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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News Special Report: Today WUFT News continues The Price of Plenty, a special report on the fertilizer industry by student journalists from the University of Florida and the University of Missouri. …
Read More »Alachua County parents say they’re fearful of book banning implications
Alachua County Public Schools are reviewing their media school library catalogues to make sure the content abides by state and district standards in preparation for the 2023-2024 school year. Some parents say they are worried.
Read More »Alachua County 2020 voter fraud case results in 3-year prison sentence
An Alachua County man pleaded no contest to committing voter fraud during the 2020 election Thursday. Derrick Albert Robinson, 53, was sentenced to 36 months in prison after willfully voting in the 2020 election while not qualified to do so due to his status as a felony sex offender. Robinson’s …
Read More »The Point, June 8, 2023: Special Report: Record profits and soaring costs
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News Special Report: Today WUFT News continues The Price of Plenty, a special report on the fertilizer industry by student journalists from the University of Florida and the University of Missouri. …
Read More »Gainesville man receives 30-year sentence for violent courtroom attack on his defense attorney
A man who punched his defense attorney in the head during his trial at the Alachua County Courthouse in November, fracturing his skull, was sentenced to 30 years in prison Monday. The assault prompted an amendment to legislation that raises the penalties for violent offenders who attack a defense attorney or public defender acting in their courtroom capacity.
Read More »The Point, June 6, 2023: Special Report: Living in the shadow of the fertilizer industry
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News Special Report: Today WUFT News continues The Price of Plenty, a special report on the fertilizer industry by student journalists from the University of Florida and the University of Missouri. …
Read More »LGBTQ advocates decry Florida legislation at pride month town hall
June marks the celebration of National Pride Month, and on Thursday more than 200 people filled Gainesville’s only LGBTQ bar, The University Club, for a panel discussion. The panel spoke about legislation affecting LGBTQ people in Florida, including those related to the expansion of what critics called the “Don’t Say …
Read More »The Point, June 1, 2023: Voter system breach exposes 58,000 people’s information
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Alachua County student competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee. “Martin made it through to the semifinals on Wednesday afternoon, where he spelled the word “molasse” incorrectly. He is the first …
Read More »Alachua County student competes in Scripps National Spelling Bee
Update, June 1: Martin made it through to the semifinals on Wednesday afternoon, where he spelled the word “molasse” incorrectly. He is the first Alachua County student to make it this far in the national competition, tying for 22nd place overall. Original story, May 30: Westin Martin is an eighth …
Read More »The Point, May 30, 2023: Nine injured after Memorial Day shooting
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Gainesville’s Evergreen Cemetery hosts Memorial Day service to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. “Gainesville’s Evergreen Cemetery Memorial Day service held on Monday offered a chance for community connection …
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