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WUFT’s Morning Edition Host Glenn Richards sits down with, Bears and Lions, one of the acts participating at this year’s Fanfares and Fireworks. This is an extendeded version of the conversation that aired during WUFT’s Morning Edition on Wednesday, July 3rd…including an exclusive in-studio performance. Wednesday, July 3, 2019 | …
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UF Students, Gainesville Community Remember New Zealand Mosque Shooting Victims
About 150 students, Gainesville residents and community leaders gathered around a prayer mat, listened in silence and held carnations in their hands as a University of Florida student sang. The words were meant to comfort in times of mourning.
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Alachua County Commission Signs Contract To Reduce Energy Use
On Jan. 1, Cenergistic will begin to implement a plan to reduce the energy used by county buildings. The commission hopes to reduce energy spending by 20-25%.
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Cabot Site Contamination Containment Nearly Complete With Help Of Massive Piece Of Construction Equipment
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Bill Seeks To Replace Septic Tanks With Sewage Lines In Gainesville Neighborhoods
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Environmentalists Debate Energy Market Changes
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Small Sinkholes Near Haile Plantation Trail Don’t Warrant Engineering Study, Alachua County Says
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Gainesville Declares State of Emergency with Climate Proclamation
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The Battle of Bone Valley: Part I, The Case Tolling Florida’s Smallest County
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Gainesville Neighbors, City Enforcement Struggle To Get Man’s Cluttered Property Cleaned And Keep It That Way
One man now has more than $500,000 in fines and liens on his two properties in the City of Gainesville.
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Small Sinkholes Near Haile Plantation Trail Don’t Warrant Engineering Study, Alachua County Says
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A Deep Construction Hole Collapsed On A Florida Laborer: Here Is The Story Of His Chaotic Rescue
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How RTS And Alachua County Schools Have Worked To Improve Bus Safety
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Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Has Turned Over To ICE More Immigrants Following New Florida Law
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A Year After The Murders Of A Gainesville Woman And Her Daughter, A Resolution Remains Distant
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Legal Community Celebrates Investiture Of Judge Craig DeThomasis
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Cabot Site Contamination Containment Nearly Complete With Help Of Massive Piece Of Construction Equipment
On the street adjacent, the sounds of the trencher digging can be clearly heard, while smoke and cement smells are potent.
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City And County Commissioners Talk Taxes, Fairgrounds And Sports Center
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South Main Street Transformation Brings In A New Business — A Donut Shop
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More Hotel And Mid-Rise Apartment Construction Is On The 2020 Gainesville Horizon
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$6 Million Expansion For Gene Therapy Facility Completed At Alachua’s Progress Park
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UF Research Could Help Settle Kratom Controversy
Kratom is a legal substance that can be bought at gas stations, smoke shops, kava bars or online. Testimonials from some who have used it and results from preclinical studies suggest that it helps to alleviate pain and manage symptoms of opioid withdrawal, but the unregulated sale of the drug may be encouraging its recreational use as well.
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“Community Water Tests” Left In Driveways Part Of Marketing Ploy
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Ebola Vaccine Licensure Is Underway With The Help Of UF Researchers
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Two Cities Have Opted Out of Alachua County’s Tobacco Ordinance
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Marion County Requests $750,000 For State Veterans’ Nursing home
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House Democrats To Begin Amending Impeachment Articles Wednesday Evening
The Judiciary Committee has scheduled a hearing for 7 p.m. to mark up the legislation by which the House could then impeach President Trump, possibly by Christmas.
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What A Handful Of Florida Politicians, Past And Present, Think Of The 2019 Impeachment Inquiry
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‘Grain by Grain’: Bob Quinn Visits Gainesville to Share the Power of Organic Farming
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UF Students Protest Donald Trump Jr.’s Visit to Campus
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President Trump’s Medicare Executive Order Produces Mixed Reactions In The Villages
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Ted Yoho’s Former Deputy Chief Of Staff Kat Cammack To Run For Congress
Kat Cammack announced Thursday her campaign to run for Florida’s 3rd Congressional District seat.
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Eight Candidates Are Running For Three Gainesville City Commission Seats In 2020
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Sunshine Savior
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USMCA To Be Major Issue For Florida Blueberry Growers In 2020
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Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn Eyes Run For Congress
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‘There Is No Planet B:’ Youth Of Gainesville ‘Strike’ For Climate Change
Calling it one of the largest youth-led “strikes” ever, The New York Times reported that over 100,000 people attended rallies in Berlin, Melbourne and London.
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How To Help Hurricane Dorian Recovery In Bahamas
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Hurricane Dorian Leaves Terrible Damage And Stranded Residents As Rescuers Scramble To Help
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UF Students, Gainesville Community Remember New Zealand Mosque Shooting Victims
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Alachua County’s Days For Girls Chapter Offers Sewing Classes While Helping A Worldwide Need
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Coalition Pushing New Way to Improve Literacy Rates in Alachua County Schools
A grassroots education coalition aims to have it used in after-school programs in the county, in an effort to help improve literacy rates and close the resulting racial disparity.
