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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: HUD grant money to go toward improvements in East Gainesville. “Gainesville is one of the 14 cities nationwide that will receive a Housing and Urban Development neighborhood planning grant.” • …
Read More »Two weeks later, cleanup underway in Levy County after Hurricane Idalia
Recovery and cleanup efforts continue in the hardest-hit areas of north Florida.
Read More »Exclusive: Florida temporarily suspends political ideology surveys to nearly 2 million in state colleges, universities
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 »The Point, Sept. 13, 2023: State wants to toss residents’ lawsuit against GRU law
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 …
Read More »Horseshoe Beach community rebuilding after Hurricane Idalia’s destruction
Horseshoe Beach residents have come together, with help from around the state, to attempt to clean up and rebuild their homes and livelihoods.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 6, 2023: FEMA offers aid after Idalia
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Florida Storms: State offers help to Floridians impacted by Hurricane Idalia. “Following Idalia’s impacts, the Florida Division of Emergency Management wants to ensure Florida residents have all the information necessary to recover.” …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 31, 2023: Idalia’s aftermath
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. Hurricane Idalia • WUFT News: Photos capture aftermath of Hurricane Idalia in Perry and Cedar Key. “WUFT photojournalists made their way to Cedar Key and Perry to report on the damage following the arrival Wednesday morning of …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 29, 2023: Hurricane Idalia: what you need to know
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Florida counties prepare for Hurricane Idalia. “Hurricane Idalia is expected to strengthen and make landfall somewhere on the Gulf Coast by Wednesday. Here’s how counties in Florida are preparing for …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 28, 2023: Florida makes hurricane preparations
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Police launch investigation after 12-year-old girl fatally shot in Lake City home. “A 12-year-old girl died in Lake City after an unknown assailant opened fire into a residence on Northwest …
Read More »Above average temperatures predicted for the next 3 months
After several locations in Florida, including Key West, Fort Myers, Miami, Tampa and Sarasota recorded their warmest month on record in July, the Southeast Regional Climate Center is predicting that more records may be broken again this month. Warm water temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico have contributed to high …
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