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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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Unvarnished: Trouble In Thailand
Episode eight of Unvarnished features Randy Singer, a grad student studying ichthyology. Randy tells a story of a trip to South Thailand to collect fish that went awry when his crew unknowingly stumbled into the magistrate's driveway.
Read More »Unvarnished: Finding Her Squat
Episode seven of Unvarnished features Diane Lasley, an 80-year-old woman on a journey to find her squat. Along the way, she finds strength, balance and a new tribe of friends.
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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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Nov. 8, 2018: Afternoon News In 90
Gainesville's elections for mayor and commissioner will be looking a little different come 2022. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Game-Day Madness Swamps Midtown With Litter
Midtown neighborhoods and businesses benefit from their proximity to the University of Florida campus, but residents must deal with the remains of revelers, particularly during football season where tailgating is a time honored tradition.
Read More »Hear WUFT’s Recap Of The 2018 Election With Dr. David Price Of Santa Fe College
WUFT presents an hourlong discussion of the outcomes and implications of the 2018 general election.
Read More »Nov. 8, 2018: Morning News In 90
Southwest 6th Street in Gainesville is reopening after a year of resurfacing the road. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Everything You Need To Know About The Recount Process
Tuesday's midterm elections came to a harrowing end with several races left undecided for Florida voters and elected officials. Up to five races may qualify for a recount, including the highly contested U.S. Senate race between GOP candidate Rick Scott and incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson.
Read More »Nov. 7, 2018: Afternoon News in 90
Alachua County votes to approve a half-cent sales tax for schools.
Read More »Nov. 7, 2018: Morning News In 90
Ron DeSantis is the new Governor and Rick Scott is the new Senator of Florida. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Photo Gallery: Decision Day In Alachua County
Lining up to vote The returns come in …
Read More »Nelson, Scott Race Headed For Recount
Republican Gov. Rick Scott declared victory in the U.S. Senate race in Florida, one of the most important and closely watched in the nation.
Read More »Alachua County School Board Election: Gunnar Paulson Retains Seat
After an indecisive primary race resulted in Tuesday’s run-off election, Gunnar Paulson can rest easy having retained his school board seat for another four years.
Read More »Voters Defeat GRU Referendum, Support $238M School Facilities Sales Tax
Gainesville wants its city commission to keep watching the city’s utilities.
Read More »Republican Ashley Moody Elected Florida’s Attorney General
Ashey Moody cruised to victory Tuesday night as Florida’s Attorney General-elect.
Read More »Florida State House District 21: Chuck Clemons Earns Second Term
In victory, Chuck Clemons thanked his youthful supporters.
Read More »In Wild Election, DeSantis Narrowly Defeats Gillum To Become Florida’s Next Governor
Republican Ron DeSantis narrowly defeated Andrew Gillum on Tuesday to become Florida's next governor.
Read More »Voters Line Up Behind Constitutional Amendments
Felons will get voting rights automatically restored after serving their sentences, vaping in workplaces will be illegal and greyhound racing will be banned in Florida under a series of constitutional amendments approved Tuesday.
Read More »Keith Perry Holds On In Tight Race For District 8
Keith Perry, R-Gainesville, will retain his District 8 State Senate seat.
Read More »Alachua County Commission District 2 Election: Marihelen Wheeler Beats Two Opponents
Wheeler romped to victory over Scott Costello in the county’s second district in northwest Gainesville, making her the only woman on the 5-member board.
Read More »Gainesville Voters Voice Opinion On Constitutional Amendments
Gainesville voters cast their votes today on 12 Constitutional amendments, the most since 1998, that included issues from restoring the voting rights of former felons to casino gambling authorization.
Read More »Some Gainesville Voters Receive Incorrect County Ballots
Mike Ryansimonovich received the wrong ballot when he went to vote Tuesday morning. Later it was confirmed that at least three voters in Gainesville had submitted the wrong ballot before the issue was corrected.
Read More »Yoho Easily Wins Re-Election To Congress
Rep. Ted Yoho easily won re-election to Congress on Tuesday.
Read More »Evening News in 90: Nov. 6,2018
Volunteers are handing out flyers in front of the Reitz Union to draw student voters to the polls. -- News from North Central Florida's public media stations on http://WUFT.org , 89.1 FM & Florida's 5.
Read More »Voters Face Long Lines, Machine Snafus, ‘Mosh Pit’ Crowds
Long lines and malfunctioning machines marred the early hours of voting in some precincts across the country Tuesday. Some of the biggest problems were in Georgia, a state with a hotly contested gubernatorial election, where some voters reported waiting up to three hours to vote.
Read More »The Clam Farmer: Concern Over Water Quality Key for Mike Hodges
Cedar Key clam farmer Mike Hodges makes his living on the water and worries about water quality and the environment, but he is also a proponent of smaller government and deregulation. He grew up a Democrat, but trusts the Republicans to make better decisions about viable solutions.
Read More »The Youth Vote: What’s Happening In Alachua County Schools to Heighten Election Knowledge?
As of Monday, more than 5 million Floridians voted by mail or cast a ballot during the state’s early voting period – exceeding the 3.19 million voters who voted before Election Day in 2014. Among those voters, 70,426 were in Alachua County.
Read More »November 6th, 2018: Morning News in 90
The 2018 Midterm Elections are being held today. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Nov. 5, 2018: Evening News In 90
Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are hitting the steps of the State Capitol as Florida's midterm election draws closer.
Read More »The Student Socialist: Stetson Cooper Views Medicare, Minimum Wage As Top Themes
Stetson Cooper, a democratic socialist living in Republican Ocala, has no qualms expressing his political views in the primarily red town.
Read More »The Transgender Man: Kane Barr Votes For the Voiceless
Kane Barr is a transgender man who prioritizes LGBTQ issues in politics. He uses his experiences to educate LGBTQ youth now.
Read More »The Caregiver: Healthcare, Wage Gap Issues Hit Close To Home For Sharon Burney
Sharon Burney raised and supports her 35-year-old daughter who suffers from renal failure and seizures. She looks to her elected officials to expand Medicaid and bridge the income gap.
Read More »Nov. 5, 2018: Morning News In 90
A Volusia County teen strangled his mother to death because of an argument about his grades.
Read More »Small Town, Big Family: Crystal Smith’s America Is ‘Based On Everybody’
Crystal Monroe credits her big family for influencing her political decisions. She doesn't like to label herself as Republican or Democrat, but instead identifies as being “about prosperity and moving forward.”
Read More »The Mexican-American Millenial: Angel Padilla’s Heritage Defines His Politics
When he was 12, Angel Padilla’s father, Candelario, woke him up before dawn to pour concrete …
Read More »A Victim, A Supporter And An Opponent Offer Differing Opinions On Florida’s Amendment 6
Dianna Hoyt is now a victim’s rights advocate and supports Florida’s Amendment 6, which includes Marsy’s Law. Voters will approve or reject it during Tuesday's election.
Read More »Silenced: 1.5 Million Florida Felons Without A Vote
In this WUFT News Special Report, we explore the fight Florida felons are facing to get their right to vote back after prison.
Read More »Florida Becomes Epicenter of Nation’s Polarizing Politics
Florida is emerging as an epicenter of the nation’s polarizing politics in the final days …
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