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Senate Panel Back ‘Best And Brightest’ Repeal
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Holiday Food Drive Combats Alachua County Students’ Food Insecurity
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Controversy Emerges Over Plan To House Howard Bishop Middle School Students At Other School Campus
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Chinese Schools In Gainesville Help Children Connect With Their Heritage
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Alligator Hunting
For two Florida friends, a last chance to kill an elusive beast.
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Alachua County Reacts To Declining Bird Numbers In U.S. And Canada
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How Coon Hollo In Micanopy Came To Embrace Florida’s Agritourism Trend
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Waldo Wildlife: Too Much To Bear?
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Animal Foster Families Have Different Experiences When Hurricanes Approach
Special Series: What Does Full Employment Look Like In America?
The Navy Is On The Front Lines Of Adapting To Climate Change
By Brendan Rivers “Climate change will affect the Department of Defense’s ability to defend the Nation and poses immediate risks to U.S. national security.” – DoD Climate Change Adaptation Roadmap, 2014 Naval Station Mayport sits 15 miles east of Downtown Jacksonville at the mouth of the St. Johns River. One of two major naval installations in Jacksonville, Mayport is home base for the Navy’s third-largest fleet, along with more than 15,000 active-duty personnel and 32,000 of their family members. Any
Read More »Why US Carbon Dioxide Emissions Are Back On The Rise
By Geoff Brumfiel, NPR Carbon dioxide emissions in the U.S. are on the rise again after …
Read More »‘Retreat’ Not An Option For A California Beach Town, But It’s Already Happening In Duval County
By Jessica Palombo & Nathan Rott, NPR In Jacksonville Beach, Kimberlee Prescott is selling her home to the county so it can be torn down. The house, built just over two decades ago at 3640 Sanctuary Way S., is located in unfortunate proximity to a Florida Department of Transportation drainage culvert along Butler Boulevard. After Hurricanes Matthew and Irma, rain and storm surges caused “tremendous damage, expense, time loss, and disruption to the homeowner and her family,” according to Jacksonville
Read More »Sandy Soil And Rising Seas Spell Septic Tank Disaster In Florida
By Brendan Rivers Communities across Florida are already grappling with aging septic tanks, which leak into groundwater and are considered a leading cause of toxic algae blooms. As sea level rise is expected to worsen that situation, the state and cities are beginning to tackle the expensive task of converting septic systems to sewer or newer septic technologies. It’s no small challenge. Floridians are estimated to be using 2.6 million septic systems, most of them the conventional variety with two
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The Point, Dec. 4, 2019: Why An Ocala City Councilman-Elect Was Not Allowed To Take Office Last Night
"We’re in a limbo land," the city attorney said.
Read More »Controversy Emerges Over Plan To House Howard Bishop Middle School Students At Other School Campus
Forty-two Alachua County schools are being renovated in 12 years, and the speed is causing some tension and pain between the district, parents and people who live near schools like Westwood.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Approves $13,000 Salary Increase For Charter Officers
One city commissioner said he was frustrated that his reviews of the public employees were taking place in public.
Read More »Ocala Council Blocks Winning Candidate From Office Over 33-Year-Old Felony Conviction, Delays Decision On Another Election
Ocala dramatically blocked its newly elected councilman from taking office Tuesday night over a 33-year-old felony cocaine conviction. The case is believed to be the first time a Florida politician has been disqualified after an election because of serious crimes.
Read More »Student Debt Weighs Heavily For Voters Prior To 2020 Elections
Student debt and the policies the presidential candidates are offering to relieve that burden will be a deciding factor for some when voting in the presidential primaries and general election next year.
Read More »Afternoon News in 90: Dec. 3, 2019
Police are still searching for a missing one year old girl in Connecticut. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Dec. 3, 2019: Morning News In 90
A deadly shooting in a Pennsylvania movie theater leaves one dead and another injured. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »The Point, Dec. 3, 2019: Buried Alive: The Story Of The Heroic Rescue That Saved A Gainesville Construction Worker
Interviews and government records about the case provide significant new details about the nightmarish accident.
Read More »City And County Commissioners Talk Taxes, Fairgrounds And Sports Center
Commissioners passionately expressed their disappointments, concerns, rebuttals and hope for the future before unanimously approving a motion to add a discussion of racial and equity disparities to the agenda of the next joint meeting.
Read More »Afternoon News In 90: Dec. 2, 2019
London puts security measures in place as world leaders arrive for NATO summit. That and more in 90 seconds.
