Another step on the presidential election trail for 2012 is being taken today, in New Hampshire. Republicans arre deciding who they favor as their party’s nominee to face President Barrack Obama in the general election. A Univeristy of Florida graduate is part of the national press corps that’s been tracking …
Read More »American Muslim television show stirs up debate
The TLC show All American Muslim has caused a commotion within and outside the Muslim community. The show documents a group of Muslim couples in Dearborn Michigan, ranging from the very conservative to the very liberal, including a woman with long blonde hair who is trying to open up a club in town. Lowe’s, the …
Read More »Study finds 2.5 million additional young adults get health insurance
The Affordable Care Act has helped 2.5 million adults between 19 to 25-years-old, according to a new study by the National Center for Health Statistics at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The agency held a phone conference today to discuss the plan, which allows young adults to stay …
Read More »Message from UPD: don’t get into a car with a stranger
University police officers and rape victim counselors are urging University of Florida students and Gainesville residents to only get into cars of the people they know if they need a ride. As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Katiana Krawchenko reports, this is on the heels of another sexual battery case in which a …
Read More »A Dixie County monument continues to spark rallies and lawsuits
Dixie County government is facing another legal hurdle over a monument of the Ten Commandments outside the county’s courthouse. Corey Bachman reports. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/DixieCountyFINAL.mp3] News Sources: Joe Anderson, ACLU Spokesman Derek Newton, Liberty Counsel Senior Litigator Horatio Mihett
Read More »Manatee season reignites conflict between Crystal River businesses and USFWS
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife service wants to turn guidelines into law at King’s Bay, an area near Tampa that manatees gravitate toward due to its warm water in the winter. These guidelines have, for the last several years, warned boat drivers to slow down in manatee zones and keep humans …
Read More »Finding a job toughest for the homeless
During these tough economic times no one understands how hard it is to find a job more than a man who is homeless and in search of one. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Katiana Krawchenko brings us the story of a man from Orlando who lost his job and home, and had to give up most …
Read More »United Way taking diaper donations at event this Friday
It’s that time of year when many indulge in goodies they wouldn’t usually buy, or stock up on holiday gifts for friends and relatives. But others may see it as a time that emphasizes to them just how little they do have when they can’t go shopping like everyone else. …
Read More »Occupy UF and Occupy Gainesville join efforts to get out their message
A group of anti-war military Veterans joined the Occupy Wall Street movement in New York City this morning after one of their colleagues was injured at a protest. Here in Gainesville, Occupy UF has joined forces with the Occupy Gainesville movement. The group of abot a hundred marched from Campus to downtown chanting about their …
Read More »Florida Georgia weekend will welcome 200,000 guests and a whole lot of law enforcement
It’s that time of year again-the cool weather’s settled in and Halloween is just around the corner. So is the annual rivalry game between the Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs in Jacksonville. Organizers expect 200,000 people to come to town from around the Southeastern United States. Between ticket sales and …
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