Elliot Tritto

Early in the new Ken Burns’ documentary “The American Buffalo,” a map depicting the national mammal’s native range dips down into Florida. While the state…

With widespread power outages occurring in different counties across the state, WUFT's Elliot Tritto spoke with Duke Energy spokesperson Ben Williamson…

Hurricane Idalia has made landfall in Florida, where flooding is already being reported. WUFT's Elliot Tritto spoke with Michela Gray, a recent Florida…

University of Florida researchers explored the Pacific Northwest's deep waters this summer to learn about the mystifying ghost shark.The researchers…

Twenty years ago, Jack Davis started teaching environmental history at the University of Florida. On most work days outside his classroom, he would greet…

Even as national attention focuses on Florida and other states controlling what books students can read, some Alachua County teachers haven’t faced any…

Gina Montalto lost her life five years ago during the Majory Stoneman Douglas school shooting.Her father, Tony, said on Tuesday during the five-year…

Florida’s outgoing Democratic agricultural commissioner, Nikki Fried, is asking the Justice Department to knock down former President Donald Trump's…

Mark Bleiweis, his wife, Jennifer, and his sister-in-law left their seats early during Saturday night’s football game between Florida and Georgia. As they exited the TIAA Bank Field in Jacksonville, they heard shouting from a sea of people – but it wasn’t about touchdowns. It took a few seconds for Bleiweis, a University of Florida professor and heart surgeon, to track the shouting. He said he saw a group of men, young and middle-aged, yelling antisemitic remarks. The sheriff’s office said no crimes were committed because the comments were protected as free speech.

After a second consecutive year of mysterious thefts of "Top 5" banners hung across campus to commemorate its national ranking among public universities,…