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A plan to expand roads on Interstate 75 are expected to lead to improvements for the overpass along Southwest 20th Avenue.
Read More »I-75 Research Expects To Address Southwest 20th Avenue Overpass Issues
Women’s Shooting League Builds Fellowship, Empowerment
A Girl and A Gun, Gainesville's women’s shooting league, is about the sisterhood -- not politics, but rather empowerment and support for one other.
Read More »Untold Florida: Not Every Item That You Put in the Bin Can Be Recycled
Of the thousands of tons of recycling processed each year by the Alachua County Materials Recovery Facility, some of those items cannot be recycled.
Read More »GPD Recaps 2017 Department Progress In Town Hall
Gainesville Police Department Chief of Police, Tony Jones, discussed crime statistics, personnel recruiting and progress with disproportionate minority contact efforts in a town hall Tuesday.
Read More »Will Alachua County Increase Tobacco Sales Age to 21?
County commissioners on Tuesday directed the county attorney's office to discuss it further.
Read More »UPD Active Shooter Training In High Demand
In the wake of recent school shootings, UPD's active shooter training is in the highest demand since its inception in 2007.
Read More »FEMA Urging Floridians To Prepare For Hurricane Season 2018
FEMA is urging Florida residents to prepare now for the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins June 1.
Read More »‘There’s So Much More To Come’: UF Students Energized After D.C. ‘March For Our Lives’
University of Florida freshman Alyson Moriarty is also ready to make her voice heard in the #NeverAgain movement. She says instead of grieving, she decided to take action.
Read More »Florida Farmers Say Year-Round Daylight Saving Time Should Be Nationwide
The “Sunshine Protection Act," if approved by Congress, will put the state of Florida on year-round daylight saving time, but Florida farmers say for it to work, it has to be adopted by everyone, countrywide.
Read More »Melrose’s New Solar Plant Now Serving FPL Customers, But Some Residents Aren’t Happy
FPL's new Melrose solar plant contains 330,000 solar panels, generating a total of 74.5 megawatts for homes across the state. Despite a drop in utility rates for customers, not everyone is happy about the solar field.
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