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UF Student Group Assists With Syrian Refugee Resettlement In Jacksonville
They're working to raise $50,000 to help build a hospital in Turkey, which is hosting more than 3 million Syrian refugees.
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Gainesville Partners With UF For Environmental Study At Fred Cone Park
The research team has already completed an initial drone flyover to get a visual of the area being treated, plotted a grid, tested soil, sampled vegetation, applied herbicide and top dressed the field with compost.
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‘A Complex Issue With Many Factors,’ Red Tide Is The Focus Of UF Panel This Week
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Competition From Mexico Endangers Florida’s Strawberry Industry
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Invisible Aftermath
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New Sustainable Urban Development Survey Seeks Gainesville’s Opinion
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Cane Toads Flourishing In South Florida
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Keep Alachua County Beautiful Is Fighting Cigarette Waste In Downtown Gainesville With Pocket Ashtrays
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Firm Takes Steps To Keep Secretive Voice-Print Technology Used On Florida Inmates
A sophisticated voice-identity technology used to monitor prisoners and inmates across Florida and elsewhere is so secretive and controversial that its manufacturer urged government agencies to coordinate with its public relations office before responding to inquiries from news organizations, a Fresh Take Florida investigation found.
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Gainesville’s Mental Health Co-Responder Team Diverts Arrests and Saves Taxpayers Money
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Man Sentenced To Total Of 34 Years In Prison In 2016 Killing Of Rapper Shay Baby
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Vet Says Alachua County’s Irresponsible Pet Owner Ordinance Is A Good Start
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Marion County Sheriff’s Office Contract For Additional Traffic Enforcement
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Melrose Area Dog Attacks Threaten Neighbors, Livestock
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Florida Senate Passes Bill Expanding Armed Teachers Program
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Gainesville City Commission To Discuss Affordable Housing Recommendations
A Gainesville City Commission subcommittee led by Commissioner David Arreola has been discussing rental housing regulations since December.
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Gainesville City Commission Approves Contract to Sell City Parking Lot 10
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Gainesville Residents Struggle To Pay Rent Amid Florida’s Housing Crisis
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Developer: The Swamp Restaurant Will Live On After All
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CRA Hopes Heartwood Will Be ‘Catalyst For More Investment’ In East Gainesville
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Secretary Post Remains Empty At Health Agency
Florida is grappling with an outbreak of hepatitis A but does not have a top …
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Fundraisers, Grants, And A Plea To Gainesville’s Mayor Haven’t Yet Saved Florida’s Only Peer Respite Organization
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Levy County To Adapt Documents For Visually Impaired Individuals
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Gainesville’s Mental Health Co-Responder Team Diverts Arrests and Saves Taxpayers Money
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Newberry Drug ‘Take Back’ Event Joins Alachua County, National Effort
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Photo: SpaceX’s Crew Dragon Makes Lift Off
This was the first mission for the company's commercial crew program, which, if successful, could soon ferry American astronauts to space in an American-made vessel for the first time since the end of NASA's shuttle program in 2011.
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Lawyers: Rapper 21 Savage Released From Immigration Custody
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What Florida’s Representatives In Congress Are Saying About The Government Shutdown
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Listen To ‘Every Vote Counts,’ A Documentary About The 2018 Election
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Alachua County Remembers Pearl Harbor After 77 Years
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DeSantis Orders Elections Security Review
Eight days after being notified that Russia hacked into two Florida county's election records during the 2016 election, Gov. DeSantis directed the Secretary of State to conduct a review of the security of state and county elections systems.
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D’Alemberte Remembered As ‘Definition Of A Statesman’
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Texting While Driving Bill Goes To DeSantis
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Florida to get tax holiday on school, hurricane supplies
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DeSantis: Russians Hacked Two Florida Counties In 2016
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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’s Days For Girls Chapter Offers Sewing Classes While Helping A Worldwide Need
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In Wake Of Pittsburgh Synagogue Shootings, UF Student Cherishes Her Faith Journey
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Israel’s Supreme Court Overturns Deportation of Former UF Student
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Soccer Fans Take In 2018 World Cup Matches From Alachua County Pubs
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Diploma Dreams Become Reality For Inmates At Graduation
In 2016, the Florida Gateway College became part of the Second Chance Pell Pilot Program. Now, three years later, 47 inmates walked at the first college graduation inside a Florida prison.
