Florida transportation officials are preparing for the likely closure of Interstate 75 north of Gainesville as waters from the Santa Fe River are expected to continue to rise and overtake the road.
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Florida schools still use a student's Social Security Number to identify them, despite the risks associated with identity theft.
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North Central Florida farmers are investing in new precision farming techniques using GPS to save on fuel and fertilizers.
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Florida Highway Patrol has revamped its statewide Arrive Alive campaign following an 18 percent increase in traffic fatalities over the last three years.
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Authorities say more than two dozen kids attending a science competition Florida Gateway College in Lake City fell ill and were taken to the hospital after eating a catered lunch.
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A potent, final round of severe weather expected today. Threat for tornadoes, damaging winds, and severe hail is higher than Saturday and Saturday night.
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One in every nine North Central Florida schools that received grades from the Florida Department of Education in 2016 were charter schools.
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The Florida Department of Environmental Protection celebrated the completion of a water improvement project for Ichetucknee Springs that will reduce unwanted nutrients in the water.
Read More »This story completes our guide, Florida Votes 2016, a coverage of all races up to and through the Nov. 8 election.
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Nearly half of all North Central Florida voters cast their ballots before Tuesday. Of the 607,292 voters in 13 North Central Florida counties who registered by Sept. 30, 272,029 — about 45 percent — either voted by mail or voted early as of this morning, according to data from the …
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