Chief Justice Charles Canady of the Florida Supreme Court issued a new order this week suspending all civil and criminal jury trials and grand jury proceedings statewide through at least April 17.
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The chair of the UF College of Medicine’s department of obstetrics and gynecology provides important information on the novel coronavirus and pregnancy.
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Congressional leaders announced an agreement to fund cash payments to Americans, bailouts for key industries and aid to the health care industry.
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Groups and stores around North Central Florida are coming together to make face masks for hospitals, nursing homes and residents.
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The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Alachua County remained at 37, with only eight counties across the state having more, according to the Florida Department of Health.
Read More »We talked to Sami Dees, an assistant teacher at Kiddie Academy in Gainesville who cares for 2-year-olds.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday daily claims to the state’s reemployment assistance system have jumped from what could be 250, 500 or 1,000 a day to between 18,000 and 21,000 a day.
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As of Tuesday, March 24, Alachua Country has 37 cases of COVID-19, and Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered gyms to close statewide to help slow the virus's spread. Some local gyms are attempting to use apps and websites to reach their members in order to keep themselves afloat.
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“Realistically, if they shut us down for three weeks, I could be bankrupt,” said Sueanne Kelsey, 51, a tattoo artist and nail technician who runs The Rare Bird Nail & Ink Studio in Hawthorne.
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Under federal law, schools are not permitted to fund meals for students during times when they normally would have been off from school.
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