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Dozen-Person March in Depot Park Highlights Dangers of ‘Sneaky’ Palm Oil
A Gainesville organization marched around Depot Park on Sunday to advocate against the consumption of palm oil.
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Community Members Work To Decrease Local Plastic Waste
The Alachua County Library Headquarters Branch hosted an event to educate on local sustainability to reduce plastic waste after the repeal of the plastic bag ban.
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Excavation Signals Remediation Progress At Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site
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Gainesville Residents Protest Seven Springs Water Permit At Ginnie Springs And Santa Fe River
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Free Classes About The Florida Springs To Be Held Through May
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Bees Find Hope Against ‘Destructor’ Mites, Thanks To UF Research
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County Fertilizer Ordinance in Effect, Local Landscaping Professionals Speak Up
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Bradford County Approves Titanium Mining On 800-Plus Acres Of Land
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Legal Community Celebrates Investiture Of Judge Craig DeThomasis
Now robed and honored, colleagues and family hope to see DeThomasis thrive in this position.
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Michael Reuschel Found Guilty On All Counts In Wife’s Stabbing
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Michael Reuschel Recounts The Night Of The Crime That Has Him On Trial For Attempted Murder
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Michael Reuschel Takes The Stand In Attempted Murder Case
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Medical Experts, Sheriff’s Deputy Testify As Trial Of Michael Reuschel Nears A Close
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UF Mobile Outreach Clinic Bus Loses Power, Brakes Before Rolling Downhill
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Airport’s Missing Money Case: Judge Orders Year In County Jail, Restitution Payments
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Gainesville City Plan Board Delays Weyerhaeuser Development Plan Decision
The move came despite criticism from the public and with consideration of a pending lawsuit from the property's owner.
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City, County Leaders Spar Over Celebration Pointe As Possible Sports Arena Location
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Gainesville Looks To Add Masonic Lodge To Local Historical Registry
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Cedar Key Bridge Construction Meets Mixed Emotions From Residents
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How 7 Miles Divided A Small Florida Town
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Two Cities Have Opted Out of Alachua County’s Tobacco Ordinance
The City Commission of High Springs came to a unanimous decision Thursday night during its meeting.
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Marion County Requests $750,000 For State Veterans’ Nursing home
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Excavation Signals Remediation Progress At Cabot-Koppers Superfund Site
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Alachua County Bracing For Severe Flu Season
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Florida Counties Combat Growing Hepatitis A Outbreak Through Vaccination And Public Education
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What A Handful Of Florida Politicians, Past And Present, Think Of The 2019 Impeachment Inquiry
Florida's politicians are picking sides.
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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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President Trump’s Medicare Executive Order Produces Mixed Reactions In The Villages
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Florida Gov. DeSantis Will Join President Trump For Visit To The Villages
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Trump Impeachment Inquiry: Watch House Hearings Live
The U.S. House of Representatives is holding open hearings in its impeachment inquiry into President Trump. All hearings will be streamed through this video player as they are live.
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Two Cities Have Opted Out of Alachua County’s Tobacco Ordinance
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State Committee Votes to Send Auditor General To Examine City Of Gainesville
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General Policy Committee Discusses Options For Filling Shuttered Gainesville Job Corps Center’s Void
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Gainesville City Plan Board Delays Weyerhaeuser Development Plan Decision
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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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Is 2% enough? First-Year Alachua County Teachers Reflect On Finances
The Alachua County Education Association and Alachua County Public Schools reached a tentative settlement to increase salaries for teachers and educational support professionals by 2% in October.
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‘No More Words, More Action:’ City Commission And Alachua County School Board Try To Find Solution For Racial Inequity
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Florida’s Statewide Teachers Union Visits Gainesville
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Fact Check: Governor Plan To Raise Teacher Pay Won’t Make Florida No. 2 In The U.S.
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Board Signs Off On UF President Extension
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Alligator Hunting
For two Florida friends, a last chance to kill an elusive beast.
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Alachua County Reacts To Declining Bird Numbers In U.S. And Canada
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How Coon Hollo In Micanopy Came To Embrace Florida’s Agritourism Trend
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Waldo Wildlife: Too Much To Bear?
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Animal Foster Families Have Different Experiences When Hurricanes Approach
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Emotions Run High At City Meeting About Changing Gainesville’s Inequity
About 20 people gathered in the auditorium to voice thoughts on how to go about making a resolution to officially mark the city’s commitment to address its past and to discuss fostering equity in general.
Read More »Despite Pushback, Alachua County Ramps Up Airboating Curfew Enforcement
Recent additions to the Alachua County airboating ordinance and an additional $20,000 budget allows for additional lake patrolling.
Read More »Sep. 18, 2019: Afternoon News In 90
Kent Guinn wins re-election for Ocala mayor. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Alachua County Teacher Shortage Persists Through The First Month Of School
Alachua County Public Schools began the 2019-20 academic year with 48 open instructional positions.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 18, 2019: When Industrial Hemp Cultivation Could Begin In Florida
Early next year, the state expects to issue some 3,000 permits.
Read More »Opus Coffee Unveiling Two New Non-Hospital Locations
Opus Coffee owners are planning to open two new Gainesville locations this fall.
