A new play area is helping to bring Gainesville children one step closer to the wild.  Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Brittany Bassler says it’s a truly hands-on experience. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/03/BRITTANYVOICEREDIT.mp3]

With the runoff election for Gainesville’s At-Large 1 City Commission seat just more than one week away, Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Brittany Bassler says Gainesville residents can already cast their vote. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/EarlyVotingWRAP.mp3]

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement is working alongside the Clay County Sheriff’s office investigating a fatal meth lab bust. FDLE Spokesman Keith Kameg says there are still many loose ends. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/Kameg2.mp3] Detective David White was shot by one of the suspects during last night’s bust.  5 suspects are in …

A scholarship honoring two University of Florida graduate students is moving towards permanence. Counselor education students David and Brian Marshall died in a car accident in 2006. Their mother Esther Marshall says her sons always wanted to help people. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/Marshall1.mp3] College of Education officials say they haven’t yet raised enough …

Expenses from Sunday’s crash on I-75 are increasing for those involved. WUFT-FM’s Brittany Bassler says one organization is giving aid to those affected. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/CrashVictimFundWrap.mp3]