Due to declining honeybee populations, researchers are trying to help farmers find sustainable ways to pollinate their crops. Project Integrated Crop Pollination is being led by the Michigan State University and has solicited the help of the University of Florida.

The vigil organized by Student Government in memory of the death and injured in the Umpqua Community College was also held in memory of the victims of the Northern Arizona University when news broke about the second shooting only 8 days later.

Local Girl Scout Evanna Alvarez launched a GoFundMe campaign and donation drive to bring peanut butter to the Alachua County Humane Society. The Humane Society goes through 15 jars of peanut butter a week feeding dogs.

The Sid Martin Biotechnology Incubator and the Alachua Business League are looking for the students who created a mosaic in the lobby of the incubator 20 years ago to honor them in an event Wednesday.

According to the "Citizens of Newberry Forum" on Facebook, water bills are all the rage as residents are unhappy with their unusually high bills. Serving about 1,675 customers, Newberry City Manager Mike New says it is nothing out of the ordinary compared to previous years.

Volunteers of America of Florida and Marion County began construction of the first phase of a housing project for homeless veterans in Ocala. The project will be across the street from Ocala's Ritz Historic Inn, which already houses transitioning veterans.

Parrots and Pizza, a local group that meets monthly at Napolatano's Restaurant in Gainesville, works closely with the Open Wings Rescue and Sanctuary in a joint effort to get attendees of the event to adopt parrots in need of new homes.