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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WCJB: Alachua County Sheriff Clovis Watson deposition scheduled in racial discrimination lawsuit. “An employee claims he was passed over for a promotion because he is white.” • WUFT News: Bearing the burden: …
Read More »The Point, July 31, 2023: GRU explained, Black history backlash and a 46,000-year-old worm
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: What’s happening with GRU? Here’s an explainer as its control shifts to new authority. “If the headlines about GRU from the last few months have left you scratching your head …
Read More »What’s happening with GRU? Here’s an explainer as its control shifts to new authority
A timeline of mounting debt, the biomass plant and a power struggle With Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signing of a bill last month appointing an independent board to oversee Gainesville Regional Utilities, customers may be wondering about the future of the city’s utility company. If the headlines about GRU from the …
Read More »The Point, July 28, 2023: State Supreme Court to hear UF COVID shutdown case
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • News Service of Florida: Florida Supreme Court will hear case stemming from UF’s 2020 COVID shutdown. “The state Supreme Court on Thursday said it will take up a dispute about whether the …
Read More »The Point, July 26, 2023: DeSantis uninjured after car crash in Tennessee
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Gainesville police need your help identifying this armed robbery suspect. “The department says he is a suspect in an armed robbery in which he and two others targeted victims in …
Read More »The Point, July 25, 2023: Blues Creek residents wait for flooding fix
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Another ‘broken promise’: Blues Creek Residents wait, oppose proposed rezoning development plan. “Flooding has been an issue in the Blues Creek neighborhood since its beginning. Now, residents must wait even …
Read More »Subtropical Don formed in the Atlantic early on Friday. No land impacts expected.
Subtropical Storm Don formed over the Atlantic Ocean early on Friday morning. This fifth storm of 2023, and fourth named storm of the season, will likely remain over the open waters of the Atlantic, posing no threat to land. Officials at the National Hurricane Center in Miami announced early on …
Read More »The Point, July 12, 2023: HCA Healthcare confirms data breach
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Mainstreet Daily News: BOCC pauses meat processing plant until August. “The County Commission voted 4-0 in support of the decision at Tuesday’s regular meeting—less than 12 hours after holding a Monday joint …
Read More »Florida in hot water as ocean temperatures rise along with the humidity
ORLANDO, Fla. — Record global ocean heating has invaded Florida with a vengeance. Water temperatures in the mid-90s (mid-30s Celsius) are threatening delicate coral reefs, depriving swimmers of cooling dips and adding a bit more ick to the Sunshine State’s already oppressive summer weather. Forecasters are warning of temperatures that …
Read More »The Point, July 11, 2023: Larry Nassar was stabbed multiple times at a Florida prison
He is in stable condition after the altercation at a federal prison in Sumter County.
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