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Florida forward Keyontae Johnson is being released from the hospital Tuesday.
Read More »Florida’s Keyontae Johnson Leaves Hospital 10 Days After Collapse
Florida’s Tax Revenue Projections Improve For 2020-21 And Beyond
The Revenue Estimating Conference added back $1.5 billion to a general revenue projection for the current fiscal year and $623 million for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
Read More »DeSantis: Florida To Receive Nearly 180,000 COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
More than half of the vaccines --- 97,500 doses --- will be sent to five Florida hospitals to be administered to high-contact and high-exposure health care personnel, DeSantis said.
Read More »Pandemic Still Affecting Small Town Businesses Across North Central Florida
By some estimates, there are more than 30 million small businesses in the country and about 2.5 million in Florida. Now into Phase 3 of the state’s reopening, many small town businesses in the area are thriving. But many others have struggled.
Read More »DeSantis Outlines Vaccination Plan
DeSantis said the state’s proposal calls for vaccinating seniors in nursing homes before the end of December, while also getting vaccines into the hands of “high-contact” front line health-care workers in five urban areas by the end of next week.
Read More »Alachua County School Board’s First Pandemic Response Team Drafts Spring Learning Plan
The district has until Dec. 15 to submit a template for the spring semester addressing the requirements of the executive order.
Read More »Gainesville-Area Dance Studios And Groups Still Adjusting To Life Amid A Pandemic
Extreme Dance Company at the University of Florida went from about 30 attendees to about 10 after moving to Zoom classes this fall.
Read More »Contactless Claus: Santa Visits Look Different Due To COVID
With COVID-19 cases spiking as the holiday season approaches, stores and malls around Gainesville are reworking their annual Santa events to keep the Christmas spirit alive while following safety guidelines.
Read More »Florida Police Raid Home Of Pandemic Whistleblower In Investigation Of Illicit Message Transmitted Over Government Network
In court papers, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement said technical logs from the incident included an internet address for a residential online account that traced back to Rebekah Jones' home in Tallahassee.
Read More »UF Faculty, Student Organizations Protest Against Spring Reopening During Board of Trustees Meeting
With less than six weeks before the start of the spring 2021 semester — and first large-scale in-person classes since the March 2020 lockdown — the University of Florida held its first in-person Board of Trustees meeting on Friday.
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