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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 | …

WUFT’s Morning Edition Host Glenn Richards sits down with, Bears and Lions, one of the acts participating at this year’s Fanfares and Fireworks. This is an extendeded version of the conversation that aired during WUFT’s Morning Edition on Wednesday, July 3rd…including an exclusive in-studio performance. Wednesday, July 3, 2019 | …

Holy Week in Florida will look different this year as congregations grapple with how to join statewide efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus.

The daily breakdown of coronavirus cases, death and hospitalizations in Florida.

The county's decision reverses the governor's reversal.

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State elections officials will have until June 1 to decide how they want to comply with a federal judge’s ruling that rejected a decades-old Florida law requiring candidates who are in the same party as the governor to appear first on the ballot.

In his memorandum to senators, Galvano says fiscal responsibility in prior years, a budget reserve of over $2 billion, and anticipated federal aid should protect the state from the need for cuts.

Though going to church is listed as an essential activity under Gov. DeSantis' executive order, many congregations have moved their services online.

Alachua County commissioners were already meeting to adopt some of the county’s preexisting coronavirus measures into general law.

The state Department of Agriculture will continue to work to help farmers that have been affected by COVID-19.

Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an amendment Thursday to the executive order directing Floridians statewide to stay at home, which now states the executive order “shall supersede any conflicting official action or order issued by local officials in response to COVID-19.”

It’s poised to slow down an already overwhelmed system with repercussions expected to ripple for years.

The governor said this is directed at individuals and not businesses.

Background checks for new gun purchases in Florida during March – when the coronavirus pandemic worsened dramatically – surged to set records, according to the latest figures the FBI released Wednesday. The March number of more than 192,000 checks reflecting gun purchases in Florida is higher than any month in …

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he will issue an executive order calling for Floridians statewide to stay at home, effective April 2 at midnight.

Gainesville Regional Utilities and Cox Communications are suspending service disconnection for nonpayment and waiving late fees in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

In the Gainesville area, many small businesses are trying to push through barriers by coming up with new ways to continue to provide services to their customers and keep themselves afloat.

A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday denied a request from Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office to reconsider a ruling that temporarily blocked Florida’s law requiring ex-felons to pay all outstanding fines and fees before registering to vote. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit in Atlanta denied the governor’s …

In the Gainesville area, many small businesses are trying to push through barriers by coming up with new ways to continue to provide services to their customers and keep themselves afloat.

Rev. Rodney Howard-Browne held two services at his megachurch in breach of emergency coronavirus orders.

There’s been growing curiosity in Florida on an evolving question of the coronavirus response: How will law enforcement enforce stay-at-home orders? Fort Lauderdale announced Friday that residents may face legal action or fines for violating the city’s stay-at-home order.  Broward and Miami-Dade County issued similar orders, in suit. North Central …

The school system doesn't know how long the need will continue.

We look at the 100-year history of the push for women's rights in the city.

The school is citing a 2017 law. The author of the law doesn't agree.