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Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author Jack Davis Discusses His Book And The Future Of The Gulf Of Mexico
University of Florida professor Jack Davis and WUFT’s Dana Hill discuss the past, present, and future of the Gulf of Mexico.
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Alachua County To Make First Appearance In Global City Nature Challenge
For Earth Day's 50th anniversary, Alachua County will participate in the City Nature Challenge, a yearly global competition.
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Residents Rally As Decision Nears On Seven Springs’ Request To Pump From Ginnie Springs
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Alachua County Committee Hosts Discussion About Local Water Concerns
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Zero Waste Week Aims To Promote A Lifestyle That Produces No Waste
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Senate Moves Quickly To Thwart Sunscreen Bans
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Alachua County Recycling Efforts Persevere Despite Declining Market
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Gainesville Gardener’s Seed Saving Program Represents Step In Fighting Climate Change
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Data Reveals Drones Flying Dangerously Close In Increasingly Crowded Skies
In the last six months, 150 reports of drones flying unusually close to airports, helicopters, or planes in Florida airspace.
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Judge Gives Both Sides More Time In Civil Case Filed By Former Gainesville City Auditor
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Expert Panel Tackles Sex Trafficking In The Gainesville Community
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Melrose Volunteer Fire Department Reconstructed Water Rescue Vessel For Lake Santa Fe Safety
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‘Definitely The Devil’: In New Video, Confessed Killer Describes Motive To Kill Wife, Teen Daughter
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Florida Wrestles With Prison Conditions, Including Emotional Trauma On Guards
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Narcotics Dogs Stay on the Beat in Gainesville Despite Changed Laws
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As Micanopy’s Cemetery Runs Out Of Space, Seminole Battleground May Prevent Expansion
The Micanopy Historic Cemetery Association proposed plans to expand the 200-year-old cemetery into the adjacent lot, which is comprised of three plots of land owned by the Town of Micanopy. However, the plan is facing pushback from some community leaders because the 4.5-acre expansion would mean tampering with historic land.
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Alachua County Collects Thousands In Tourist Tax From Gainesville Airbnb Hosts
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Postal Service Seeks Alternative As Midtown Location Prepares to Close
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Students And Staff Of Southern Scholarship Foundation Celebrate New Learning Center
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Gainesville Redevelopment Priorities Discussed In Final Workshop Before City Commission Presentation
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Alachua County Is Only Now Getting Up To Speed On Enforcing Age Restriction On Tobacco Sales
Alachua County raised the legal tobacco age from 18 to 21 last October, but full enforcement has been slow to get under way.
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Woman’s Terminal Cancer In Remission After Receiving First HIPEC Procedure At North Florida Regional Medical Center
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Breastfeeding Rates In Florida Have Nearly Doubled During The Past Decade, CDC Data Show
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100 Stories From WUFT That Kept You Informed In 2019
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UF Research Could Help Settle Kratom Controversy
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Gainesville Leaders Consider The Progress Of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream
The evening's headline speaker said the racial disparity in income and housing is proof that King’s dream hasn’t been fulfilled.
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House Democrats To Begin Amending Impeachment Articles Wednesday Evening
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What A Handful Of Florida Politicians, Past And Present, Think Of The 2019 Impeachment Inquiry
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‘Grain by Grain’: Bob Quinn Visits Gainesville to Share the Power of Organic Farming
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UF Students Protest Donald Trump Jr.’s Visit to Campus
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Gainesville City Commission Votes To Start Evictions At Dignity Village Later In 2020
Gainesville City Commissioners on Thursday unanimously voted to accept an eviction protocol for those in Dignity Village, a homeless camp near the northeast corner of the city.
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Gainesville Driverless Shuttle Suspended After Woman Hurt On One in Ohio
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Nevada Caucuses 2020: Live Results And Analysis
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Senators Move Forward With Speaker’s Health Priority
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Race And Equity Subcommittee Members Say They Need More Time To Achieve Equity In Gainesville
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‘There Is No Planet B:’ Youth Of Gainesville ‘Strike’ For Climate Change
Calling it one of the largest youth-led “strikes” ever, The New York Times reported that over 100,000 people attended rallies in Berlin, Melbourne and London.
