St. Francis House in Gainesville opens its doors to 35 people each night to fill its eight available rooms. The facility runs on a first-come, first-served basis, but priority is given to families with children.
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One year later, a father, a teacher and a student reflect on the day that changed them forever.
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But how did nine children in Gilchrist County get access to two 3D printers? Our story explores the answer.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis endorsed a continued freeze on tuition rates at Florida’s public universities Tuesday at the state Capitol’s series of legislative press conferences.
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Episode 12 of Unvarnished features Daniel Webster, a retired minister turned storyteller. He shares his story about a Christmas Eve service gone wrong and encourages listeners not to get so caught up in holiday drama that they miss life's most special occasions.
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The City of Gainesville passed a plastic ban earlier this year. Some local scientists see this ordinance as a good first step, but don't think it goes far enough. Here are their proposals:
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One year later, a father, a teacher and a student reflect on the day that changed them forever.
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In a statement, lawyers Charles Kuck, Dina LaPolt and Alex Spiro said the rapper, whose given name is She'yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, was released Tuesday.
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One year later, a father, a teacher and a student reflect on the day that changed them forever.
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One year later, a father, a teacher and a student reflect on the day that changed them forever.
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The Alachua County Farmers Market provides producers from the area with a centralized venue to sell their goods gives the community an alternative option to buy locally grown and produced products.
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The 38th annual Horses in the Sun (HITS) Ocala Winter Circuit kicked off this week. The competition includes a variety of classes of horse jumping and over $4 million in total prize money.
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Gainesville Mayor Lauren Poe holds a state of the city address, recapping 2018 and discussing the challenges ahead.
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Newberry will escalate the fight against opioid addiction in March with a five-member task force …
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Gainesville residents filled the Cade Museum for Creativity and Invention Wednesday as Mayor Lauren Poe and new Interim City Manager Deborah Bowie presented the state of the city in 2019.
Read More »The Florida Commission on Ethics dropped a complaint case against 8th Circuit Judge Gloria Walker, who serves Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Gilchrist, Levy and Union Counties. The complaint alleges that Walker put incorrect information in financial disclosure forms, but the Ethics Commission said it doesn't have jurisdiction in the matter. (Gainesville Sun)
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Nearly 200 teams are in Gainesville Thursday for the 2019 Florida High School Competitive Cheerleading State Championships – the most ever, organizers said yesterday.
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UF Health opens its Florida Recovery Center, an new addiction treatment facility.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis endorsed a continued freeze on tuition rates at Florida’s public universities Tuesday at the state Capitol’s series of legislative press conferences.
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Extremely low temperatures are causing a deep freeze in the midwest. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »The topic of a new events center in Alachua County is resurfacing this week, with county commissioners yesterday discussing it among themselves and tomorrow hashing it out with the Gainesville City Commission.
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A consultant's report suggests Alachua County should build a new events center on the former Cabot-Koppers toxic superfund site in Gainesville.
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The U.S. Senate is investigating the high price of prescription drugs. That and more in 90 seconds.
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State officials agreed to place Airbnb on the state’s scrutinized companies list, which prohibits state investment in companies that boycott Israel, because of a company decision against listing properties in the West Bank.
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A Fish Island property owner told Regan they intended to sell the land to the North Florida Land Trust for conservation, he said.
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Paynes Prairie received ten inches of rain in December, seven more than average, leading to a flood over most of the land. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Shelly Summers now cooks, cleans and offers warm showers for 14 people who live in tents in her backyard.
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Read More »They raised more than $3,000 for victims of Hurricane Michael in Panhandle school districts.
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As 130 participants prepared to run a 5K Sunday morning in support of hurricane relief, the rain poured down as if to remind them of the wind and rain that ravaged the Florida Panhandle in October.
Read More »President Trump reaches a deal to reopen the Government until February 15th. That and more in 90 seconds.
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Roger Stone was indicted by a grand jury and arrested this morning. That and more in 90 seconds.
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Florida Secretary of State Mike Ertel abruptly resigned Thursday, after a newspaper obtained photos of the elections chief wearing blackface on Halloween more than a decade ago.
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In 30 days, inmate labor will be gone from Gainesville, though you may still see them working on state roads maintained by the Florida Department of Transportation.
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Gainesville City Commissioners decided to terminate three contracts with the Florida Department of Corrections in a 5-1 vote on Thursday. In 30 days, inmate labor will be gone from Gainesville.
Read More »With temperatures dropping to freezing farmers are worried their strawberry crops may not make it through the season. -- News from North Central Florida's public media stations on http://WUFT.org , 89.1 FM & Florida's 5.
Read More »Florida's top elections official has abruptly resigned after a newspaper obtained pictures of him in blackface posing as a Hurricane Katrina victim.
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Heavy rains and flooding have resulted in what state park officials are calling a "brown out" and the closure of the swimming area at Manatee Springs State Park near Chiefland.
Read More »Shannon Taylor produced this update.
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Five people were killed yesterday in a shooting in a Sebring bank, making it Florida's seventh mass shooting in less than three years.
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Alachua County volunteers take part in annual Point-in-Time survey, tallying the county's homeless population.
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Alachua County has voted to stick with the policy of no longer using the labor of Florida state prison inmates.
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Governor Ron DeSantis joins Florida senators in urging President Donald Trump to recognize Juan Guaido as President of Venezuela. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Alachua County commissioners last night voted to raise the legal tobacco-buying age to 21, and it will take effect in 9 months.
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The Alachua County Board of County Commissioners approved a county-wide ordinance Tuesday prohibiting the sale …
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Some government employees are back on the payroll this week. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »A gunman who opened fire inside a Florida bank Wednesday afternoon killed five people before surrendering to SWAT negotiators, police said.
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