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Concerns Of Health Risks From Advanced Meter Radio Waves Debunked

March 23, 2018 Untold Florida: Your Neighborhood, Your Story 46

Despite health concerns raised by some residents of Melrose, Florida over new wireless-emitting smart meter, experts assure they are safe and a benefit because they eliminates the need for utility employees to drive to residential homes and businesses to record electricity use.

Waldo, Florida: Fading Part Of Florida’s History

March 19, 2018 Development, Untold Florida: Your Neighborhood, Your Story 1

With closed storefronts and empty sidewalks in this small, drive-by town, it is clear the town's once vibrant light has dimmed as the population dwindled. However, Waldo's city government is making strides for economic development and working on a number of projects to increase the population and turn the fate of the town around.

Kincaid Hills Water Company To Be Sold After Years Of Problems

February 13, 2018 Untold Florida: Your Neighborhood, Your Story 0

Kincaid Hills, an area south of Southeast Hawthorne Road in East Gainesville, is one of the few communities in Alachua County still having its water serviced by a private company. Kincaid Hills Water Company will be sold sometime this week.

Here Are The Candidates For 2018 Gainesville City Commission Elections

February 2, 2018 Government and politics 0

Five candidates in total are on the ballot. Here’s what you should know about them.

Gainesville Officials Lay Out Vision For Improved Future In Annual State Of The City Address

January 25, 2018 Government and politics 0

Mayor Lauren Poe and city officials highlighted 2017 and laid out their vision for Gainesville to become a new kind of city.

Untold Florida: How Much Arsenic Is In City of Gainesville Tap Water?

January 17, 2018 Environment, Untold Florida: Your Neighborhood, Your Story 0

This story emerged from an audience question. Submit your curiosities for Untold Florida, and we’ll find the answer.

When The Lights Go Out And Stay Out

December 22, 2017 Podcast, The Point, Untold Florida: Your Neighborhood, Your Story 3

When Hurricane Irma swept through Florida, the power was knocked out to thousands of people in the Gainesville area. WUFT News reporter Luke Sullivan found out that even more than three months after the storm, some families are still in the dark. This week, we dedicate our entire podcast episode to one family's story of life without electricity.

Energy Burden

December 14, 2017 Environment, Untold Florida: Your Neighborhood, Your Story 0

Energy comes at a much greater cost for Gainesville’s poor, from the portion of income spent on utilities to the number of days without power after Hurricane Irma. A special report on why the poor pay more, and what we can do.

Bears and Lions Return for Fanfares and Fireworks 2017

July 3, 2017 Arts and Entertainment, Podcast, WUFT Host Interviews 0

A favorite with kids (and parents), Bears & Lions are making their third appearance at WUFT's annual Fanfares & Fireworks at the UF Bandshell at Flavet Field. Florida's 89.1 WUFT-FM Morning Edition host, Glenn Richards, spoke with Bear and Lion of the Gainesville group.