WUFT News

Hope In A Berry Blue Season

June 2, 2020 Coronavirus, Environment

Local blueberry farmers faced extreme difficulty this past season due to COVID-19.

USMCA To Be Major Issue For Florida Blueberry Growers In 2020

December 12, 2019 Florida Votes, Government and politics

The USMCA, if ratified by Congress by the end of the month, will ensure that an already bad situation for berry farmers will grow worse in 2020.

In The Villages, Home To Thousands Of Golf Carts, Golf Cart Seat Belts Are Rare

December 7, 2018 Getting around, Law and public safety

The Villages Department of Safety reported responding to at least 86 accidents involving golf carts in 2018. Sixty-three of these involved injuries.

GRACE Marketplace To Get Crosswalk To Bus Stop

December 6, 2018 Business and development, Getting around, Law and public safety

GRACE Marketplace will finally be getting a crosswalk for residents to safely reach the bus stop across NW 39th Avenue.

Residents At Gainesville Homeless Shelter Ask For Crosswalk On 39th Avenue

May 3, 2018 Law and public safety

City and county officials have tried for two years to make it so bus riders won’t have to cross the dangerous street.

For those growing up in towns like Shiloh and Micanopy, wayward cows are simply a way of life, but as sprawl sets in, local law enforcement must establish "cow protocols" to herd those bailing bovines back home.

Tioga Residents Voice Frustration With Construction On SW 8th Avenue

January 31, 2018 Government and politics

Bill Califf moved to Tioga in the 1970s, and didn’t have to search hard to find vacant land.

Greener Pastures In Sight For Alachua Horse Sanctuary After Irma

September 14, 2017 Animals

Irma has left a destructive trail of flooding, power outages and gas shortages across Florida. And while many people got in their cars just before it hit and fled north and west to safety, Paul Gregory stayed home to care for Mill Creek Farm's 140 horses — and Lady Guinevere the hound.