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On Friday, Northeast 3rd Avenue in Gainesville was co-named Magnolia B. Jackson Street in her honor.
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Incumbent Citrus County District 2 school board member Ginger Bryant is the board’s longest-serving member in its history. She is retiring after 24 years. -
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40% of all insects are declining globally in “the insect apocalypse.” The lovebug, whose loss across Florida remains unexplained, joins them. -
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A judge ruled Wednesday that the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority Board cannot be dissolved until the outcome of its lawsuit against the city, even if voters approve the referendum on the November ballot. -
Florida’s official, private disaster fund will spend $1 million to help the state’s fishing industry rebuild after back-to-back hurricanes, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday during an announcement in the Gulf fishing village of Steinhatchee.
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People with unneeded prescription medication can dispose of it on Saturday at collection sites across Florida under a program organized by the Drug Enforcement Administration. Three drop-off locations in Alachua County will be open to the public. -
Ledrick Lataurus Ferguson, whose three-year-old son died in August 2022 while playing with his father’s unsecured firearm, was sentenced to 15 years in prison Tuesday morning.
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It’s the internet’s latest bizarre beverage sensation – a mix of blue Gatorade and inexpensive red wine that’s known, of course, as “Gatorwine.”
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A University of Florida senior accused of spitting on a campus police officer while his classmates were being arrested during pro-Palestinian protests accepted a plea deal Wednesday that avoids any time behind bars. -
After the first day of early, in-person voting, Republicans in many counties across Florida surpassed the sizable statewide lead in turnout that Democrats had been steadily building over the past month through mail ballots. -
A twice previously convicted sex offender will spend the next 50 years in prison alongside an 11-year-olds girl's mother for sex crimes and physical abuse. -
After a 10-minute recess for board members to consider the motion, the board voted 3-2 in favor of terminating Andrew.
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From PBS News Hour
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Harris paints Trump as threat to democracy as Election Day draws closer
Boeing union rejects offer to end strike, complicating CEO's plan to turn company around
Comparing where Harris and Trump stand on key foreign policy issues
New book 'The Price of Power' explores the complex legacy of Mitch McConnell
Trump's rambling speeches raise questions about mental decline
States work to track down and cap dangerous methane leaks from abandoned oil and gas wells
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Eileen Ahlquist is known as the “Berry Queen” because of her passion and enthusiasm for removing invasive plants that are threatening the ecosystems of north central Florida parks.
