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 …
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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 …
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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, …
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Still, a state report shows Florida growing at a rate equivalent to adding a city the size of Orlando each year.
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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.
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Central Florida remembers the 49 victims and commemorated the one-year anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub shooting Monday, designating the day "Orlando United Day."
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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.
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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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