Gainesville's Police Department has been struggling with a decline of officers. In the last five years, over 100 officers departed because of low pay and poor morale, among other things.
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Meridian Behavioral Healthcare is adding a new wing to its Sid Martin Bridge House residence hall.
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In 2015, rural Dixie County, Florida ranked among the highest in the state for opioid-related deaths. Now, less than one year after Gov. Rick Scott declared opioid addiction a statewide emergency in May, opioid deaths in the county have declined—but prevention efforts in children and teens persist.
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Micanopy Commissioners are discussing a possible moratorium that would put a temporary freeze on applications for marijuana dispensaries in town.
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Micanopy officials are saying an ordinance banning medical marijuana would give them time to learn more about medical marijuana. They'll consider
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Rancor between candidates was on full display Saturday during a forum held by The Federalist Society, one of nation’s most influential organizations involving conservative and libertarian legal minds, at Disney’s Yacht and Beach Club Resort.
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Researchers have recently visited local clinics to interview and select possible participants.
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The founder of the Morgan & Morgan law firm talks with reporters from WUFT News and the University of Florida Media Services about Amendment 2, his views on medical marijuana and his potential gubernatorial campaign.
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University of Florida Health doctors have begun a new study looking at the health effects of marijuana on people with HIV, including its potential as an alternative to addictive opioids.
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Tony Magnifico is a U.S. Marine veteran of Vietnam, boxing trainer, retired construction worker and husband to a Vietnamese woman he met on a return trip to the country.
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