As the rest of Florida moves on after Hurricane Idalia, Suwannee County remains devastated. The areas impacted the most house chickens and crops, specifically peanuts and hay. Officials are worried about the recovery response and hope to receive outside help. Chicken houses in Live Oak, Florida, were destroyed by wind …
Read More »The Point, May 23, 2023: Retailers await DeSantis’ signature on tax holidays
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Gainesville Police arrest man after seven-hour armed standoff. “Gainesville Police say an armed man barricaded himself inside a home in the Anglewood subdivision off Newberry Road early Monday morning.” • …
Read More »The Point, May 10, 2023: Wrapping up the 2023 Florida legislative session
Here's a look back at how over a dozen prominent pieces of legislation settled.
Read More »Murder of 24-year-old TV journalist Dylan Lyons weighing heavily on University of Florida’s Innovation News Center
The University of Central Florida is just under a three-hour drive from the University of Florida, and the city of Orlando is about two hours from Gainesville. So, when Gainesville residents and UF students started seeing reports Thursday morning of Dylan Lyons’ death, a mournful, somber cloud loomed over the …
Read More »Gainesville residents want state investigation into GRU; city credit rating gets downgraded
Members of a Gainesville Facebook group described the relationship between Gainesville Regional Utilities and the people of Alachua County as toxic. The comparison was made last month at a legislative delegation meeting between the Gainesville City Commission and members of the public. Angela Casteel, 47, the administrator of the group, …
Read More »Florida’s population is projected to grow a little more slowly over the next five years
Still, a state report shows Florida growing at a rate equivalent to adding a city the size of Orlando each year.
Read More »Florida Gov. DeSantis’ State Of The State
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicks off the 60-day legislative session with his first State of the State address outlining his priorities including the environment, education, healthcare and transportation infrastructure.
Read More »One Year Later, Central Florida Remembers Pulse Nightclub Tragedy
Central Florida remembers the 49 victims and commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting Monday, designating the day "Orlando United Day."
Read More »Orlando Awning Factory Shooting Left 2 Teens Parentless
As families of five people killed in a workplace shooting in Florida deal with their shock and grief, a local sports league is raising money for the children of one of the victims.
Read More »Sheriff: Disgruntled Ex-Worker Killed 5, Then Himself In Orlando
The Latest: Local law enforcement authorities said a disgruntled ex-worker killed 5, then himself in a Monday morning shooting in an industrial area in east Orlando.
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