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City commissioners are expected to discuss Lyons' future on Thursday in a general policy committee meeting at city hall.
Read More »Anthony Lyons Offers To Resign As Gainesville City Manager
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Alachua County Remembers Pearl Harbor After 77 Years
Jim Yakubsin served as the featured speaker for the annual Pearl Harbor memorial ceremony held in the Freedom Center at Veterans Memorial Park in Gainesville.
Read More »In The Villages, Home To Thousands Of Golf Carts, Golf Cart Seat Belts Are Rare
The Villages Department of Safety reported responding to at least 86 accidents involving golf carts in 2018. Sixty-three of these involved injuries.
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Ocala’s Royal Guardsmen Just One Of Many Success Stories In Bill DeYoung’s New Biography Of Forgotten Florida Music Mogul
Bill DeYoung on Phil Gernhard: "They say he could hear a hit on first listen. I don’t know if that’s particularly true because he recorded a lot of pretty bad records, too, but he had a pretty good track record for good ones, so I think maybe he did have a talent."
Read More »Broadcast Bits: Episode 13
Thousands of new journalists join the work force each year. These journalists are trying to join an extremely competitive industry. Hundreds are willing to move across the country as they pursue their professional dreams.
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Future Gainesville Wawa Location Is One Of Three Designated Brownfield Sites
Gainesville is moving forward with the cleanup of a petroleum-contaminated site in town.
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It’s Known As The ‘ABC’ Plan. Can It Solve Red Tide?
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One Year After Irma, Some Marion County Cities Lack Reimbursement From FEMA
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15,000 Homes To Receive Energy From FPL and NextEra Energy’s New Suwannee County Solar Facility
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Volunteers Look To Uproot Invasive Plant Spreading Across Florida
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Florida Officials Raise State’s Death Toll To 16 After Hurricane Michael
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Steinhatchee Family Finds Strength And Tradition In Riding Out The Storm
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In The Villages, Home To Thousands Of Golf Carts, Golf Cart Seat Belts Are Rare
The Villages Department of Safety reported responding to at least 86 accidents involving golf carts in 2018. Sixty-three of these involved injuries.
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GRACE Marketplace To Get Crosswalk To Bus Stop
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LaCrosse Gets New Fire Engine After Month Without
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Families Of Crime Victims Will Receive Teddy Bears To Aid Grieving Process
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Hope Squad Comes To Alachua County High Schools For Suicide Prevention Training
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‘We Won’t Be Erased’: Gainesville Marks 2018 Transgender Day Of Remembrance
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Panama City Residents Face Long Road To Recovery After Michael
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Mural Depicting Asian American Historical Events Unveiled At Reitz Union
A six-panel, canvas mural created by eight student artists was unveiled today at the the University of Florida Asian Pacific Islander American Affairs office in Reitz Union.
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Guitar Art with Dana Hill and Henry Lowenstein
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George Starke Jr. Celebrated For Ending UF’s Segregation In 1958
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Game-Day Madness Swamps Midtown With Litter
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In Wake Of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shootings, UF Student Cherishes Her Faith Journey
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Anthony Lyons Offers To Resign As Gainesville City Manager
City commissioners are expected to discuss Lyons' future on Thursday in a general policy committee meeting at city hall.
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Future Gainesville Wawa Location Is One Of Three Designated Brownfield Sites
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Packed Crowd At Gainesville City Hall Pushes Commission To Delay GNV RISE Decision
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Reporter’s Notebook: Inside The Broward Supervisor Of Election’s Recount
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Election Changes Eyed As 2018 Results Finalized
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Alachua County Public Schools Seek Grant To Balance Achievement Gaps
Alachua County School District has asked for $1.2 million in grants to further assist schools in need.
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Bell Schools Showcase Special Needs Students’ Digital Arts At Exhibition
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Santa Fe College Blount Campus Expansion ‘Opens Opportunities’ For East Gainesville, Sasser Says
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Hope Squad Comes To Alachua County High Schools For Suicide Prevention Training
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Marion County Oakcrest Elementary Strives To Improve State’s Failing Grade
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GRACE Marketplace To Get Crosswalk To Bus Stop
GRACE Marketplace will finally be getting a crosswalk for residents to safely reach the bus stop across NW 39th Avenue.
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Santa Fe College Blount Campus Expansion ‘Opens Opportunities’ For East Gainesville, Sasser Says
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Gainesville Is Experiencing An Affordable Housing Crisis. Here’s How One Woman Became Part Of It
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CRA Board Approves Fiber-Optic Internet Deal For Eastern Gainesville Neighborhood
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Gainesville’s Historic Preservation Board Wants To Save St. Michael’s Episcopal Church
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Family-Owned Farm In Gilchrist County Selling Free-Range Turkeys For Thanksgiving
A small, family-run farm in Trenton is getting locals ready for Thanksgiving with its humanely raised turkeys. The farm has already sold 75 turkeys since October.
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Study Predicts Monkey Population Boom In Silver Springs State Park
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HOPE Organization Tries To Help People Get Better With Giant Helpers — Horses
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Greyhound Adoptions To Rise After Florida Passes Amendment 13
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The Story Of The Search For Jungle Friends’ Escaped Capuchin Monkey
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Students Protest New UF Graduation Ceremony
University of Florida made recent changes to graduation ceremonies and students rally to protest it.
Read More »Sept. 21, 2018: Morning News in 90
Governor Scott breaks with President Trump one the death toll in Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria, that and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Panel Discusses Dangers Of Opioid Addiction
Tuesday's Opioid Awareness Panel, held by the Health and Wellness team, shone a light on the opioid epidemic that is scattering its roots in Gainesville; it included advice on how to identify abuse, prevent it, or how to respond once it takes hold.
