Approximately 1.6 million children in the United States live on the streets every night. Interface Youth Center is working in Gainesville to combat this problem and educate the public on the resources available to any child or family in trouble.
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Those in North Central Florida who stockpiled food in preparation for Hurricane Irma have food bank options for donating perishable items, which might not make it back onto shelves at a chain store.
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Parents from a Duval County middle school are concerned about their children safety after a student stabbed another student in the school. That and more in 90 seconds.
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Across North Central Florida and the state, flooding, winds and knocked-down trees from Irma caused a great deal of crop and other damage to farms. And those in flood plains — like Crones’ Cradle in Marion County because of Orange Creek — were much more susceptible, especially in the days after because the water isn’t leaving.
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The Salvation Army has already served 10,000 meals in Northeast Florida since the storm scoured the peninsula last week
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North Central Florida counties have submitted their plans for debris cleanup following Gov. Rick Scott's Monday directive that they do so, and one, Columbia County, says it's almost done.
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As a result of standing water left behind by Hurricane Irma, Alachua County residents can expect to see a dramatic increase in mosquitoes in the coming weeks.
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The structure of a local television news has not changed much for decades. However, there is tremendous change and experimentation happening within a television station’s digital footprint. Two innovative journalists discuss web-centric initiatives they lead in this Broadcast Bits: Episode 4 podcast.
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Technology is bringing robust change to the local television news industry. One journalist is telling stories with equipment that fits in his pocket.
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Florida Wildlife Care helps animals recover from the impending damage that Hurricane Irma had on the wildlife of Florida.
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The Union County commission voted Monday to table a decision on a proposed phosphate mine and is set to have another meeting on the topic in two weeks.
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The University of Florida administration created an emergency relief fund to aid students, staff and faculty following the tremendous impact of Hurricane Irma.
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Florida Wildlife Care helps animals recover from the impending damage that Hurricane Irma had on the wildlife of Florida.
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Approximately 1.6 million children in the United States live on the streets every night. Interface Youth Center is working in Gainesville to combat this problem and educate the public on the resources available to any child or family in trouble.
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Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn was elected for a fourth term in the city's elections on Tuesday, while Justin Grabelle won the City Council's District 5 seat.
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Approximately 1.6 million children in the United States live on the streets every night. Interface Youth Center is working in Gainesville to combat this problem and educate the public on the resources available to any child or family in trouble.
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As a result of standing water left behind by Hurricane Irma, Alachua County residents can expect to see a dramatic increase in mosquitoes in the coming weeks.
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Gov. Rick Scott, who had already issued a state of emergency because of the ominous threat of powerful Hurricane Irma, asked Tuesday for pre-landfall assistance from the federal government.
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“They gave up all of their tomorrows so that we could enjoy our today’s freedom, and that's one of the purposes of having the ceremony here today," said Retired Director of Alachua County Veterans Services Jim Lynch.
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With the threat of a federal lawsuit looming, University of Florida officials said Friday they will consider allowing white nationalist Richard Spencer to speak on campus.
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The new play "Trailer Park Elegy" is set to be performed at the Acrosstown Repertory Theatre in Gainesville from Sept. 1-17.
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The National Policy Institute has obtained legal counsel and intends to continue with plans to hold an event featuring white nationalist Richard Spencer at the University of Florida following UF denying Spencer a permit to speak.
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The completion date of construction in Gainesville's Midtown area has been pushed back by two months — to late October from early September — because of labor shortages and unforeseen underground complications.
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University of Florida football players Jordan Scarlett and Rick Wells have been suspended from team activities, bringing the total who will not be allowed to play during the Saturday's season opener against Michigan to 10.
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The Suwannee County School District expects to decide on a plan sometime in September on how to move forward after mold caused it to temporarily relocate its Live Oak headquarters.
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A Bronson man broke a deputy's hand and smashed the rear window of a Levy County Sheriff's Office patrol car with his head Saturday during an arrest for growing 21 pot plants in his bedroom, the sheriff's office said.
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Florida football is set to take on the Michigan Wolverines in Arlington, Texas, on Saturday in the season opener. The teams last faced off in the 2016 Buffalo Wild Wings Citrus Bowl, with Michigan winning 41-7.