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Interview: UF President Kent Fuchs Discusses End Of 2018-19 Academic Year
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‘It’s Not Just Talk’: Friendship Seven To Discuss Progress Since Inequity Report At Town Hall
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Florida Senate Passes Bill Expanding Armed Teachers Program
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The First Arts Academy Designed For East Gainesville Students Coming This Fall
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Animal Services’ Promotes ‘Sweet 16’ Tournament As Creative Adoption Incentive For Clay County
The Clay County Animal Services (CCAS) created a championship to give deserving dogs a home. Sixteen dogs were chosen for the adoption tournament modeled after March Madness.
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In Florida, There’s A Growing Need To ‘Respect Your Elders,’ And That Includes Gopher Tortoises
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Vet Says Alachua County’s Irresponsible Pet Owner Ordinance Is A Good Start
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Melrose Area Dog Attacks Threaten Neighbors, Livestock
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Emotions Run High At Neighborhood Meeting Over Recent Dog Attacks
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April 3, 2019: Afternoon News in 90
Broward County Emergency Services will now allow people to text 911 in the event of an emergency. The new service will be specifically useful for those who are hearing and speaking impaired.
Read More »Apr. 3, 2019: Morning News in 90
Alachua County leaders discuss whether the plastic ban should include styrofoam. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »The Point, April 3, 2019: ‘Wretched, Horrid, Deplorable, Abysmal’: To Fix Or Shut Down County Road 2082?
Residents have mixed emotions about Alachua County commissioners’ plans to shut down part of County Road 2082.
Read More »Theater Production Spotlights Local Racial History To Inform, Educate
“From Colored to Black” is a Gainesville play that reflects on past and current race disparities within the north central Florida African American community.
Read More »April 2, 2019: Evening News In 90
President Trump's threat to shut down the U.S.- Mexico border is raising fears of economic consequences. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Apr. 2, 2019: Morning News In 90
Top Democrats like Nancy Pelosi are protesting Trump's attempt to end Obamacare. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »The Point, April 2, 2019: ‘Extremely Critical’ To Williston, Its Hospital Will Remain Open After Working Out Utility Debt
The Williston General Hospital will remain in operation after paying off its utility debt.
Read More »Apr. 1, 2019: Afternoon News in 90
Joe Biden responds to allegations regarding Lucy Flores That and more in 90 seconds
Read More »Williston’s Regional General Hospital Clears Utility Bill Debt
Williston’s Regional General Hospital bailed itself out of its outstanding utility bill debt by completing a repayment plan with the city. Two Williston residents are taking steps to try to prevent the hospital from permanently closing.
Read More »April 1, 2019: Morning News In 90
Activists continue to urge Gainesville City officials to improve on immigration policies. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Cane Toads Flourishing In South Florida
An outbreak of cane toads occurred two weekends ago in Palm Beach Gardens. Once imported …
Read More »UF Doctor Named State Surgeon General
Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday named a top University of Florida doctor and professor as the state’s next surgeon general.
Read More »The Point, April 1, 2019: The Strangest Stories From Florida (So Far) In 2019
These are the most bizarre Florida headlines our team has spotted during the first quarter of 2019.
Read More »March 29, 2019: Afternoon News in 90
County road 2082 in Alachua County poses a safety threat to drivers. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Lafayette County Dairy Farmers Struggle As Milk Consumption Sours
Just a few years ago, there were 20-30 dairy farms scattered across Lafayette County. Today, after steep declines in milk consumption have left many of these farms bankrupt, only about six remain.
Read More »Commissioners Vote To Permanently Close Part Of County Road 2082
People who travel or live near CR 2082 – a scenic but poorly maintained stretch of highway near Rochelle – had mixed reactions to county commissioners’ plans to close the road.