Read More »Sept. 17, 2019: Afternoon News in 90
Cokie Roberts passes away at age 75 after battling with breast cancer. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Gainesville City Commission Passes Immigration Enforcement Policy Resolution, But There Is Not Much More It Can Do
GPD’s current policy on foreign nationals says officers don’t have the authority to enforce federal immigration law violations.
Read More »Marion County Mother Found Dead In Georgia
A Marion County man is charged with second-degree murder after his wife and four children were found dead in Georgia.
Read More »Sept. 17, 2019: Morning News In 90
Casei Jones has been missing since Sunday and Marion County deputies found her remains in husband, Michael Wayne Jones Junior's car. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 17, 2019: Hurricane Humberto Moves To Sea, And It’s Going To Get Cooler In The Southeast
As Hurricane Humberto moves out to sea, the southeast will receive cooler weather.
Read More »What Having The Cheesecake Factory In Gainesville Says About The City’s Retail Growth
Cheesecake Factory has 16 other locations in Florida.
Read More »UF Students To Hold Protest Calling For Emergency Blue Lights On Fraternity Row
There are no emergency blue lights on fraternity row, located on the southwest end of campus near Lake Alice.
Read More »Sep. 16, 2019: Afternoon News In 90
DNA evidence helped Daytona Beach police officers link a Florida man to four separate murders. That and more in 90 seconds. Afternoon News In 90, September 16, 2019 / WUFT News
Read More »UF Student Arrested In Connection To Gainesville Walmart Shooting
Gainesville Police arrested Khalil Reed, 24, a fourth-year University of Florida student studying family, youth and community sciences, in connection to a shooting and drug sale Sunday evening in the Walmart parking lot in Butler Plaza in Gainesville.
Read More »Sept.16, 2019: Morning News in 90
Two decades after his disappearance William Earl Moldt's body was discovered in a pond. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »At This Florida Peanut Farm, Yields Are Down From Last Year But Still Abundant
Peanuts make up 1.7% of Florida’s crops, but crop yields are down from last year.
Read More »Hippodrome Interview: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Nick Bublitz says, “The co-production is a yearly event between the School of Theater and Dance and the Hippodrome and it is the base of which we kind of launch both seasons … and it’s a wonderful opportunity to really have students at the School of Theater and Dance work professionally at the Hippodrome.”
Read More »The Point, Sept. 16, 2019: Two Abandoned Gainesville Buildings Will Get New Life
Plans are becoming clear for two long-abandoned buildings around Gainesville.
Read More »Plan Proposed For Abandoned Building To Become ‘Hip, Trendy, Cool’ Plaza And Condominiums
Located at 2002 NW 13th St. – a few blocks north of Gainesville High School, the 4-story building once housed office facilities.
Read More »Alachua County School District Plans To Put Prairie View Back In Use During Construction On Other Schools
During a joint meeting Thursday between the Alachua County Commission and the School Board of Alachua County, the district announced its intention to again start using Prairie View Elementary.
Read More »Sept. 12, 2019: Afternoon News in 90
Firefighters joined forces with local agencies in the Bahamas to provide additional aid.
Read More »Sept. 12, 2019: Morning News in 90
A number widely acknowledged by media outlets and elected officials regarding the homeless population in the Bahamas is found to be inaccurate. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Traveling Memorial Wall In Ocala Honors Those Lost On 9/11
Hundreds of people gathered at the park to honor those lost on 9/11.
Read More »Sept. 11, 2019: Afternoon News In 90
The 9/11 Moving Tribute is displayed in Ocala this week. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Multiple People Stabbed In Tallahassee, Suspect In Custody
The Latest on stabbings at a business in Tallahassee, Florida: 1:05 p.m. Authorities in Florida’s …
Read More »Gainesville Fire Rescue Assists In Dorian Relief Efforts In Bahamas
A City of Gainesville Fire Rescue team departed early Saturday morning to provide additional aid …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 11, 2019: ‘Dealing In Plutonium’: State Auditors Find Gaps In Florida Schools’ Student Data Protection
Thousands of employees in school districts, state colleges and state universities had access to student Social Security numbers and did not need that access to do their jobs.
Read More »Florida Pet Rescues Prepare For More Lost Pets During Hurricane Season
A quick scroll through Gainesville Pet Finder shows picture after picture of cats and dogs, usually multiple posts a day. Shore said the number of posts only increases after a hurricane or major storm.
Read More »Sept. 10, 2019: Afternoon News in 90
President Donald Trump fires National Security Advisor John Bolton. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Sept. 10, 2019: Morning News in 90
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Read More »Florida’s Auditor General Puts Focus On Student Data Protection
In the past two years, state auditors have found that at least one-third of education employees who had access to student Social Security numbers did not need them.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 10, 2019: Two Atlantic Weather Disturbances Are Brewing, With One Heading Toward Florida
The one closer to South Florida could bring rain to parts of the state later this week.
Read More »September 9, 2019: Afternoon News In 90
The house judiciary committee are planning to put Trump Impeachment Procedures to a vote on Thursday. That and more in 90 seconds.
Read More »Sept. 9, 2019: Morning News In 90
Jury selection begins today for woman who is accused of trespassing President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort. That and more in 90 seconds.
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