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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News Special Report: Behind the bet: the rise of sports betting. “Because sports betting has become normalized in most states, it’s increasingly harder to keep students at colleges and universities in …
Read More »The Point, Jan. 18, 2023: Former Afghan pilot’s journey from Kabul to Jacksonville
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: After Taliban takeover, a former Afghan Air Force pilot recounts his journey from Kabul to Jacksonville. “It has been a year since Hakimullah Hamim, an Afghan refugee, arrived in Jacksonville. …
Read More »The Point, Jan. 13, 2023: WUFT Special Report: Safe gun storage practices prevent unintended shootings
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News Special Report: Advocates stress gun storage practices to prevent unintentional shootings. “Florida’s safe storage laws, if strengthened, could prevent these tragedies, experts say. But where state and federal legislation may …
Read More »The Point, Jan. 5, 2023: Chaos reigns in the House during Speaker vote
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • News4Jax: Congresswoman Kat Cammack riles up Democrats during chaotic House speaker vote. “Republican frontrunner Kevin McCarthy has been unable to secure the 218 votes he needs to become speaker as a group …
Read More »The Point, Dec. 28, 2022: In Marion County, there’s talk of a development moratorium after a years-long surge
Residents say they're fed up with the pace of new building.
Read More »Growing, growing, gone: Marion County residents bemoan development surge
The air in McPherson Complex Auditorium in Ocala, once stale with bureaucracy, surged with something much more urgent upon the introduction of Item 7. Items 1-6 on the Marion County Commission planning and zoning agenda – ensnared in traps of technical jargon and dusted with mundane details – didn’t hold …
Read More »Gainesville Juniors Volleyball serves through merging trend
For years, Gainesville Juniors and Vision Volleyball Club were local youth club volleyball rivals. Then in August 2021, the two clubs merged to form a united Gainesville Juniors and recorded the club’s most successful year ever -- a record-breaking six Gainesville teams qualified for USA Volleyball Nationals. More than a year after the consolidation, the teams have become more competitive and their standing has improved.
Read More »By the numbers: County abortion totals in Florida during 2022
A new state report shows that, as of Dec. 2, Florida totaled 68,217 abortions this year. That was up from 61,956 abortions as of Nov. 1 and 57,067 abortions as of Oct. 4. Statewide, there were 79,817 in 2021 and 74,868 in 2020. Here are the counties with the most …
Read More »The Point, Dec. 22, 2022: Real estate broker sues Gainesville over SWAT raid
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Gainesville Sun ($): Real estate broker involved in SWAT raid sues the City of Gainesville in federal court. “Though not named in the warrant, Hurst was held at gunpoint, frisked, and had …
Read More »The Point, Dec. 21, 2022: Events mark 100th anniversary of Rosewood destruction
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Mark your calendar for Remembering Rosewood centennial events. “The Remembering Rosewood Centennial Committee curated a week of events to mark the 100th anniversary of the destruction of Rosewood – what …
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