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Alachua County residents and other drivers throughout Florida are still struggling to find fuel for their cars as gas shortages continue.
Read More »Gas Shortages Continue In Alachua County After Irma
Photo Gallery: Hurricane Irma Makes Landfall in Florida
Less than 24 hours after landfall, Hurricane Irma has already caused destruction in Florida.
Read More »Congressman Ted Yoho Visits UF Health Cancer Center
Shands officials were able to give an in-depth look of what they were working on. UF Health Cancer Center doctors hope that this visit will bring awareness of the extensive research done at UF.
Read More »Florida Citrus Harvest Lowest In Decades
The final forecast of the 2016-2017 season for Florida's struggling citrus industry shows the orange crop falling 16 percent from the previous season.
Read More »Morgan Challenges Medical Marijuana Smoking Ban
Orlando trial lawyer John Morgan on Thursday followed through on threats to sue the state over a smoking ban included in a new law carrying out a constitutional amendment that broadly legalized medical marijuana.
Read More »Some Puerto Ricans Struggle To Find Careers In Florida
Though residents of Puerto Rico are U.S. citizens, when moving to the United States and searching for a job, they are facing the same barriers that most migrants face: language difficulties, costly certifications, confusing requirements and culture clashes.
Read More »Florida Opens Large Stretch Of Gulf Coast For Scalloping
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission opened an area from St. Vincent Island in Franklin County to the Pasco and Hernando County line to recreational scalloping over the weekend.
Read More »Meadowbrook Golf Club Closes Because Of Flooding
With water levels rising 75 feet up a fairway near Northwest 39th Avenue, covering two greens and 4 tee boxes, the golf club's owner Chris Tophermarcum was forced to close for business Monday.
Read More »One Year Later, Central Florida Remembers Pulse Nightclub Tragedy
Central Florida remembers the 49 victims and commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting Monday, designating the day "Orlando United Day."
Read More »Alachua County Serves Free Summer Meals Through Food Truck
A mobile food program is bringing free meals to Alachua County students during summer months.
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