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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — The Hoggetowne Medieval Fair recently switched locations from near the Gainesville Regional Airport to a field on Southwest Archer Road. Gainesville residents traveling to attend the event expected a 10- to 15-minute drive but for most the drive took over an hour in standstill traffic. The location …
Read More »Woman who murdered $30 million lottery winner backs bill to keep secret names of those hitting jackpot: ‘It puts a target on them’
A bill awaiting the governor’s signature that would temporarily keep secret the names of lottery winners in Florida has at least one unexpected supporter: the woman in prison for murdering the winner of a $30 million lottery payout. In a telephone interview from behind bars, Dorice Donegan “Dee Dee” Moore, …
Read More »Prescribed fires in Alachua County
Florida is the prescribed fire capital of the country. WUFT went to the site of the prescribed fire in Austin Cary forest to learn about its impact on the environment.
Read More »Black History Month festivities begin in Gainesville
February is the month America commemorates Black heritage. WUFT’s Isabella Leandri tells us how Gainesville is starting the celebration.
Read More »Pandemic continues to impact food pantries
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. in March 2020, food banks and pantries experienced a significant increase in demand for their support, and those numbers continue to stay high. While the level of assistance has decreased from pandemic peaks, the need for food assistance continues to be higher than pre-pandemic times.
Read More »The City of Alachua is planning to build a cottage neighborhood
The plan for Convergence Research Park is that it is mainly self-contained, having its own interior roads, bike passes and walking trails, providing a way for residents to travel to and from work without ever getting in a car.
Read More »Activist group pushes for recreational marijuana use to be on the 2022 ballot
An activist group is working to add a measure to legalize recreational marijuana use on Florida’s 2022 Florida general election ballot. Regulate Florida, the group working to add the proposal to the ballot, must obtain over 223,000 signatures to obtain Supreme Court review and another 890,000 valid signatures by January. …
Read More »Florida Not One More holds a pedestrian safety roundtable
Gainesville city officials, concerned citizens and University of Florida students all gathered around tables in one room to discuss the reality of pedestrian safety on and around UF’s campus and the wider Alachua County area.
Read More »Gainesville City Employees Granted Temporary Injunction Against Vaccine Mandates
The city’s attorneys have not said if they plan on appealing the court’s ruling.
Read More »Gainesville City Employees File Lawsuit Against Vaccine Mandates
The lawsuit calls for a temporary and permanent injunctive relief of the vaccine mandate challenging its constitutionality.
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