WUFT News spoke with Patrick Sessions, father of the 20-year-old UF student who disappeared nearly 25 years ago. Police officials are expected to announce a new suspect in the case.

Some first-time teachers were hired as permanent substitutes as a way to cut district spending, but now Marion County is expected to hire about 100 as full-time teachers.

Strawberries are being frozen to prevent damage from below-freezing temperatures.

A select group of North Florida agencies and programs are feeling the effects of the government shutdown.

Stuart Eizenstat, former U.S. ambassador to the European Union, will speak tonight at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the University of Florida on Judaism and global politics. The event starts at 6 p.m. and is open to the public.

President Barack Obama delivered a speech Tuesday that urged America to involve itself in the Syrian conflict and take a stand against the use of chemical weapons. Some locals were supportive of Obama, but others still weren't convinced.

The first African-American school board member in Gainesville describes the atmosphere at the March of Washington and what it was like to be a part of the historic moment.

Since the earthquake, the New York Times estimates that nearly seven billion dollars has been given to Haiti from around the world. Florida's 89.1 WUFT-FM's Leah Harding recently visited Haiti and reports on the growing push for sustainability within the small Caribbean country.

The Wounded Warrior Project offers perspective and support for Boston Marathon bombing victims who have lost limbs.

Officials are searching for the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings that took place earlier this week. The two brothers, one dead, who are suspected of the crime are said to be from Chechnya, a controlled state of Russia. Two experts from the University of Florida discuss what this background means to the investigation.