FDLE press release A Florida Missing Child Alert has been issued for Jessica Krieg, a white female, 16 years old, 5 feet 01 inches tall, 105 pounds, green eyes, and blonde hair that is believed to have been recently dyed brown. She was last seen in the area of the …

Georgia will have two new nuclear reactors helping to power its grid in the coming years after the Nuclear Regulatory Comission approved their construction. The move concerns some in the wake of the disaster at Fukushima in Japan less than a year ago. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/Nuclear-Reax-Approval-Wrap.mp3|titles=Nuclear Reax Approval Wrap]

This Sunday the Florida Museum of Natural History is hosting a special event for the community. The event, “Ask a Paleontologist” is held from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. The museum vertebrate paleontology collections manager Richard Hulbert says people of all ages are welcome to bring in any mystery fossils for experts to …

A head-on collision Tuesday left a Hawthorne man dead, but the response from the community to help his family keep its organic family farm has been growing. Ed Sherwood was driving on State Road 20 Tuesday  when he collided head on with another truck, and was pronounced dead on the scene. …

North Florida is in for some chilly nights.  University of Florida meteorologist Jeff Huffman has a forecast that will make you want to bundle up.  Here it is: In the wake of a cold front Friday evening, temperatures will begin a downward spiral over the weekend. A second, much colder, front …

State Attorney Bill Cervone in Gainesville will seek the death penalty for a man accused of killing a 78-year old  northwest Gainesville man. Authorities allege Paul Quandit was beaten, stabbed, and tied up by cousins Maranda Martin and Austin Jones. State Attorney Bill Cervone says Jones’ involvement is part of the …

The Marion County School district is providing parents with an opportunity to give their opinions about schools. The survey that can be found on the school district website is meant to boost parental involvement. Marion County Public Schools Coordinator of Grants and Federal Programs Michelle Kernan says the district wants to give parents opportunities …

SWAG, the Southwest Advocacy Group, held a groundbreaking for a new center which will serve families in several lower-income neighborhoods on the west side of Gainesville. [jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20120209-SWAGCenter.mp4″]

Tuesday night’s Republican presidential primaries in Missouri, Minnesota and Colorado turned out unexpectedly with Rick Santorum winning all three.  WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis spoke with University of South Florida Political Science Professor Susan MacManus about what exactly these results mean. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/MacManus_Web1.mp3|titles=MacManus_Web]

Regional gay rights activists are celebrating the recent California appeals court decision holding Proposition 8 unconstitutional. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis reports on how the decision, though favorable to gay rights, is making some activists uneasy. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/02/Proposition-8.mp3|titles=Proposition 8]