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Some 6,000 previously submitted kits that were part of the backlog have now been processed, with more than 1,000 still to go by June 2019.
Read More »Where Florida Stands On Processing Its Sexual Assault Kit Backlog
Know Your 2018 Candidates: U.S. House, District 3
Congressman Ted Yoho was first elected in 2012, and Yvonne Hayes Hinson is running to try to keep him from winning a fourth term representing Florida's 3rd District.
Read More »What Led The Alachua County School District To Install Water Filters To Prevent Lead Contamination
Records show Alachua County Public Schools (ACPS) began installing filters in August, having purchased 1,300 filters for its 36 public schools.
Read More »Know Your 2018 Candidates: Alachua County School Board, District 3
Two of Alachua County's three contested school board races were decided during the August primary, but one remains for November.
Read More »Alachua County Canvassing Board Tests Voting Equipment
The Alachua County Canvassing Board tested and sealed tabulation equipment that will be used for the Nov. 6 General Election.
Read More »Alachua County Responds To Growing Suicide Trend With Community-Wide Training
The Florida Department of Health statistics have shown that Alachua County's suicide crude death rate from ages 12 to 25 soared from four to 12.2 in the last year alone. Comparatively, the state’s rate is 10.2.
Read More »Know Your 2018 Candidates: Alachua County Commission, District 2
Three people are running for the position of Alachua County Commissioner to represent District 2, which covers the northwest areas of the county.
Read More »Alachua School Board Voted It Down, But In Clay County, Guardian Program Is Running Smoothly
It was a unanimous vote among the school board members to not put the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act into effect.
Read More »Know Your 2018 Candidates: Florida State Senate, District 8
Three candidates are running to represent Alachua, Putnam and Marion counties in the state Senate.
Read More »FDA Cracking Down On E-Cigarettes As Vaping Among Teens Reaches ‘Epidemic Proportions’
The FDA gave five major e-cigarette companies an ultimatum to curb teen use of e-cigarettes in 60 days or the agency could halt the sale of flavored pods.
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