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Credit-card skimming has been on the rise in Florida since 2015, but so far, Gainesville specifically seems to have been largely spared, with only one found.
Read More »Gainesville Mostly Spared As Card Skimming Climbs In Florida
First Amendment Professor On Richard Spencer’s Right To Speak
Clay Calvert, director of the Marion B. Brechner First Amendment Project at the University of Florida talks about the upcoming Richard Spencer event and the value of allowing such a discussion to take place on the UF campus.
Read More »Q & A With Richard Spencer
National Policy Institute’s President, Richard Spencer, is scheduled to speak on the University of Florida’s campus Oct. 19. Spencer spoke to WUFT's Grace King and expressed his feelings about the speech, public universities and what his ideal country would look like.
Read More »Columbia County Residents Demand Assistance
Some Columbia County residents are still unable to access their homes nearly one month after Hurricane Irma.
Read More »Lambrix Maintains Innocence At Pre-Execution News Conference
Michael Lambrix, who was convicted in 1984 on two counts of first-degree murder, maintained his innocence at a press conference Tuesday, two days before his scheduled execution.
Read More »Gainesville Joins Initiative To Lower Jail Populations
The city of Gainesville has joined a League of Nations initiative meant to lower jail populations through city leadership and community engagement.
Read More »UF Files Lawsuit Against Constructors Of Chemical Engineering Building Addition
The University of Florida filed a lawsuit against six companies and four individuals involved with the planning and construction of an addition to the chemical engineering building.
Read More »Hippodrome Collecting Hurricane Relief Supplies For Puerto Rico
The Hippodrome in downtown Gainesville is collecting donations for Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria devastated the Island.
Read More »Q&A With Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate
Former FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate spoke at the Bob Graham Center for Public Service Thursday night. Fugate led FEMA during the Obama Administration and oversaw the responses to major disasters including Hurricane Sandy, Hurricane Matthew and the 2016 flooding in Louisiana.
Read More »UF Fires Housing Director After Suspected $180K In Spending
University of Florida Housing Director Azfar Mian, suspected by investigators of using more than $180,000 in university funds on personal items and services, was terminated from the university today.
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