The Florida Supreme Court rejected the appeal of an inmate convicted of first degree murder in 1994. Floyd Damren, 72, challenged his death sentence after being diagnosed with autism and post-traumatic stress disorder. Damren was sentenced to death after he beat an R.G.C. Mineral Sands employee with a steel pipe …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Fresh Take Florida: Exclusive: Florida temporarily suspends political ideology surveys to nearly 2 million in state colleges, universities. “After only one year, Florida has temporarily suspended a highly controversial, statewide survey required …
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The Hippodrome held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday to celebrate the reopening of the Hippodrome Cinema, which has been closed for several months for renovations.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A judge has ordered a man accused of stealing an excavator and running it into several buildings to undergo a mental health evaluation before he can be released on bail. Jesse Charles Smith, 47, of Trenton, Florida, was arrested late Monday in Gainesville. Police accused him of …
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In 2020, Fatema Al Harbi was one of the first Bahraini activists to visit Israel after the two countries agreed to establish full diplomatic relations. On Tuesday, she visited Gainesville for the first time to discuss her grassroots peace-focused initiatives. “I went to Israel and that sort of started the …
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – After only one year, Florida has temporarily suspended a highly controversial, statewide survey required under a new state law compelling public colleges and universities annually to ask students and faculty to identify political bias in college classrooms. The executive vice chancellor of the Florida College System, Clifford …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Trenton man who hijacked an excavator caused an estimated $2 million in property damage. “Police say Smith has been charged with one count of grand theft, four counts of criminal …
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TALLAHASSEE — Gov. Ron DeSantis and other top state officials are urging a federal judge to toss out a constitutional challenge to a new law aimed at overhauling the municipal utility in the Gainesville area. Lawyers for DeSantis, Attorney General Ashley Moody and Secretary of State Cord Byrd on Monday …
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TALLAHASSEE — A federal appeals court has put on hold a battle about a 2022 Florida law that restricts instruction about gender identity and sexual orientation in schools, after attorneys said they were in settlement talks. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals last week issued a stay of an …
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The Historic Thomas Center in downtown Gainesville was packed Sunday evening as poets and artists from all over north central Florida came to showcase their poetry and art. Close to 85 people were at the center Sunday evening for the 11th Annual “ARTSPEAKS: Bringing Poetry & People Together” event. Artists …
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