Tag Archives: Gulf of Mexico

Downpours and gusty thunderstorms could impact pre-Thanksgiving travel across parts of Florida. A cold front that extends from a stronger storm system over the Ohio Valley and Mid Atlantic is to blame for the unsettled forecast. On Tuesday morning, a developing storm system was centered near Illinois and Indiana. A …

Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Neighbors release new chemical test results from area surrounding old Clay County mining site. “The nation’s largest homebuilder has proposed plans to build townhomes on a property bordering an abandoned …

Strong winds and heavy rain are forecasted to impact most of Florida through the end of the week. Two developing storm systems, one over the Gulf of Mexico, the other over the southwestern Caribbean are to blame for the unsettled weather. On Tuesday morning, an area of low pressure was …

LAFAYETTE, Fla. — Summer crops have been harvested, and the hurricane season is almost over – but Florida farmers now face off-season decisions about how much more adversity they are willing to tolerate. Farmers, who already have one of the most challenging occupations, are still reeling from record-breaking summer heat …

Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: A difficult path: How volunteers, waste workers save old books from going to the landfill. “It’s been almost a week since Alachua County’s Friends of the Library fall book sale …

Former Republican state lawmaker Joe Harding of Ocala, the sponsor of Florida’s controversial law limiting discussions of gender and sexuality in public schools, was sentenced to four months in prison on charges of defrauding the government of $150,000 in pandemic aid. Judge Allen Winsor sentenced Harding in U.S. District Court …

Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Prayer followed by panic at Turlington Plaza leaves students shaken. “About 20 people arrived in the UF Health Shands emergency room lobby within a 15-minute period, said Doug Bennett with …

The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of low pressure in the southwestern Gulf of Mexico where conditions are only marginally favorable for tropical development. However, this system is expected to merge with a frontal boundary in the Gulf by Wednesday morning. The combination of these two features will cause a …

Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Alachua Chronicle: City Manager memo: GPD employees “feel as if the department is crumbling around them.” “An October 3 memorandum from Gainesville City Manager Cynthia Curry to Gainesville Police Chief Lonnie Scott, …

Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: New lawsuit seeks to block DeSantis’ appointments to control city’s utility. “Members of Gainesville Resident United Inc. filed a lawsuit Monday against Gov. Ron DeSantis for his appointees to the …