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Thousands evacuate the Philippines as typhoon Kammuri is expected to make landfall. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »A Deep Construction Hole Collapsed On A Florida Laborer: Here Is The Story Of His Chaotic Rescue
A 24-year-old laborer was buried for 28 harrowing minutes earlier this year before he was saved during a chaotic, heroic rescue effort by firefighters.
Read More »The Point, Dec. 2, 2019: Before And After Photos Highlight Evolution Of Gainesville’s South Main Street
The past decade has brought dramatic changes to the road's infrastructure and business scene.
Read More »Morningside Nature Center’s Annual Cane Boil & FiddleFest Is A Step into the Past
Each year, the free event welcomes around 1,000 people from all over Alachua County.
Read More »South Main Street Transformation Brings In A New Business — A Donut Shop
The business potential of South Main Street in Gainesville is now so different than it was 10 years ago that a donut-dealing food truck owner has decided to put down roots there.
Read More »The Point, Nov. 27, 2019: More Questions Emerge About Another Recent Election In Marion County
There are even larger questions in Ocala than in McIntosh.
Read More »More Hotel And Mid-Rise Apartment Construction Is On The 2020 Gainesville Horizon
The building has sat empty for more than three years, southwest of Gainesville’s downtown restaurant and nightlife area, but a developer now has its eyes on the Jones B-Side restaurant property.
Read More »Chinese Schools In Gainesville Help Children Connect With Their Heritage
The Chinese School Association in the United States and National Council of Associations of Chinese Language Schools report there are 531 registered Chinese schools nationwide.
Read More »Ocala Council Election Thrown Into Turmoil Over Winning Candidate’s Felony Arrests
Councilman-elect, Tyrone E. Oliver, 63, acknowledged that he had been charged with drug felonies in 1986 but said the cases had been "handled."
Read More »Pasco Deputy Fired Over Accidental Gun Discharge Fighting To Keep His Job
Though no one was hurt during the April 30 incident, video surveillance shows that Cross negligently fidgeted with his service pistol, causing it to fire.
Read More »Gainesville Program Helps People Of Varying Abilities Live Independently
One man who the program has helped spoke with us about adjusting to a new life.
Read More »How RTS And Alachua County Schools Have Worked To Improve Bus Safety
The 167 RTS-involved lawsuits and insurance claims have been filed against the city since fiscal year 2014, costing the city about $1 million in settlements and legal fees.
Read More »The Point, Nov. 26, 2019: A McIntosh Town Council Candidate Might Have Been The First Ex-Felon To Run For Office In Florida
A retired handyman who served 16 months in prison quietly ran for public office earlier this month in the small town of McIntosh in Marion County.
Read More »Nobody Noticed An Ex-Felon In Florida Ran For Office; Now There Are Questions Whether It Was Legal
A retired handyman who served 16 months in prison quietly ran for public office earlier this month in a small town.
Read More »Afternoon News In 90: Nov. 25, 2019
Former Florida Sheriff Scott Israel plans to sue the Federal Government over his dismissal. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Prison Guards to Aid Undocumented Immigrant Crackdown
The state is now “awaiting official notification of the Memorandum of Agreement from ICE,” the Florida Department of Corrections confirmed to The News Service of Florida on Friday.
Read More »Nov. 25, 2019: Morning News In 90
A 19-year-old student was found dead in a Chicago campus parking garage. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Approves Purchase of Zero-Emission Bus
RTS already has a million-dollar federal grant to pay for majority of the bus's cost. City Commissioner Helen Warren said that the remaining cost of around $32,000 has been budgeted by the commission. Warren believes this is a small price to pay for the large steps being taken.
Read More »The Point, Nov. 25, 2019: Gene Therapy Work Gets $6 Million Home In Alachua
Thermo Fisher Scientific has concluded its $6 million expansion at Progress Park in Alachua.
Read More »Little Orange Creek Reopens With “Relaxing And De-Stressful” Nature Day
The bridge and the road leading to the creek’s entrance on Southeast Hawthorne Road had been closed until six months ago because of construction on State Road 20.
Read More »$6 Million Expansion For Gene Therapy Facility Completed At Alachua’s Progress Park
Local and state officials gathered Friday in Alachua to commemorate a $6 million expansion at Progress Park.
Read More »Two Gainesville Democrats Join 2020 Election for House District 20
Yvonne Hayes Hinson and Rodney Long have both filed to replace their fellow Democrat.
Read More »Peer Respite: A Home Not Just For The Holidays
Peer Respite offers free mental health support in a more informal, unorthodox way.
Read More »Gainesville Declares State of Emergency with Climate Proclamation
Below: listen to the radio version of this story from WUFT-FM. The city of Gainesville …
Read More »Alachua County School Board Outlines Precise Goals To Close Racial Achievement Gap
School Board members are focusing on equity in Alachua County, creating a plan to close the achievement gap for students.
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