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If you're heading out for Earth Day festivities this weekend, WUFT has list of activities throughout the region to celebrate mother Earth.
Read More »Celebrate Earth Day In And Around Gainesville
Researchers: 2010 BP Oil Spill May Have Caused Recent Spike in Sea Turtle Deaths
Members of the Institute for Marine Mammal Studies are working to determine if a recent influx of Kemp’s ridley sea turtle deaths in Mississippi are linked to the 2010 BP oil spill.
Read More »Turtle Tracking: How One Group’s Data Tells The Story of an Ecosystem’s Health
Photo story: A turtle research group's long-term population study shows quality of water and overall health of freshwater environments.
Read More »Alachua Commission to Discuss Raising Minimum Wage For County Workers
Alachua County Commission to vote tomorrow on raising the minimum wage for county workers and county-contracted workers.
Read More »Alachua County’s Headquarters Library Celebrates 25 Years
The library’s business model has changed while trying to keep up with advancing technology, but the library has always kept the community in mind.
Read More »Zac and Kathleen Zedalis To Be Fired From Alachua County Sheriff’s Office
Two Alachua County Sheriff's deputies were informed they will be fired pending a final investigation by the Office of Professional Standards. One of the deputies is running for Alachua County Sheriff.
Read More »Gainesville Celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day
“We shall overcome, we shall overcome, we shall overcome some day...”
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