The seventh annual Florida4warriors Gainesville Silkies Ruck took place Saturday with the mission to bring veterans together to create a network of friendships and combat veteran suicide. About 30 military members lined up in the parking lot outside of Piesanos on University Avenue, where they started and finished the ruck.
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Gainesville High School senior Rachel Young earned the highest score in the world on the English Language Cambridge exam. But this is not Young’s first standardized test accolade. The GHS student received a perfect score on the ACT exam last year and was named a 2022 National Merit Semifinalist. The …
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When Sofia Rothenberg was 11 years old, she crafted bracelets with a handful of colorful beads and a spool of stretchy fabric. It began as a summer camp pastime. But by the end of the summer, demand was up. Everyone wanted a bracelet like hers.
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The group consists of nearly 20 middle and high school students from every corner of Alachua County, most of whom go to school outside of Gainesville.
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Raking leaves became a love language on Friday for over a dozen volunteers from the University of Florida chapter of the National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association.
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Glenn Bruda woke up in the middle of the night to fetch a glass of water. It was late, past 1 a.m., and he had school in a few hours. Before falling asleep, he had completed his nightly ritual: running mathematical techniques in his trusty notebook. Bruda is a senior …
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The Newberry lynchings are now part of the Alachua County public schools curriculum. WUFT went to Newberry to learn more about the impact on future students.
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Florida is the prescribed fire capital of the country. WUFT went to the site of the prescribed fire in Austin Cary forest to learn about its impact on the environment.
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Ashley Burke stood elated, in disbelief, with her fiancé and daughter watching men breaking ground for her first home. “It’s like Christmas morning for me,” Burke said. Burke, 33, is a combat veteran from Gainesville and one of the first people to be chosen for the City of Gainesville Land …
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February is American Heart Month. Play Tennis Gainesville hosted clinics to increase outreach about heart health. WUFT visited the clinic to take a closer look.
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