[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20121207unemployment.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20121207unemployment.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”] The Bureau of Labor Statistics released unemployment numbers today that showed unemployment was at 7.7 percent, down from 7.9 percent. That is the lowest number since 2008. However, some experts say today’s lower numbers may not reflect the true unemployment picture. Chris McCarty, director of …

A body was found behind a parking garage near Shands Tuesday afternoon.

The final presidential debate took place Monday night at Lynn University.

Dealing with the loss of a loved one is difficult enough, but for those who bury their children, the pain is unimagineable. The Ocala Chapter of Compassionate Friends, a national support group for families dealing with this very crisis, hosted a butterfly and balloon release this past weekend to celebrate …

If identity fraud wasn’t bad enough, try having to deal with it when it happens to a dead relative. As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Katiana Krawchenko reports, a new study by a California-based fraud prevention company, ID Analytics, reveals this happens every year to a staggering number of people. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/KatianaWrapIDsstolen.mp3]

The County Line Fire is so extreme at this hour, firefighters will be working the maximum length federal guidelines require, and that means up to 16 hours at a time. Dry conditions and strong changing winds are pushing the smoke in and out of areas all around North Florida, and …

Fire continues to spread in the Osceola National Forest, leaving firefighters with a tough battle. As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Katiana Krawchenko reports, a very large portion of land is still in flames. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/kkwrapfire.mp3]

A species that was brought back from the edge of extinction just a few years ago has now gained permanent protection.  The Miami blue butterfly’s endangered designation was set to expire at the end of last week, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has decided to formally list the …

Earlier this week a nurse in Ocala was charged with obtaining prescription drugs through fraud, and as Florida’s 89.1 Katiana Krawchenko reports, this coincides with a study released today. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/04/katiana-wrap-drugs.mp3|titles=katiana wrap drugs]

Katiana Krawchenko / WUFT-FM Chicago Cease Fire member Ameena Matthews meeting with youth in Gainesville on Monday. After the national attention garnered by a racially charged You Tube video by two Gainesville High School students, bullying has become a quest of many who look to put an end to it. …