle Monday Evening
A fast-moving front will approach the Florida Panhandle Monday night, likely triggering a cluster of potentially severe thunderstorms ahead of it. The...
Read More »South Main Street Reconstruction Earns Praise and Causes Concerns in Gainesville
While no known accident has yet been caused by an awkward U-turn, eight car crashes have been reported within 100 feet of Main and Southwest 16th streets since January, according to traffic crash reports provided by Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
Read More »Oct. 21, 2019: Morning News In 90
Chicago teachers and city officials negotiated through the weekend, but could not reach a deal on the union demands.That and more in 90 seconds. Morning News in 90, October 21, 2019 / WUFT News
Read More »The Point, Oct. 21, 2019: From Child Abuse Victim To An Advocate For Others
Sherry Kitchens showed our reporter both the operational and emotional side of the Child Advocacy Center.
Read More »Child Advocacy Center Receives $400K Matching Donation For Capital Campaign
A donor recently pledged to match up to $400,000 in donations to the center’s $1.6 million capital campaign.
Read More »Details Emerge In Officer’s Accidental Shooting In School Cafeteria
New documents reveal that a key piece of evidence was the school security video.
Read More »Wild Spaces and Public Places Gets Approval For $2 Million For Small Projects
This story was originally produced for WUFT-FM: The city commission approved $2 million for Wild …
Read More »Virtual Reality “DREAMS” Helps Patients Cope In ICU
The Digital Rehabilitation Environment-Altering Medical System uses VR headsets and noise-canceling headphones to transport intensive care unit patients to remote beaches and hillsides, said Suvajdzic, a game designer and associate director at UF’s Digital Worlds Institute. There, they undergo guided meditation.
Read More »Tropical Storm Conditions Expected Along Portions of Florida’s Gulf Coast by This Evening
Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen is expected to become Subtropical Storm Nestor as it moves over the Gulf of Mexico and toward Florida later today....
Read More »Newberry Opts Out Of Alachua County’s Tobacco Ordinance
The county ordinance will go into effect throughout the rest of Alachua County on Oct. 22.
Read More »Bradford County Approves Titanium Mining On 800-Plus Acres Of Land
The Chemours Company proposed a special permit in September to mine on 886 acres of land.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 18, 2019: What Floridians Need To Know About Subtropical Storm Nestor
It's likely to approach parts of the state by tonight.
Read More »City Launches App Update That Is Gainesville’s ‘One-Stop Shop’ For Services
myGNV, formerly known as 311GNV, launched in 2015 and functioned as a resource in which users could input their concerns regarding the city, and the information would be forwarded to the appropriate city department.
Read More »Oct. 17, 2019: Afternoon News In 90
The White House is planning to host the 2020 G7 Summit in Florida. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Florida House Looks For Ways To Boost Teacher Pay
Rep. Chris Latvala, a Clearwater Republican who chairs the House PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee, said his panel has been asked by House leaders to find about $500 million in potential cuts as part of a broader budget exercise. But that exercise also could help determine if a teacher-pay package would be viable.
Read More »Former Cop Opens Hemp Shop In Chiefland
For many deputies, it may take a lot more work to determine what’s legal and what’s not, given that many hemp products look and smell like marijuana, said Scott Tummond, the public information officer for the Levy County Sheriff’s Office.
Read More »Hawthorne Climbs Back With $27 Million Makeover
The state invested about $27 million into sprucing up Hawthorne, including an updated water system, a new fire station, dramatically improved park facilities, a new downtown road and a popular wellness center.
Read More »Chances of Tropical Development Increasing Over the Gulf of Mexico
The National Hurricane Center initiated advisories on Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen at 11 am Thursday, which is expected to make landfall in the...
Read More »Oct. 17, 2019: Morning News in 90
A key figure in the Trump Impeachment Inquiry Elijah Cummings passed away at Johns Hopkins Hospital this morning. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 17, 2019: Sheriff’s Deputy Fired Months After His Gun Went Off In A Florida School Cafeteria
The Pasco County Sheriff announced the deputy's firing because he said he was "fidgeting" with the gun when it went off.
Read More »Sheriff: Officer Whose Gun Fired In School Cafeteria Fired For Mishandling Pistol
A sheriff’s corporal whose gun accidentally fired in a busy middle school cafeteria nearly six months ago caused the accident himself by “fidgeting” with his gun and has been fired after an investigation, authorities announced Wednesday.
Read More »Oct. 16, 2019: Afternoon News In 90
A circuit court judge drops charges on a Baker County student accused of plotting a mass shooting. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »American Airlines’ New Dallas Route Boosts Gainesville Regional Passenger Traffic
GNV's new Dallas/Fort Worth flight flew nearly 24,000 passengers to the Lone Star route in its first six months of operations.
Read More »Police Captain Angela Scroble Graduates From The 22nd Senior Leadership Program
Police Captain Angela Scroble received a certificate of completion for the 22nd Senior Leadership Program after attending seven weeklong sessions over 10 months.
Read More »Archived Interview with Tom Petty Birthday Bash Organizer, Jason Hedges
Six months after Glenn Richards’ conversation with Jason Hedges about his band’s debut album, Jason (also frontman of the Petty tribute band, Heavy Petty) would be organizing a concert to celebrate the life and legacy of Gainesville’s Tom Petty, who passed away unexpectedly on October 2nd. Two years later, that original event – held over what would have been Petty’s 67th birthday – has grown into the Tom Petty Birthday Weekend featuring multiple events across the city including two music festivals.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 16, 2019: There’s A Disturbing Trend In Alachua County High School Math Scores
Some schools fell or remained below a 50% passage rate in algebra and geometry.
Read More »Alachua County Commissioners Hear Proposal For Celebration Pointe Sports Center
After a presentation Tuesday, the Alachua County Board of Commissioners are moving ahead with a project to build a sports center at Celebration Pointe but not without concerns.
Read More »Wawa Reveals Dates For Five Gainesville Site Openings Including State’s First Non-Gas Location
A giant goose costume, a hoagie building competition and hard hats and shovels marked the occasion Tuesday as Wawa held two groundbreakings to celebrate its expansion to Gainesville.
Read More »What’s Behind Alachua County High School Students’ Math Assessment Decline?
The disappointing results are the result of problems inside and outside of classrooms, according to school board members and high school administrators.
Read More »Oct. 15, 2019: Afternoon News in 90
The Democratic Debate is set to take place tonight at 8 P.M. on the Otterbein University campus in Ohio. That and more in 90 Seconds.
Read More »Oct. 15, 2019: Morning News in 90
President Trump announces a halt on Turkey's trade negotiations until they stop violence in Syria. That and more in 90 seconds.
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