Read More »‘This Is What We Know’: Newberry Begins Reckoning Over Lynching History
Thursday night was Newberry’s first step toward reconciliation and restorative justice.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Delays Decision On Changes To Comprehensive Plan
Commissioners decided to clear up confusion on proposed changes to the city's comprehensive plan before moving forward on a vote.
Read More »Sept. 20, 2018: Afternoon News In 90
UF Students rally against a new graduation policy. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Life After Maria
A Year On, Puerto Ricans Devastated By The Deadly Hurricane Show Steely Resolve to Move Forward
Read More »Tom Petty Song “Gainesville” Released In Advance Of New Box Set
“Homegrown in the headphones” is the opening line and “Gainesville was a big town” is the refrain in Tom Petty’s latest song, an homage to his hometown released Thursday.
Read More »Ocala Residents Brace For Higher Utility Bills
Ocala electric rates increase next month for the first time since 2012.
Read More »Grant Awarded To UF Shands For Pediatric Cancer Research
UF Health Shands Children's Hospital received a $200,000 grant for childhood cancer research Wednesday.
Read More »Sep. 20, 2018: Morning News in 90
Kidnapper is set free after fifteen years behind bars. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Official: 3 People Killed In Maryland Shooting
Three people were killed Thursday morning in a shooting in northeast Maryland, according to a law enforcement official.
Read More »Sept. 19, 2018: Afternoon News in 90
Ocala electric bills are expected to increase in October.
Read More »Florida Voices | Juan Galvis: From Laborer To Owner
From laborer to new company owner, a Gainesville construction worker is now building a seven-story apartment complex in Midtown. Here’s how he got there.
Read More »Sep. 19, 2018: Morning News In 90
The woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of inappropriate sexual contact more than 30 years ago wants the FBI to investigate her claims. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Opposite Viewpoints on GRU Governance Referendum Offered During Community Discussion
With less than two months to go before the November election, two speakers from the Gainesville community took part in discussing the GRU Authority referendum.
Read More »Belleview City Commission Restricts Internet Cafe Operations
Mayor Christine Dobkowski and members of the Belleview City Commission voted 5-0 to approve a new city ordinance that will regulate how internet cafes are allowed to operate within city limits.
Read More »Florida Group Sends Help To North Carolina For Hurricane Florence Relief
A church effort from Florida will bring more relief to the Wilmington, N.C., area, starting with a small town called Whiteville.
Read More »Sept. 19, 2018
Florida Baptist Relief are traveling to the Carolinas to help with Hurricane Florence relief efforts. -- News from North Central Florida's public media stations on http://WUFT.org , 89.1 FM & Florida's 5.
Read More »September 18, 2018: News in 90
Tornadoes touch down in Virginia following Hurricane Florence. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »‘It Spirals Out Of Control’: The List Of Reasons Behind Gainesville’s Continuing Racial Disparity
Black residents represent 70.8 percent of the county’s inmates despite comprising about 20 percent of the general population, a study found.
Read More »Sept. 17, 2018: Evening News in 90
A leading senate democrat is calling for a delay in the confirmation vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Read More »Sept. 17, 2018. Morning News In 90
Judge Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Ford, is willing to testify. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Turnout Lessons Learned From Florida’s 2018 Primary Ahead Of The General Election
Florida is no stranger to high-stakes, high-profile elections.
Read More »Florida Voices: Jon DeCarmine | Finding Homes For The Homeless
Alachua County has grown by nearly 30,000 people since 2006, but the homeless population has decreased. According to the Alachua County Homeless Census, 433 people were unsheltered in 2018. In 2006, 450 were without shelter.
Read More »Unvarnished: High Speed Honda
Episode six of Unvarnished features Garrett Hall, a father and husband who decided it was time to sell his beloved 2001 Honda Accord. What should have been a smooth transaction ended up as a nightmarish test drive that left Garrett fearing for his life.
Read More »Sept. 14, 2018: Afternoon News in 90
Hurricane Florence evacuees are finding shelter in Gainesville. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Sept. 14, 2018: Morning News In 90
Hurricane Florence is making landfall in the Carolinas this morning.
Read More »Campaign Begins To Bring Alachua County Schools Millions In Sales Tax Dollars
It was standing room only at the Half-Cent for Alachua Schools campaign kickoff at the Heartwood Soundstage Thursday night.
Read More »Hurricane Maria Caused 2,975 Deaths In Puerto Rico, Independent Study Estimates
Puerto Rico's governor updated the island's official death toll from 64 on Tuesday after the long-awaited study, based on access to government mortality data and death certificates, was released.
Read More »Sept. 13, 2018: Afternoon News in 90
A local church is on high alert after a bomb scare in its parking lots. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Gainesville Prepares To Honor Tom Petty And Celebrate His Birthday
Tom Petty fans will celebrate his birthday at two concerts in Gainesville, and the city will rename a municipal park in the late rock ‘n’ roll legend’s honor, next month.
Read More »Sept. 13, 2018: Morning News in 90
Ocala man is sentenced after FBI investigation. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Florida Sample Ballots To Be Offered In Spanish
A new federal court ruling will require that sample ballots now be available in both English and Spanish in 32 Florida counties. Bilingual official ballots, though, are not required.
Read More »Former Alabama Football Player Shares Opioid Recovery During National Recovery Month
One former Alabama football player's addiction to opiates almost cost him his family.
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