The newly relocated John A. H. Murphree Law Library will open to the public on September first. The library is being moved from the Alachua county courthouse in downtown Gainesville to the Alachua County Library District, across the street. The new location hours will be weekdays from 9:30 a.m. to …

A 21-year-old babysitter faces aggravated child abuse charges after the infant’s mother says she came home early and found her smothering the child with a pillow. Gainesville Police arrested Tiffany Long after she ran from the home and was later located.

After two forest rangers were killed last month in the Blue Ribbon Fire in Hamilton County, a review team was formed to investigate the incident. Their review has been released and Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Brianne Wigley spoke to Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Spokesman Sterling Ivey about the …

Water levels in North-Central Florida are still low despite rainfall this past weekend…and Suwannee River Water Management officials say it may take a tropical system to pull water levels back up to normal. District Senior Engineer Megan Wetherington urges residents to continue conserving water.

Officials say two children were hit by a car as they walked to summer school in Macclenny this morning. Florida Highway Patrol spokesman Bill Leeper says an 11-year-old boy suffered critical injuries and a 12-year-old girl was also injured. Leeper says the children were trying to cross the road at …

The city of Gainesville will begin a new tradition this fall. The Commission approved the proposed United Downtown festival on Thursday, which will be hosted by United Way of North Central Florida. Fridays before home football games, Southeast 1st street will feature live music, kid’s play areas, and vendors selling …

The jury has rendered a verdict in the Casey Anthony Murder Trial. At 2:15 p.m., the jury in the Casey Anthony trial came to a verdict of not guilty to first degree murder, aggravated child abuse or aggravated manslaughter not-guilty. She was found guilty of providing false information to a …

An autopsy is planned for a north Florida man who died after jumping from a speeding boat into a lake. Officials say the body of William Scott Wilkes, 31, of Green Cove Springs owas found early Saturday in Little Santa Fe Lake near the city of Waldo. Alachua County Sheriff’s …

Authorities say a Marion County man was being pursued in a high speed chase that took them four counties, before he was stopped. In the chase, Hernando County deputy John Mecklenburg was killed when he lost control of his vehicle, as it crashed into a tree in Pasco County. Michael …

Current weather conditions seem to be bringing a little hope to the current wildfire conditions in our listening area. WUFT-FM’s Alexa Padilla spoke with Suwannee Forestry District Wildfire Mitigation Specialist Kurt Wisner who says that doesn’t mean residents should become complacent in their wildfire prevention efforts. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPWisnerConvo.mp3]