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Two bald eagles were released into the wild on Thursday in the vicinity of Paynes Prairie in Micanopy.
Read More »Volunteers help release near Paynes Prairie two bald eagles who fell and were then rehabilitated
The Point, May 11, 2022: Several Florida property insurers are seeking to raise rates by over 20 percent
The request comes ahead of a special legislative session seeking to address the issue.
Read More »The Point, May 10, 2022: How a former UF student ended up charged in a terrorism case
Mohamed Fathy Suliman is charged with a felony, attempting to provide material support to ISIS.
Read More »Floridians see personal finance class requirement as a positive for students
Residents across north central Florida are optimistic about the potential impacts of a new law requiring a personal finance class for graduation.
Read More »The Point, May 9, 2022: Gainesville home prices are up more than 10% from a year ago
Here's what it means for sellers and first-time buyers.
Read More »Alachua County’s EMPOWER program to receive federal technical assistance in transitioning to clean energy
The U.S. Department of Energy has selected 22 communities to be a part of its Communities Local Energy Action Program, and the Alachua County EMPOWER program was one of those selected. The pilot program, known as LEAP, was put in place “to facilitate sustained community-wide economic and environmental benefits.” It …
Read More »The Point, May 3, 2022: For a city its size, Gainesville has a large number of minority-owned businesses
A recent study ranked it second in Florida for that criteria.
Read More »Gainesville pedestrian crashes occur across the city, though prevention efforts have been largely limited to the area around UF
Out of the 36 Florida cities with a population of 75,000 and above, Gainesville ranked ninth in a Florida Department of Transportation study that measured which ones had the most pedestrian-related serious injuries and fatalities between 2016 and 2020.
Read More »Ocala crash that resulted in one death progresses toward a trial
The crash on Oct. 12, 2021, resulted in Munir Shrouf’s death.
Read More »Gators football found opponent it couldn’t block: Parking enforcers
The University of Florida football team found an opponent it couldn’t block: Campus parking enforcers have issued hundreds of tickets to players parked illegally around the stadium during mandatory practices. On the sprawling campus of 2,000 acres at the state’s flagship university – where finding parking can be a daily …
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