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How To Help Hurricane Dorian Recovery In Bahamas
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Hurricane Dorian Leaves Terrible Damage And Stranded Residents As Rescuers Scramble To Help
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UF Students, Gainesville Community Remember New Zealand Mosque Shooting Victims
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Alachua County’s Days For Girls Chapter Offers Sewing Classes While Helping A Worldwide Need
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Alachua County Prioritizes Efforts To Increase Attendance At Public Schools
Eileen Roy, chairwoman of the Alachua County School Board, has expressed concern for the low …
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University Merger Plan Headed For House Vote
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Teacher Who Used Racial Slur In Class Is Disciplined, Will Be Transferred To Another School
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Buchholz High Teacher Calls Using N-word In Classroom A ‘Lapse In Judgment’
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School District Investigating After Buchholz High Teacher Uses Racial Slurs In Classroom
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Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo’s Otter Pups Take To The Water
The five Asian small-clawed otters recently born at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo are the first of their kind to be born there in almost a decade.
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GNV Airport Works To Mitigate Number Of Wildlife Strike Deaths
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Monkeys Rescued From Dangerous Nicotine Studies Now Have A Home In Gainesville Sanctuary
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Proposed Bill Scratches At Key Cat Issue, Would Ban Declawing
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Narcotics Dogs Stay on the Beat in Gainesville Despite Changed Laws
Special Series: What Does Full Employment Look Like In America?
America Is In Full Employment, So Why Aren’t We Celebrating?
U.S. unemployment is at a nearly 50-year low. The jobless rate for Hispanics has never been lower. The past two years have been the best job market ever for African Americans. Shouldn't we be excited?
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Jan. 15, 2020: Morning News In 90
A military helicopter made an unexpected but safe landing on the lawn of an elementary school. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Alachua County Recycling Efforts Persevere Despite Declining Market
Alachua County had an overall recycling rate of 68% in 2018, ranking third-highest in Florida. But Klugh said the public waste department must continue to educate residents about what should and should not be recycled – especially since the market for recyclables is down.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 15, 2020: How Florida’s Governor Wants To See The 2020 Legislative Session Play Out
DeSantis urged Florida lawmakers Tuesday to require parents to grant permission for abortions for minors, require businesses to verify they aren’t hiring immigrants in the U.S. illegally and increase salaries for new teachers.
Read More »‘Season Of Opportunity’: In Election Year, Florida Governor Urges Lawmakers To Act On Abortion, Immigration, Teacher Pay
Entering his second year in office, the Republican governor endorsed the same conservative themes he has discussed for weeks ahead of the legislative session, which started Tuesday.
Read More »Jan. 14, 2020: Morning News In 90
U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House will vote Wednesday on a resolution to name the impeachment managers for the Senate trial of President Donald Trump and transmit the articles to the chamber. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Recreational Pot Proposal Shelved For 2020
Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment to allow recreational marijuana use in Florida said Monday the measure will not go on the November ballot.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 14, 2020: Increased Teacher Pay? State Senator Says ‘It’s All Going To Depend On How Much Money We Have’
The 2020 legislative session starts today.
Read More »Ahead Of 2020 Session, Senate Panel Approves Plan For More Teacher Money As Educators Rally
In a busy rush ahead of the start of the legislative session, a Senate panel approved a Republican proposal to give Florida teachers raises, an early signal that lawmakers will consider more money for educators in classrooms.
Read More »Jan. 13, 2020: Afternoon News In 90
Confessed Parkland shooter is back in court on assault charges. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 13, 2020: Thousands Of Florida Teachers Prepare To Rally In Tallahassee
The event is designed to capture attention as the 2020 session begins.
Read More »Gainesville Leaders Consider The Progress Of Martin Luther King Jr.’s Dream
The evening's headline speaker said the racial disparity in income and housing is proof that King’s dream hasn’t been fulfilled.
Read More »Justices Block Proposal To Overhaul Utility Industry
The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously rejected a proposed constitutional amendment that would have overhauled and deregulated the state’s electric-utility industry, saying part of the proposal’s wording would mislead voters.
