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In response to the lingering problems after Hurricane Irma, Alachua County's engineering team held a meeting Wednesday at Alachua County Public Works.
Read More »Alachua County Residents Vent Lingering Irma Frustrations
Paynes Prairie Sees Environmental Benefits From Flooding After Irma
Paynes Prairie park officials don't have any plans to approach the mosquitoes there amid lingering Hurricane Irma flooding, which they say would be there regardless of the flooding.
Read More »City Commissioners Discuss Transferring Gainesville Power Lines Underground
Gainesville city commissioners met Thursday with a representative from Gainesville Regional Utilities to discuss the idea to transfer overhead power lines underground.
Read More »Nursing Home License Case Slated For January
An administrative law judge will hold a multi-day hearing in January about a state move to revoke the license of a Broward County nursing home where residents died after Hurricane Irma.
Read More »Florida Governor Loses In Court Battle Over Nursing Homes
A judge has ruled there is not an immediate danger that gives Florida Gov. Rick Scott the authority to order nursing homes to install generators.
Read More »Meadowbrook Residents Form Committee To Take Action On Flooding Problems
Areas along NW 98th Street and other nearby neighborhoods dealt with flooding from Irma last month. However, this isn’t a new issue. There have been many other instances of flooding. One of the major ones was in 2004 when multiple hurricanes impacted Gainesville. After Irma hit, Meadowbrook residents spoke with the Meadowbrook Homeowner’s Association board about forming a steering committee to talk about the flooding problems in the area.
Read More »Highway 441 Still Flooded In Paynes Prairie
The closure of highway 441 is a nuisance for a lot of people who live on the south edge of Gainesville. More than a month after Hurricane Irma the roadway is still waterlogged.
Read More »Did Hurricane Irma Return Lochloosa Lake’s Water Levels To Normal?
This week on The Point podcast, a story from Florida's death chamber, a lesson on the First Amendment and university campuses, and the scene at Lochloosa Lake after Hurricane Irma hit. Find it at WUFT.org.
Read More »‘Do We Have To Fight Nazis Again?’ Professor Says Of Spencer At UF
In a Q&A with WUFT News, University of Florida associate history professor Paul Ortiz conveyed his thoughts on Richard Spencer’s upcoming appearance at UF, his ideology and the dangers of his views.
Read More »Oct. 11, 2017: Morning News In 90
Some Alachua County green spaces remain closed due to damage caused by Hurricane Irma. That and more in 90 seconds.
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