Daniela Hurtado
Daniela is a reporter for WUFT News and can be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.
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Alachua County Public Schools and GRU are still working on a comprehensive plan to test water for lead contamination throughout the county's 29 schools. A trial run of the test has been completed at Meadowbrook Elementary, but the results were inconclusive.
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The Gainesville community came together Sunday for the Equality March for Unity and Pride, in part to honor the 49 victims of the Pulse Nightclub tragedy, one-year later.
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Researchers tested water in 16 north Florida schools. All 16 had elevated levels of lead.
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The S.T.E.E.R, program, a partnership between Marion County Sheriff's Office, Florida Highway Patrol and other agencies, was reinstated in February of this year in hopes of minimizing traffic accidents.
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James Leroy Marker was fatally shot after leading law enforcement on a car chase and shooting at the Sabal Trail Pipeline Sunday.
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Over the weekend, the Gainesville community remembered Officer Scott Baird, who was killed 16 years ago.
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The University of Florida's Jewish Center celebrated the installment of a new Torah this weekend.
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Local charities gathered Monday at the Alachua County Fairgrounds for the beginning of the Strike Out Hunger: Food Drive & Thanksgiving Basket Giveaway Program.
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Bicyclists on sidewalks have the same rights as pedestrians, but they also have to yield to pedestrians.
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Amid the ongoing recovery from the hurricane, the city went on with its 47th annual Cedar Key Seafood Festival.