The moment many football fans from across the country have waited for comes this Sunday evening. But while most of the attention during the superbowl usually focuses on the game itself or the interesting ads played during the commercial breaks, it can be easy to forget that the game itself …

All eyes are on South Carolina as the state holds its Republican primaries tomorrow. So far, Rick Santorum has won one state – Iowa, and Mitt Romney has won one – New Hampshire. Now, Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich are closely tied in South Carolina, then after that, it’s on to …

Visitors to websites like Reddit may be greeted with a message on a Congressional bill next week as the websites conduct a blackout in protest of the Stop Online Piracy Act, or SOPA. The bill, intended to protect copyrighted material, has been condemned by opponents as a severe threat to internet freedom …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced plans to study household dust in residences near the Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site. Alachua County Environmental Protection Director, Chris Bird says the study was prompted by concerns contamination may be making its way into area houses. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/Bird1KoppersEPA.mp3] A pool of 400 households have been …

The High Springs City Commission will look at figures related to a proposal under which the city would take over day-to-day operations of Poe Springs Park on Thursday afternoon. WUFT-FM’s Chris Peralta spoke with High Springs City Commissioner Bob Barnas, who is spearheading the proposal, about the plan. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/BarnasQNA1.mp3] Barnas …

School grades released by the state show Alachua County High Schools performing very well. Alachua County Public Schools Spokeswoman Jackie Johnson says the school district is happy with the across-the-board improvement. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/01/Johnson1grade.mp3] She says the scores go beyond just FCAT performance. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/01/Johnson2grade.mp3] Among the 6 high-performing schools, Buchholz, Newberry and …

The U.S. Department of Commerce has announced the U.S. trade deficit shrank for the fourth straight month. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s, Chris Peralta spoke with University of Florida Economics Professor David Denslow about the drop, what accounts for it, and how it may change in the next few months. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/DenslowQNA120911.mp3]

This week, the tech world was buzzing with two major headlines – the first, the possibility that social media site Facebook might go public soon, and the second, a program found in most smartphones that logs much of what users do with their phones.  Chris Peralta talked to 352 Media Group …

Florida’s unemployment rate has fallen for the month of October. The drop of a third of a percentage point brings the October seasonally adjusted unemployment rate to 10.3. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chris Peralta spoke with University of Florida Professor of Economics, David Denslow, about the drop, and about the reasons for …

The congressional deficit-reduction supercommittee is days away from its deadline to cut one trillion dollars from projected deficits. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM, Chris Peralta, spoke with University of South Florida Political Science Professor, Susan MacManus, about where the supercommittee was on a possible agreement, and what the repercussions could be if it fails …