Martin Vassolo
Martin is a reporter who can be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.
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A three-vehicle crash at the intersection of S. Main St. and Williston Rd. in Gainesville leaves one woman in critical condition at Shands Hospital and four others injured.
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The fate of a proposed Union County phosphate mine will be decided later this month. Commissioners will decide whether to approve or deny banning all mining permits for one year.
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The company would create 181 jobs; it would also mine more than 7,000 acres of rural land over the next 20 to 30 years. With a vote from the Union County Board of Commissioners fast approaching, residents plan to protest until the bitter end.
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A 14-year-old Buchholz High School freshman charged in connection with making hoax bomb threats was expelled on Friday. He has been charged with three felony counts.
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Phosphate mining may be coming to Union and Bradford counties. It has the potential to create jobs and bolster the economy, but it may also harm the environment and public health.
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The first case of Zika has been confirmed in Alachua County according to Dr. John Armstrong, Florida’s Surgeon General and Secretary of Health. This is the first case of the virus in Alachua County and the third in Broward.
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Florida is a closed primary state, which means voters who don’t register with a political party by the February deadline will not be allowed to vote in the primaries.
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Former manager of 4Rivers Smokehouse was arrested on Thursday for embezzling about $40,000, according to a police report.