The new nature center at Hogtown Creek Headwaters Nature Park opens to the public Friday.
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An Indiana man who is not a law enforcement officer was arrested during a traffic …
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In the Greater Duval neighborhood of Gainesville, a new home was built and dedicated to an honorable member of Habitat for Humanity's Homeownership Program.
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The baby formula shortage might be hitting Florida as hard or worse as any other part of the country.
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A teenage gunman walked into an elementary school Tuesday in Uvalde, Texas, and opened fire, killing 19 children and two adults, making it the second deadliest school shooting in American history.
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Homeowners and the insurance market are a step closer to seeing a change in property insurance rates in Florida.
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Bill Feinberg
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Bill Feinberg
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Together, Carol Pearce and her husband, Julian, look after hundreds of animals at their home in Mayo, Florida.
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Corey Harris began this month in the newly created position of senior housing strategist for the City of Gainesville. He's tasked, in part, with helping solve a serious affordable housing shortage.
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Mrs. Elnora Payne raised four generations of children – and the rest of the neighborhood, too.
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Buttons, bumper stickers, shirts and signs — all adorned with calls to “save it, don’t pave it” and “stop the turnpike” — were the accessories of choice for several Inverness residents on Tuesday evening.
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Out of the 36 Florida cities with a population of 75,000 and above, Gainesville ranked ninth in a Florida Department of Transportation study that measured which ones had the most pedestrian-related serious injuries and fatalities between 2016 and 2020.
Read More »Adding a seaport in Palatka has been in talks for several years, but after the Florida Legislature this year approved Putnam County to be added to the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic Development Council, it’s waiting for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signature.
Read More »The Gainesville Amateur Radio Society held its HAM Tailgate event on Saturday to bring awareness to the public about the benefits of amateur radio, also known as HAM radio.
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WUFT · The Rewind: Internal investigation into alleged abuse at Alachua County Jail Every week, journalists at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications report important stories for people in the North Central Florida area and beyond. This is The Rewind from WUFT News, a look into some …
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WUFT · The Rewind: Week of April 11, 2022 Every week, journalists at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications report important stories for people in the North Central Florida area and beyond. This is The Rewind from WUFT News, a look into some of the strongest …
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This reliance on different types of external stimuli—that is, sensory, visual or radio—is known as data fusion.
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WUFT · The Rewind: Week of April 4, 2022 Every week, journalists at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications report important stories for people in the North Central Florida area and beyond. This is The Rewind from WUFT News, a look into some of the strongest reporting …
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The clinic partners with undergraduate students to serve uninsured people in Gainesville, including migrant workers and those without housing.
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WUFT · The Rewind: Week of March 28, 2021 Every week, journalists at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications report important stories for people in the North Central Florida area and beyond. This is The Rewind from WUFT News, a look into some of the strongest reporting …
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The blueprint is the result of a 15-month collaboration between the City of Gainesville and community members.
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WUFT · The Rewind: Week of March 21, 2022 Every week, journalists at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications report important stories for people in the North Central Florida area and beyond. This is The Rewind from WUFT News, a look into some of the strongest reporting …
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The story of this high school band reflects a much larger history of who the school system serves, and how the consequences of old decisions still ripple through the community decades later.
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Potential construction on the Florida Turnpike could affect Royal, one of the oldest Black communities in the state.
Read More »The University of Florida launched the Artificial Intelligence Academic Initiative Center in March. The initiative, known as AI Squared, is a new academic center to promote the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and data science research. David Reed, UF’s associate provost for strategic initiatives, is leading the initiative. He believes …
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The Original Gainesville Food Truck Rally, which will be held on Saturday starting at 4 p.m., will benefit Welcoming Gainesville and Alachua County, an organization that aims to eliminate prejudice, celebrate diversity and help newcomers to the community. The event, sponsored by the University of Florida College of Pharmacy, will have a free concert at High Dive, about 10 food trucks and a cultural student talent show.
Read More »There is an ongoing dispute between the North Central Florida Police Benevolent Association and Alachua County Sheriff Clovis Watson over labor laws.
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WUFT · The Rewind: Week of Feb 28, 2022 Every week, journalists at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications report important stories for people in the North Central Florida area and beyond. This is The Rewind from WUFT News, a look into some of the strongest reporting …
Read More »The Alachua County African and African American Historical Society on Thursday held a tribute to Cornelius Norton at Norton Elementary School.
Read More »Alachua County and City of Gainesville commissioners met at a joint meeting to approve funding for an urgent care center extension to UF Shands. The agreement was unanimous, but the decision did not come without its fair share of questions.
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WUFT · The Rewind: Week of Feb. 21, 2022 Every week, journalists at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications report important stories for people in the North Central Florida area and beyond. This is The Rewind from WUFT News, a look into some of the strongest reporting …
Read More »If approved, the district plans to pay the added bonuses to the employees' March 15 paycheck.
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Virtual IDs will roll out across Florida by the end of the year, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
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Unlike traditional research, the researchers for this three-year project will be the neighborhood residents themselves.
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Citrus County residents spoke out against proposed toll roads at the commission’s monthly board meeting on Tuesday. The Florida Department of Transportation proposed building several toll roads in Citrus County that would run through the south corridor road and connect cities such as Inverness to Wildwood. Citizens raised concern that …
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WALDO – Residents from across Alachua County joined city officials Saturday to honor five lynching victims from the Waldo, Hawthorne, Campville and Rochelle areas. The event drew about 100 people of all ages and backgrounds. The Rev. Marie Herring with Dayspring Missionary Baptist Church had a reminder for the residents …
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WUFT · The Rewind: Week of Feb. 14, 2022 Every week, journalists at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications report important stories for people in the North Central Florida area and beyond. This is The Rewind from WUFT News, a look into some of the strongest reporting from our …
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A proposed redesign of West University Avenue would turn a stretch of a main four-lane thoroughfare into a two-lane road with 15-foot wide sidewalks, an accessible and safe trail for foot traffic in Gainesville.
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WUFT · The Rewind: Week of Feb. 7, 2022 Every week, journalists at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications report important stories for people in the North Central Florida area and beyond. This is The Rewind from WUFT News, a look into some of the strongest reporting …
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A cold front froze many crops, as temperatures dipped to 25 degrees in some areas.
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WUFT · The Rewind: Week of Jan 31, 2022 Every week, journalists at the University of Florida’s College of Journalism and Communications report important stories for people in the North Central Florida area and beyond. This is The Rewind from WUFT News, a look into some of the strongest …
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Gainesville city commissioners voted Thursday to apply for a federal grant that could contribute to providing free rides for everyone on Regional Transit System buses.
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The Gainesville City Commission on Thursday voted 5-1 in favor of suspending the paid parking system until June 1. Rather than $1 per hour, curbside parking is available for free once again for up to two hours.
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