Read More »Jan. 10, 2020: Morning News In 90
University students held protests in multiple cities across Australia, including Sydney. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Ex-Congresswoman Corrine Brown’s Conviction Upheld In Charity Scam
A sharply divided federal appeals court Thursday upheld the conviction of former U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown in a charity scam, rejecting her arguments that a juror had been improperly dismissed because he said the “Holy Spirit” told him Brown was not guilty.
Read More »The Point, Jan 10, 2020: Florida Breastfeeding Rates Nearly Doubled In The Last Decade
Breastfeeding support groups like the La Leche League continue to encourage women to continue breastfeeding.
Read More »Breastfeeding Rates In Florida Have Nearly Doubled During The Past Decade, CDC Data Show
Breastfeeding support groups like La Leche League continue to encourage women to continue breastfeeding, and their presence has again grown in the past two years in Gainesville, too.
Read More »Jan. 9, 2020: Morning News In 90
The U.S. Army warns the public of fake text messages alerting people that they have been drafted. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »State Could Take Hit In Hospital Funding
As Florida lawmakers prepare to start the 2020 legislative session, the state is being confronted with a $70.4 million loss in the coming months in the amount of Medicaid money it gets to fund hospitals, train future physicians and treat people who are mentally ill.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 9, 2020: Florida’s Environment And Growth Trends Continue To Clash In Toll Road Discussions
Florida State Senate President Bill Galvano is pushing for more funding for the roads, though their precise routes aren't yet decided.
Read More »Jan. 8, 2020: Morning News In 90
The world's top three tennis players are organizing an exhibition to raise money for Australia's brushfire relief. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 8, 2020: How Florida Law Enforcement’s Drone Usage Might Expand This Year
A new state Senate bill would expand and codify in Florida law exactly what the agencies could use the aerial technology to do.
Read More »Jan. 7, 2020: Morning News In 90
A 6.4 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Puerto Rico. That and more in 90 seconds. Morning News In 90, January 7, 2020 / WUFT News
Read More »The Point, Jan. 7, 2020: ‘It Skewed My Trust in People’: Former Gainesville Boy Scout One Of 8 To File Sex-Abuse Lawsuit
The Miami Herald reports on a lawsuit that has a former Gainesville scout as one of the plaintiffs.
Read More »Florida Senate Bill to Allow Law Enforcement An Expanded Use Of Drones
Scott Fielding, drone specialist at Alachua County Fire Rescue, said the use of drones has been important for his department.
Read More »Jan. 6, 2020: Afternoon News In 90
Andrew Yang is experiencing a setback in his campaign to be the Democratic Presidential Candidate. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Jan. 6th, 2020: Morning News In 90
Mourners fill Tehran to attend General Qassem Soleimani's funeral. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Love Thy Neighbor
She's a Honduran immigrant who's behind Trump, except for one issue.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 6, 2020: Florida’s Political Battles Won’t Just Be Limited To The Presidential Vote In 2020
Get a preview on the range of big races and issues ahead this year, even before the presidential field is set.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 3, 2020: ‘What Used To Work Isn’t Working Anymore’: The Power Of A Local Seed-Saving Program
How much impact can one gardener have in the fight against climate change?
Read More »Susan Thomas: Succeeding With Schizoaffective Disorder With Help From The Gainesville Opportunity Center
The Gainesville Opportunity Center has had non-profit tax-exempt status since 2007 and has an operational budget of about $134,000, according to its 2017 filing with the Internal Revenue Service.
Read More »Gainesville Gardener’s Seed Saving Program Represents Step In Fighting Climate Change
The Gainesville City Commission this fall declared a climate state of emergency — a largely symbolic move with little municipal heft behind it compared to the actions the federal government could take if motivated and mobilized — but some city residents do feel a sense of urgency to take steps toward combating climate change.
Read More »100 Stories From WUFT That Kept You Informed In 2019
These were the top stories near you this year.
Read More »The Point, Dec. 19, 2019: What A New Gainesville Firefighters’ Contract Means To Their Families
"Being married to a firefighter, we spend a third of our nights alone," one spouse says.
Read More »Gainesville Firefighters Get Raise And Paid Parental Leave After New Agreement With The City
The city recently ratified amendments to its agreement with the International Association of Fire Fighters.
Read More »City Of Hawthorne Prepares For Long-Desired Community Recreation Park Additions
Hawthorne recently received a $650,000 community development block grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to expand and improve the park.
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