Florida prosecutors have charged 13 people in connection with the hazing death of Florida A&M University band major Robert Champion. He died following an alleged beating aboard a band bus in a hazing ritual in November. Prosecutors say 11 people are charged with felony hazing, 13 with hazing and five …

Progress Energy Florida may receive approval to increase rates for next year’s billing cycle. The increases will be a part of the utility’s “cost-recovery” measures, which is a fee placed on top of customer’s bills to pre-emptively fund their proposed nuclear power plants in Levy county. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip …

The City of Ocala is starting a new campaign to unify where people can look for information about downtown events. Graffito Advertising & Marketing Incorporated is in charge of the campaign. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis spoke with that advertising firm’s owner Tito Comas about what Ocala residents can expect to see …

Narcotics taken by expectant mothers may pose serious risks to fetuses. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis reports on how even properly prescribed drugs can harm these children upon birth. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPNeonatalDrugs.mp3]

Over the past 5 years, there has been a 76 percent increase in attendance at public charter schools. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis spoke with National Association of Charter Public Schools Spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham about why this is occuring on the national scale. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/GrishamQA.mp3] On the state scale, Florida Consortium of Public Charter …

Orange Lake’s water levels have reached their lowest in more than a decade, hurting businesses, governments and residents who live around it. In the second part of his series, Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis reports on how exactly the lake has reached such a low point. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPOrangeLake2.mp3]

The educational non-profit organization Children Beyond our Borders is hosting an event this weekend to teach people how to paint, and about children suffering from internal displacement. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis reports on what event attendees can expect. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPCBOB.mp3]

All over the nation, supporters of the Kony 2012 movement are seeking to put images of Joseph Kony, leader of LRA, a Ugandan resistance army. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis reports on how the supporters in Gainesville will seek to “cover the night” here. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPKony2012.mp3]

Today is the two-year anniversary of the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Coastal towns and their residents, not to mention the environment, all suffered from the spill but now measures to correct any wrongs are going into place. U.S. democratic Senator from Florida, Bill Nelson, spearheaded an audit of claimants against …

Florida has a long history of highly publicized dealth penalty cases. While those cases don’t always end in convictions, the possibility of the dealth penalty is still a contentious issue.  Last night the group “Gainesville Citizens for Alternatives to the Death Penalty” hosted State Representative Michelle Rehwinkel Vasilinda of Tallahassee, …