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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The top stories near you • A Gainesville construction worker was temporarily entombed by a mound of dirt yesterday morning. Gainesville Fire Rescue successfully pulled him out with minor injuries. (The Alligator) • A newly opened first …
Read More »The Point, Jan. 10, 2019: Solution Found For Students Affected By The Government Shutdown
"I went big." Jennifer Reid, a 31-year-old with no political background, has joined Gainesville's mayoral race in an effort to effect change. Voter registration closes Feb. 19 for the city election on March 19. (The Alligator)
Read More »The Point, Jan. 9, 2019: How Is The Government Shutdown Impacting You?
We're curious: Have you been impacted by the shutdown? Are you curious about a certain aspect of this as it continues into its third week?
Read More »The Point, Jan. 8, 2019: A New Governor Takes Office
Ron DeSantis officially becomes Florida's new governor today at noon.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 7, 2019: More Details From Last Week’s I-75 Crash
More details emerged on Friday of the people involved in last week's horrific crash on Interstate 75 between Gainesville and Alachua.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 4, 2019: Seven Dead In I-75 Crash Near Gainesville
The top stories near you • Just as yesterday’s afternoon rush hour began, two tractor-trailers, a sedan, and passenger van were involved in a crash on I-75 southbound between Gainesville and Alachua. Florida Highway Patrol reports seven deaths, making it one of the deadliest crashes in the region since the January 2012 …
Read More »The Point, Jan. 3, 2019: Hear Our New Documentary, “Every Vote Counts”
The top stories near you • Our documentary, “Every Vote Counts,” takes a look back on all the problems from the 2018 election and considers the things that would have to change to keep the 2020 presidential election from turning out the same way. • In April, the Gainesville Police …
Read More »The Point, Jan. 2, 2019: The Inspiration Of Jeff Suggs
Today’s top stories • One of the complaints people often have about the news media is its lack of focus on positive stories. To kick off The Point in 2019, we’re centralizing those stories that spotlight the people in Gainesville and across the rest of our slice of Florida doing good work and …
Read More »100 Stories From WUFT That Kept You Informed In 2018
Corrine Brown began her prison sentence, Alachua County and Gainesville leaders squabbled over seemingly every issue large and small, and six weeks into the new year, the Valentine’s Day school shooting in Parkland changed much about what was to unfold. It was a busy year in local and statewide Florida …
Read More »When The Lights Go Out And Stay Out
When Hurricane Irma swept through Florida, the power was knocked out to thousands of people in the Gainesville area. WUFT News reporter Luke Sullivan found out that even more than three months after the storm, some families are still in the dark. This week, we dedicate our entire podcast episode to one family's story of life without electricity.
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