The race for a spot in the U.S. House of Representatives between incumbent Rep. Allen West (R) and Democrat Patrick Murphy remained too close to call Wednesday.

Daylight saving time has many little-known facts about its past ranging from interesting anecdotes to confusing situations that will make you ready to "fall back."

Bill Nelson, a senator from Florida, visited the J. Reitz Union at the University of Florida Wednesday. He spoke on nonpartisan government, early voting and education concerns and was surrounding by many students and political leaders in Gainesville.

The fall sale for Friends of Alachua County will take place this week and continue through next. The sale features more than 500,000 books, magazines, audio and video items, artwork and more.

With the holiday season about a month away, local farmers are turning an empty lot into a crop field for a charitable cause.

The United Downtown event, hosted by the United Way of North Central Florida, is complete with games, food and live music in honor of another Gator game.

The Republican Party has selected Chris Blair as a the nominee for Marion County sheriff. Blair will replace Dan Kuhn on the ballot in this November's election.

Students at the University of Florida have the opportunity to vote on behalf of a name change for the J. Reitz Student Union. The referendum students are voting on suggests a change in the name to instead honor Vigil Hawkins, an African American who helped to end segregation at UF.

The space shuttle Endeavour left the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 4:22 a.m. Wednesday atop a Boeing 747 to retire to its permanent home at the California Science Center in Los Angeles.

By Lynsey Saunders – WUFT-FM Crops all over the Florida peninsula have succumbed to the cold weather. Cabbage grown in Putnam County has taken a beating from the frigid temperatures this past week. WUFT-FM’s Lynsey Saunders reports how many growers near Hastings are reporting significant losses. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/cabbage-freeze.mp3]