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Mayor Lauren Poe and city officials highlighted 2017 and laid out their vision for Gainesville to become a new kind of city.
Read More »Gainesville Officials Lay Out Vision For Improved Future In Annual State Of The City Address
How Homeless Veterans Are Getting Help In Alachua County
About 130 veterans attend Alachua County’s annual resource fair and stand-down for homeless veterans.
Read More »Siembra Farm Battles Cold Weather
As cold temperatures linger across North Central Florida, a local farmer is trying to save his crops from Old Man Winter.
Read More »When The Lights Go Out And Stay Out
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.
Read More »WUFT’s Biggest Stories of 2017
Hurricane Irma, Richard Spencer, rescued dogs and more.
Read More »Energy Burden
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.
Read More »Alachua County Commission Takes First Step to Fixing Legacy Flood Issues
Flooding issues have persisted in certain parts of the county for years. Some residents have lost their homes to flooding multiple times.
Read More »Alachua County Farms Recover Months After Hurricane Irma
Alachua county farms are finally recovering after damage sustained from Hurricane Irma.
Read More »‘Feels Like An Earthquake’: Newberry Neighborhood Fears Damage From Limestone Mine
Newberry Oaks residents say their homes have sustained cracks ever since a limestone mine just outside Newberry started blasting in April 2016.
Read More »Alachua County Strike Out Hunger Food Drive Partners with Farm Share to Provide Food for Holidays
After Irma and as the holidays approach, Alachua County residents utilize the 2017 Strike Out Hunger Food Drive and Farm Share, a large-scale food bank that utilzies inmate labor and volunteers to distribute food across Florida for free.
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