It’s not often you see websites protesting laws in Congress, but that’s exactly what users of sites like Wikipedia and Reddit saw yesterday. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis reports the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect IP Act may endanger the state of the web as we know it. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/SOPABill.mp3] …

The mother and aunt of a five-year-old Newberry boy who died late last month have been arrested. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office says Valerie Sharonne Owens and Alice J. Owens are charged with Homicide and Child Neglect. Javarian Wallace was pronounced dead after deputies found the victim unresponsive at a …

The season may be officially over for the Denver Broncos after the 45 to 10 spanking in last Saturday’s matchup with the New England Patriots.  But the hype across the country stirred up by Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow continues to grow on the internet. As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis reports,  …

By Jacob Kushner – WLRN After a massive earthquake struck Haiti two years ago today, the U.S. stopped deporting Haitians.  But next week marks one year since those deportations to Haiti resumed.  24-year-old Franco Coby grew up in Fort Myers, Florida but he was born in Haiti and until this …

Florida Secretary of State Kurt Browning resigned today. Browning will continue in his position until February 17th, after Florida’s Presidential Preference primary on January 31st. Browning cited wanting to spend more time with his family as his reason for resigning. Governor Scott commended Browning’s dedication, saying Browning was instrumental in implementing …

A proposed Progress Energy nuclear power plant in Levy County continues to cause controversy. The Civic Media Center in Gainesville hosted two speakers last night who advocated against the plant, coming just days before citizens have the opportunity to voice their concerns before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission: [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/NuclearPoweredited.mp3]

Several months after the Georgia Pacific plywood plant in the Alachua county town of Hawthorne closed, many who worked at the plant have not found jobs yet. As Florida’s 89.1,  WUFT-FM’s Tyler Welt reports, the plant’s closure has hurt not only the individuals at the plant, but the community as well. …

The Gainesville Police Department is continuing its investigation into a multiple vehicle accident on Sunday that injured two persons, one critically at the intersection of Northwest 34th Street and SW 2nd Avenue.  Five Gainesville Fire Rescue engines resp0nded to the crash.  GPD says the pileup was triggered when 20 year old Riley Sullivan …

Gainesville ranks number 1 in the best commute times in Florida. More than 86% of commuters in Gainesville spend less than 30 minutes in traffic daily. A report by the U.S. Census Bureau says nationally Gainesville ranks 19 out over 250 major cities in shortest traffic time. City officials say the new 18 million …

A discussion on atomic energy and the proposed nuclear power plant in Levy County gets underway at the Civic Media Center tonight. The discussion comes three days before two public meetings in Levy county for citizens to voice their concerns about the two planned nuclear plants in Levy County before the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.  …