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."
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Listen to our podcast on your phone: Apple Podcasts | Google Play The year 2017 was a historic year for hurricanes. It was not only one of the most active seasons on record, but early damage estimates place it as the most expensive in United States history. According to some experts …
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The park and its nature trail around the sinkhole remain open.
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“You learn a lot of lessons along the way when you’re out there trying to navigate your life.”
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The park and its nature trail around the sinkhole remain open.
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Florida's school resource officer of the year is a man who became a hero in April at Forest High School in Ocala.
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Owner Chris Marcum took over the course about two years ago and recently acquired more than $60,000 worth of water-pumping equipment to deal with future floods.
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The CHILD Center, located just down the street from the SWAG Family Resource Center, will be a place where residents can bring children zero to five years old for affordable preschool and childcare.
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After an unusually stormy start to the Florida summer, the Horse Protection Association of Florida is seeking temporary foster homes for some of the horses until their flooded pastures dry up.
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The Putnam County animal advisory board is working on a revision of the county ordinances that will address circumstances like this one in the future.
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Fire safety officials and advocates are working toward funding programs aimed at soon putting smoke alarms in as many as 150 homes across Gainesville.
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Florida is one of the few states that exempts university groups like the University Athletic Association and UF Foundation from public records laws. Their DSO classification identifies them as a private, incorporated businesses, separating them from the universities they serve.
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Gainesville city commissioners, meeting as the city general policy committee, today will discuss ways the city can honor the late Tom Petty.
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Ocala saw a flurry of events inciting both outrage and hope on Wednesday afternoon in the wake of Friday’s shooting at Forest High School.
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Ellie Drabik produced this segment.
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Babyland in Evergreen Cemetery is comprised of more than 200 infant graves, many of which are unnamed.
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Public applause, generous hugs and sincere appreciation greet veterans across the country. But for Franklin …
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Gainesville Cohousing will offer residents a communal and environmentally friendly living option.
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Neighbors are fighting to save a local Gainesville church and the conservation land behind it from becoming another shopping center.
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Stores like Starbucks, Walgreens, a fast-food restaurant and a bank with a two-lane drive-thru would be built in the church's place.
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The commission called for bold reform of NCAA policies to improve the state of college basketball.
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A report from Bell High School in Gilchrist County, where mourners gathered Tuesday to honor the lives of two sheriff's deputies.
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Once the bars disappear, felons still feel locked out from opportunity. These are their stories.
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Law enforcement officers from all over the country pay their respects as two Gilchrist deputies are laid to rest.
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Poe Springs is scheduled to reopen by Memorial Day on May 28.
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Flying eight hours a night 363 days of the year, LifeSouth Community Blood Center’s single-engine turbo prop plane has saved lives for the last 15 years by getting critical blood supplies to patients across the Southeast faster.
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A local pastor has experienced firsthand the conflict between efforts to protect Gainesville's water systems and tight personal budgets.
Read More »Public records for county animal shelters show that in recent years, euthanasia rates for cats and dogs have, for the most part, been on a downward trend in North Central Florida.
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About 150 volunteers with Current Problems Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting water resources in North Florida, recently collected 6,590 pounds of trash from creeks around Gainesville. Most of the trash likely came from flooding during Hurricane Irma, said Megan Black, executive director of Current Problems.
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Thousands of law enforcement officers and community members are honoring the lives of two slain Gilchrist County Sheriff's deputies.
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All public schools in Marion County now have resource officers in the wake of the Forest High School shooting.
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For one Gainesville woman, incarceration started long before she spent seven years in prison for five felonies. Now she looks to help unlock opportunities for others.
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Ace and Ranger are 18-month-old German Shepherd/Belgian Malinois mixes that were bred in Europe before being brought over to GPD.
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One Man is Dead After A Northeast Gainesville Shooting. That and more in 90 seconds.
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When Sarah Goff walks along Calf Pond Creek near her home in Gainesville, she isn’t looking for pretty stones or exotic plants. She’s looking for garbage to turn into art.
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Two Gilchrist County Sheriff's Deputies will be laid to rest tomorrow morning. That and more in 90 seconds. Morning News in 90, April 23, 2018 / WUFT News
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Local businesses provided donations to fund the project, which required over 208 wooden boards and roughly $2,000 in materials.
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Interdisciplinary UF art class brings art and pre-health students together to work on health care solutions.
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Police are continuing their investigation into a Marion County high school shooting. That and more in 90 seconds. Afternoon News in 90, April 20, 2018 / WUFT News
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A deserted and vandalized building a few blocks north of Gainesville High School could soon undergo a commercial remodeling
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One student injured and one in custody after Forest High School shooting.
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Thousands of students across the country create the next wave of gun control activism on the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting which left 13 dead in Littleton, Colorado.
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One person is injured, and Ocala police say the shooter is in custody.
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Several other local governments in Florida are also challenging the law.
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