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Equipped with garbage bags and bright orange safety vests, Gainesville residents hit the streets Saturday morning to participate in the Great American Cleanup.
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Kat Tran/WUFT NewsThose remaining in the agricultural sector contend with a waning relevance, not because food production has become any less necessary for survival but because the national economy — and the national image — bows to a new king: ecotourism.
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As cities and counties across the state debate the issue, the Florida Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that would prevent local governments from adding fluoride to water supplies. -
After President Trump pledged to deport masses of undocumented immigrants, some worry that immigration-related services like intercountry adoption may get more complicated.
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More than 400 students study in Gainesville from their hometown of Tallahassee, coping with the tragedy from afar, grieving the violence that hit too close to home. -
When a 20-year-old opened fire at Florida State University, terrified students barricaded doors and fled across campus, abandoning chemistry notes and even shoes.
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For many students it might be difficult to make it home for Easter, but the wide range of Gainesville churches provide a sense of home. -
A Japanese American artist presented a documentary on Thursday featuring 360-degree footage of the many places he visited in Venezuela.
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Bill aims to undo 2022 secrecy law, curb political influence in university leadership picks and follows backlash over high-profile appointments like Ben Sasse at UF. -
Felipe Zapata Velásquez, 27, a University of Florida international student, chose to remain in the U.S. and was sent to Krome North Service Processing Center in Miami within days of his arrest before going back to Colombia, his mother said. -
Florida’s public universities and colleges have just two weeks to turn over six years’ worth of records on staffing, research and grant funding as part of the first formal information request under Gov. Ron DeSantis’ newly mandated Department of Government Efficiency – a sweeping effort to identify “inefficiencies” in higher education. -
A University of Florida international student from Colombia who was renewing his student visa was arrested in a traffic stop and is being held by immigration agents in South Florida, his family says.
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For decades, the historic Matheson House withstood the effects of humidity, major hurricanes and termite infestations. Now, the damage has taken a toll on the property. -
Bard & Broadside, a poetry festival held in Gainesville, hosted a creative writing workshop and poetry reading that Lola Haskins led at the Alachua County Library District headquarters on Sunday. The festival is the only one of its kind completely dedicated to poetry in North Central Florida. -
Volunteers planted a remembrance garden in an area just north of Gainesville on Saturday to honor Newnansville, a long-forgotten Black community.
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