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The governor says a relative of the other Hillsborough County patient tested positive for COVID-19.
Read More »Gainesville Votes 2020: At-Large 2 City Commission Guide
Anyone living in the city can decide between Scherwin Henry, Gabe Kaimowitz, Paul Rhodenizer and Reina Saco.
Read More »The Point, March 3, 2020: Florida’s Confirmed Coronavirus Cases, How To Help Stop Its Spread, And About Those Bats
UF students in Italy also had to return to the U.S. and be quarantined.
Read More »Gainesville Votes 2020: City Commission District 3 Guide
Those who live in the city's District 3 will decide between incumbent David Arreola and challenger Jennifer Reid.
Read More »The Point, March 2, 2020: Governor Declares Public Health Emergency In Florida Over Coronavirus Cases
Ron DeSantis said two people in the state tested "presumptively positive" for COVID-19.
Read More »Gainesville Votes 2020: City Commission District 2 Guide
Registered voters who live in the city's District 2 will decide between incumbent Harvey Ward and challenger David Walle.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 24, 2020: Florida Legislature Works To Ban Shark Fin Sales
One of the bills' sponsors said Florida should have no part in the fin industry.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 17, 2020: UF Tells Professors To Stop Ordering Sick Students To Be Tested For Coronavirus
An email obtained by Fresh Take Florida sheds light on fear expressed in certain campus classrooms.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 10, 2020: ‘They Must’: Descendants Of Lynching Victims Explain Why Alachua County’s Reckoning Is Necessary
At a church on Friday, community leaders held a service to mark one of the county's worst eras.
Read More »The Point, Feb. 3, 2020: Florida Could Become 27th State To Require Parental Consent For Abortions
House and Senate proposals are moving along in each chamber, with the governor already signaling his willingness to create such a law.
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