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Sen. Bill Nelson spoke to University of Florida students Tuesday about proposed legislation that would lower student-loan interest rates.
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Social media is an emerging platform that allows journalists to interact and converse with news …
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A new project will allow people to explore over 20,000 3-D vertebrate species online.
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As rain continued to pour Monday on Southeast Texas from the remains of Hurricane Harvey, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission sent 25 officers to Beaumont to help with search and rescue operations.
Read More »In a Facebook post Sunday morning, Yoho expressed his support for President Donald Trumps' pardon of former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio.
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The new Alachua County Fire Station in Waldo has opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony, replacing an old building that served as a fire station for almost five decades.
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To gather these stories about the excitement, dangers, and disasters that game wardens face every day on the job, veteran Florida wildlife officer Bob H. Lee “spent three years interviewing working and retired officers from one end of Florida to the other from Live Oak … to the Everglades, to the big cattle ranches west of Lake Okeechobee, Big Pine Island, Lake Apopka, Kissimmee River marsh, and many other locations in this state.”
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On Thursday Mark Asay was sentenced to death for the 1987 murders of two Jacksonville men, after nearly 30 years of waiting on death row. His case sparked controversy, as some of its circumstances were debated for decades.
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The Gainesville City Commission on Thursday night voted 5-2 in favor of Gainesville Regional Utilities’ $750 million purchase of the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center (GREC).
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Hear 'Vietnam Veterans: Florida Voices' on WUFT-FM throughout September, with full-text transcriptions of each veteran's story appearing on WUFT.org.
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Florida coach Jim McElwain has not yet declared a starting quarterback for the upcoming season but is instead planning to play all three candidates: freshman Feleipe Franks, grad transfer Malik Zaire, and 2016 starter Luke Del Rio.
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A community-engagement project highlighting the diverse stories and lives of the people who call Gainesville, Florida home.
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A 25-year-old man has been arrested and charged in at least two robberies in the Stonecrest subdivision in Summerfield, according to the Marion County Sheriff's Office.
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Thursday's planned execution of Mark Asay will be Florida's first since the U.S. Supreme Court halted the practice in the state more than 18 months ago. Asay was convicted of two racially motivated, premeditated murders in Jacksonville in 1987.
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Gainesville police are investigating an attempted robbery reported Tuesday around Bivens Cove Apartments in which the victim's dog bit the robber, who then ran.
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A federal appeals court has ordered a review of the Sabal Trail pipeline, saying that the initial approval did not take greenhouse-gas emissions from Florida power plants into account. The pipeline goes from Alabama, through part of Southwest Georgia and then through Florida to Osceola County.
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The Independent News Network broadcasts local news across the country. Managing partner Jeff Lyle discusses the economic advantages as local news delivery changes in Broadcast Bits episode 1.
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Solar eclipse glasses in hand, around 250 people visited Santa Fe's Kika Silva Pla Planetarium Monday afternoon to experience a total solar eclipse in the United States.
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Millions of Americans gazed in wonder through telescopes, cameras and disposable protective glasses Monday as the moon blotted out the sun in the first full-blown solar eclipse to sweep the U.S. from coast to coast in nearly a century.
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NASA EDGE joins forces with the NASA Heliophysics Education Consortium, the University of Southern Illinois Carbondale, and Lunt Solar Systems to air a 4-hour 30-minute live webcast of the total solar eclipse from outside Saluki Stadium at Southern Illinois University Carbondale in Illinois.
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As a total solar eclipse crosses the U.S., follow along with NPR journalists and others experiencing the astronomical phenomenon's journey across America.
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Follow this live updating map tracking the position of the eclipse across the United States.
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In Find Out Florida this week, WUFT looks at the incentives available to homeowners who want to add a rooftop solar system.
Read More »A Florida state senator this week filed a bill that seeks to prevent county governments from issuing marriage licenses to minors.
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A supporter of a group headed by white nationalist Richard Spencer vowed to file a lawsuit against the University of Florida after the school denied a request to rent space on the campus for an event next month.
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