Read More »Mar. 29, 2019: Morning News In 90
The new guidelines will go into effect June 1 in the Vatican. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Suncoast Parkway Extension Construction Could Begin In 2022 Under Florida Legislature’s Plan
The Florida House started moving forward Thursday with a proposal that could lead to three major toll-road projects, a top priority of Senate President Bill Galvano.
Read More »Gainesville City Commissioner Wants To Discuss Dog Attacks After Another One This Month
City Commissioner Harvey Ward plans to discuss it at the city's next meeting on April 4.
Read More »The Point, March 29, 2019: The Conclusion Of The Santa Fe Zoo Animal Theft Case
Two men charged with stealing 11 animals from the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo last year have received probation sentences.
Read More »Mar. 28, 2019: Evening News In 90
The fate of Gainesville's Job Corps Center sits in the hands of federal officials. -- News from North Central Florida's public media stations on http://WUFT.org , 89.1 FM & Florida's 5.
Read More »Waldo To Hire Off-Duty Alachua County Sheriff’s Deputies To Combat Rise In Burglaries
The city of Waldo has seen a rise in burglaries since the disbanding of its police department in 2014. City officials are working to hire off-duty Alachua County Sheriff's deputies to increase patrols in the area.
Read More »Windsor’s Zucchini Festival Celebrates 35 Years
In Windsor, the Zucchini Festival and the volunteer fire department are almost synonymous. The festival started out as a silly fundraiser for Windsor's fire department and May will mark the 35th time zucchinis take over the town.
Read More »Reading Program Boosts Kids Into Literacy
Winning Reading Boost is a 90-day intensive reading program designed to bring students who are below their reading level up to speed. The results are already showing to be positive and the program has made its way into some Alachua County schools.
Read More »How Pigs And Cows Saved A School
Once on the verge of shutting down due to low grades, Hawthorne Middle/High School has bounced back in recent years thanks to the revival of its agricultural program.
Read More »‘Take This Seriously,’ Judge Tells Man Charged In Theft of Santa Fe Zoo Animals
Sedrick Tyrez-Draeshawn Price changed his plea from not guilty to no contest this morning in the May 2018 theft of zoo animals in Gainesville.
Read More »Florida Bill Would Let Financial Advisers Freeze Investment Accounts If They Suspect Fraud
A Florida House bill that would allow brokers and financial advisers to freeze the assets of their clients if they suspect fraud just passed its second committee stop.
Read More »Morning News: March 28,2019
Shannon Taylor produced this update.
Read More »Gainesville Teen Recognized For Work On Non-Profit
St. Francis Catholic Academy honored one of its students for his work on a non-profit that donates video games to children in need.
Read More »The Point, March 28, 2019: Florida House Begins Discussion Of Suncoast Parkway Extension
The state House today will begin discussing the Senate president's proposal for the Suncoast Parkway extension, which could run through this part of the state.
Read More »RTS Announces Summer 2019 Route Changes
The service changes are the same as last summer. There will be no change to 21 routes, decreased frequency of 18 routes and decreased service hours of 18 routes.
Read More »Florida State Parks Foundation Calls For More Funding From Legislature
Florida state park volunteers and activists are looking to state legislature for more funding.
Read More »March 27, 2019: Afternoon News in 90
Jake Patterson, the man charged in the kidnapping of Jayme Closs and the murder of her parents back in October, pleads guilty.
Read More »What’s The Future Of Sunscreen In Florida? Environmentalists And Doctors Burn In Disagreement
Dermatologists disagree with a Senate bill prohibiting the sale of sunscreen containing chemicals that could pose a threat to coral reefs. Similar bills have already been passed by Hawaii's state legislature and The Key West City Commission.
Read More »UFPD Officers Give Away Free Bike Lights To Curb Tickets
During an event called "UFPD: Lights Not Tickets," UF Sustainability employees and UFPD officers handed out more than 50 pairs of bike lights and registered bikes to help deter bike theft.
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