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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: A new project looks to create permanent homes as Gainesville grapples with finding temporary housing for the homeless. “Since the approval on Nov. 14, there have not been any residents …
Read More »3-vehicle crash in Marion County sends 15 people to hospitals after small bus and pickup truck fail to yield to ambulance
Fifteen people were injured in a three-vehicle accident involving an ambulance, a pickup truck and a small bus Tuesday morning in Marion County. According to Florida Highway Patrol, a Marion County Fire Rescue ambulance was responding to a call with its sirens on at 8:58 a.m. at the intersection of …
Read More »Investigators: Young pilot who died in crash mistakenly flew into bad weather, became lost
The young pilot who died when his small plane crashed in a state park south of Gainesville last month told air traffic controllers he mistakenly flew into bad weather and had become lost, according to a preliminary report published Wednesday by the federal investigators. “It’s completely white,” pilot Adrien James …
Read More »The Point, Nov. 29, 2023: Election fraud officer died in hallway of DeSantis’ office
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Fresh Take Florida: Autopsy: Felon who was GOP congressional nominee in South Florida died from overdose. “Family members of a Republican congressional nominee in South Florida are mourning the death of a …
Read More »Man fired six shots at ex-girlfriend on Interstate 75, sheriff’s report says
A Lake City man is in jail Monday evening after he was accused of firing six shots at his ex-girlfriend and another person as they were driving on Interstate 75. Demarcus Wilson, 28, is facing four felony charges, including two charges of premeditated murder, according to court records. He is …
Read More »The Point, Nov. 27, 2023: ‘Forever chemicals’ found in Newberry water
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Mainstreet Daily News: GPD searches for two suspects involved in shootings near UF. “Even though the threat was not directed at the UF campus community, UFPD sent out a UF Alerts message …
Read More »The Point, Nov. 20, 2023: Rep. Hinson proposes body cams for Lowell prison
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Young man who died alone in plane crash near Gainesville dreamed of becoming commercial pilot. “The pilot was the plane’s new owner, Adrien James Valentine, 21, of Melrose, according to …
Read More »Young man who died alone in plane crash near Gainesville dreamed of becoming commercial pilot
The pilot who died alone in a small plane crash earlier this week near Gainesville – after pleading for help in bad weather from an air traffic controller over his radio and expressing his love for his parents – dreamed of becoming a commercial pilot, his family says. The pilot …
Read More »Pilot of small plane who died in crash pleaded for help in final moments: ‘I’m losing altitude’
MICANOPY, Fla. – The pilot of a single-engine private plane died alone in a crash in a state park south of Gainesville during poor weather, the Federal Aviation Administration said early Wednesday. Area pilots described hearing the victim pleading for help over his radio minutes before the plane went down. …
Read More »North Central Florida support group brings hope to people with long COVID
Kimberly Moore, 55, of Interlachen, is in her second year with long COVID. After getting infected for the first time, her life hasn’t been the same. “Before COVID, I was chopping down trees, building a deck, working 10 hours a day, coming home and dealing with all my animals,” Moore …
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