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Track Line Rail LLC, a Texas-based company that grinds old railroad ties into a mulch used as fuel for cement kilns, moved into Newberry in January. It began operating immediately, Newberry staff said, and without city, county or state permits. Neighbors worry about its environmental and health impacts.
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Amid support from hunters and warnings of a “slaughter” from animal-rights advocates, state wildlife officials Wednesday moved forward with Florida’s first black bear hunt in a decade. -
John Raoux/AP/APThe Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission voted 4-1 at a meeting in favor of a bear hunt in December and annually into the future, allowing the use of up to six dogs to corner the bears.
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About a dozen postal workers gathered Thursday in front of the Gainesville post office to protest the possible privatization of the United States Postal Service (USPS), an institution with nearly 250 years of history. -
St. Francis House, Inc. is seeing a new wave of stability and success after Alachua County purchased its Sunrise Residence Inn property last August for $1.95 million — a move that has bolstered the non-profit’s mission to support the city’s homeless population.
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Gainesville City Commissioners unanimously passed an ordinance on Thursday that moves the city forward to install red-light traffic cameras at two busy intersections. -
Two people accused of lying in a case against convicted murderer Pedro Bravo were sentenced this week. Bravo was found dead in prison in March.
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Four local homeless people explain their hobbies, human interests and how both help to sustain them. -
Sixteen-year-old Nathan Wynn is not your average theater kid. He has had his hands in all aspects of the theater — from performing on stage to learning how to operate a soundboard to now directing his second musical, there’s no part of the stage he hasn’t mastered.
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When the white smoke poured out of St. Peter’s Basilica last week, 73-year-old Port Charlotte resident Louis Prevost learned that his brother — Cardinal Robert Prevost — had been elected pope. -
Across Florida, there are nearly 900 derelict vessels dating back to 2020, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. -
“I’m not a perfect man,” said the newly elected vice chair of the Republican Party of Florida, Jovanté Teague, “but I’m somebody who’s willing to do the job.” -
The bills would have allowed candidates in Florida to use campaign donations for child care when candidates were canvassing, meeting with donors and future constituents, or attending political debates.
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Just a month after their wedding, Colin Day was diagnosed with Stage 4 gastric cancer. He died seven months later. In her grief, Helen Moore decided that she would dedicate her life’s work to finding a cure for cancer. -
The group intends to offer veterans free gym memberships on an application basis through donations from the public. Jones said he hopes to launch the process in October pending more fundraising, awareness and approval for nonprofit status. -
Grow Hub, a non-profit plant nursery in Gainesville, Florida, is working to break barriers by providing equal employment opportunities to people with disabilities.
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