Early voting for Gainesville’s run-off elections began today. Lauren Poe and Todd Chase are up for the district two seat, and Susan Bottcher faces Rob Zeller in district three. Alachua County Supervisor of Elections Pam Carpenter says she anticipates about 15% of registered voters will participate in the run-off. Carpenter …

Project Hope is an organization that began in 2006. Today it is housing families and expanding its services in Ocala. The organization will be purchasing an apartment complex to house homeless families. Project Hope of Marion County will soon be the owner of Knight Apartments with the recent approval of …

The Dining Out Locally initiative is reflective of the mandate for national chains to provide nutritional information to consumers. Registered dietician and co-chair of the Dining Out committee for healthy communities in Alachua County, Kathryn Parker says, locally owned restaurants will offer residents access to the same information as chain …

Gainesville Residents saw some of of the world’s most renowned treasures today at the Library of Congress mobile exhibit . As Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Sarah Kassem reports, attendees were very pleased. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/LibraryofCongressWrap2Donna.mp3]

Florida Governor Rick Scott will now have his say on Republican-sponsored legislation setting up a merit pay plan for Florida teachers and ending tenure for new hires. The bill is one of the Republican governor’s top priorities. It’s the first bill the Legislature has sent Scott since he took office. …

A handful of local residents were in Talahassee on Wednesday to show legislators how great it is to live in Alachua County. This year’s theme was “Lucky to Live in Alachua County.” Students, teachers, and senior citizens went on the trip. Executive director for Alachua County Legislative Day, Sandie Calkins …

With the popularity of personal music players increasing by the day, University of Florida researchers have found this may be affecting hearing levels in college students. Communicative Disorders Associate Professor Collen LePrell says the results should serve as a warning for teens to preserve their hearing before its too late. …

The results from the Gainesville City’s Commission race leaves two District three candiates, Susan Bottcher and Rob Zeller, to go head to head until runoff elections next month. Susan Bottcher says if she gets elected, one of her main goals will be economic development and job creation. Former candidate Ozzy …

Ocala police are looking for the man responsible for robbing a Bank of America on Silver Springs Boulevard yesterday afternoon. The man waited in line before demanding money from the teller and fleeing. He is a white male, 5 foot 7, 170 pounds last seen in a black wig black …

The Alachua County Sheriff’s Department plans on raising awareness on the importance of seatbelt usage, especially with males between the ages of 18 and 35. The campaign has already lead to 83% of drivers in America using seatbelts, an all-time high. However, in Florida, 73% of the deaths for males …