WUFT News News and Public Media for North Central Florida from the University of Florida in Gainesville

The University of Florida administration created an emergency relief fund to aid students, staff and faculty following the tremendous impact of Hurricane Irma.

As new planned neighborhoods are underway in Gainesville, some residents in the area are worried about traffic issues.

The University of Florida administration created an emergency relief fund to aid students, staff and faculty following the tremendous impact of Hurricane Irma.

As new planned neighborhoods are underway in Gainesville, some residents in the area are worried about traffic issues.

Calling the deaths of eight seniors last week an “isolated incident,” a nursing-home industry group will hold a meeting Friday to discuss a move by Gov. Rick Scott to require nursing homes to be equipped with generators to power air-conditioning systems when electricity goes out.

A farm experienced major flooding, causing almost a foot of water to submerge a lake dock and spill into horse stalls nearby.

University of Florida and College of the Arts will discuss renovations for the Music Building after the university has been granted $5.9 million in government funding.

With no time left on the clock, Florida made a tie-breaking touchdown against Tennessee at home in Ben Hill Griffin Stadium on Saturday. The No. 24 Gators upset the 23rd-ranked Volunteers 26-20.

Residents of rural Bradford County recover after Hurricane Irma took their power and flooded some of their homes. Many residents are still without power and do not know when it will come back. Yet, getting outdoors seemed to be the common answer to their problems, as almost a dozen people fished in the flooded Sampson Creek, a father and son duo from Lake Butler put their boat in the elevated waters of the New River and a Sampson City resident drove an all-terrain vehicle through his neighborhood.

The rain from Hurricane Irma caused Lake Samson to overflow and has lead to floods ranging from two to four feet. Now local community is working to get back to normal life.

Florida Wildlife Care helps animals recover from the impending damage that Hurricane Irma had on the wildlife of Florida.

Parts of North Central Florida started the process of recovering from Hurricane Irma by picking up storm debris around several zones in the region. The pickup process after Hurricane Hermine in 2016 took about two weeks, but there is no estimate for how long this one will take.

U.S. attorneys in Florida are beefing up efforts in the wake of hurricanes Harvey and Irma.

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