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Read More »The Point, June 14, 2022: Heat indices could reach 110 in parts of Florida this week
The Panhandle and north central Florida are most likely to see the highest heat indices.
Read More »The Point, June 10, 2022: The tale of these two Florida cemeteries illustrates the problem of abandoned Black cemeteries
In Panama City, the histories of each are very different.
Read More »Watch live: The Jan. 6 committee holds hearing
The House select committee on January 6 holds its first hearing on Thursday, in prime time at 8 p.m. EST, promising to weave together a narrative from the findings of its year-long probe with “previously unseen material” about the attack on the Capitol. Some committee members have teased that …
Read More »The Point, June 8, 2022: With youth violence rising, officials hope summer programming can help
Summer camp began in Hawthorne this week, a return of programming to the rural area after a decade.
Read More »UF quarterback Richardson faces fine of about $375 in speeding case, based on review of similar tickets across Florida
Florida Gators quarterback Anthony Richardson is expected in a courtroom Wednesday to learn what punishment a judge might hand down if he were convicted of speeding 105 mph. A review of similar traffic cases across Florida indicates he likely would be fined a few hundred dollars and would not lose his license.
Read More »The Point, June 7, 2022: State audit questions accuracy of Florida’s COVID-19 data
The report was released Monday and said the numbers were inaccurate, incomplete and delayed.
Read More »The Point, May 23, 2022: Florida special legislative session begins with goal of stabilizing property insurance market
Lawmakers begin meeting in Tallahassee Monday morning to resolve rising premiums and other issues.
Read More »The Point, May 20, 2022: UF holds evening vigil to honor the lives lost in Buffalo shooting
About 60 people gathered near Century Tower on the university's campus.
Read More »Florida’s own version of ‘Tinder Swindler’ to plead guilty in US court; accused of impersonating surgeon, scamming 21 women in 8 states
Brian Brainard Wedgeworth, 46, swindled Johnson of thousands of dollars in 2017, federal prosecutors said. A grand jury indicted him in October, and he was arrested in Nashville shortly afterward.
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