The Lake City community is working to help a family of eight that lost their home in a fire last week. Donations so far include mattresses, shoes, toothbrushes and sports equipment for the kids, and a GoFundMe has been set up to raise money toward a down payment on a new house.
Read More »WIC Program Opens New Alachua County Location
The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County opened a new WIC office on Monday at the Town Hill office park, replacing the Park Avenue location.
Read More »‘He’s Seen A Lot Of History’: Hawthorne Vet Celebrates 100th Birthday
World War II veteran and Hawthorne resident Clyde Bell celebrated his 100th birthday over the weekend with family and friends. Read about the party and how he and his 95-year-old wife met more than seven decades ago at WUFT.org.
Read More »UF Students To Skydive With Teddy Bears For Children At Shands
The Falling Gators, UF's skydiving team, is partnering with Canopies for Kids to provide teddy bears for children at Shands at Skydive Palatka this weekend.
Read More »GPD Announces New Award In Honor Of Corey Dahlem
Ten years after his death, the Gainesville Police Department named a new award in remembrance of fallen officer Lieutenant Corey Dahlem.
Read More »North Central Florida Groups Work To Help Newly Settled Refugees
Stand with Refugees was hosted at First Congregational UCC on Saturday. The event promoted coexisting as a community of diverse people along with refugees and the Muslim population.
Read More »Annual Fundraising Event Supporting Local Non-Profits Raises Close To $850,000
The annual 24-hour "Amazing Give" event raised funds for 75 local non-profit organizations
Read More »Alachua County Donates 11 Lots To Habitat For Humanity
Alachua County commissioners approved the donation of 11 county-owned lots in the Hammock Oaks subdivision to Habitat for Humanity Tuesday.
Read More »Gov. Rick Scott Honors More Than 200 Veterans In Live Oak
About 300 veterans and their family members attended a ceremony Monday hosted by the Governor’s Office and the Department of Veterans Affairs, held at the National Guard base in Live Oaks, where Florida Gov. Rick Scott presented them with the Governor's Service Medal.
Read More »In Burying Her Mother, Gravedigger Finds Peace
Several volunteers work to dig "green" graves — ones with biodegradable caskets and no cement or tombstones — at Prairie Creek Conservation Cemetery in Gainesville. See a video story on how one of the volunteers found peace in burying her mother there at WUFT.org.
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