WUFT News News and Public Media for North Central Florida from the University of Florida in Gainesville
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Mainstreet Daily News: Gainesville again pulls police K-9 unit. “Two weeks after returning to regular duty, the K-9 squad at the Gainesville Police Department (GPD) will again leave regular service as the …
Read More »The Point, March 1, 2023: East Gainesville residents discuss new urgent care center
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: East Gainesville residents clarify their needs for new urgent care center. “Chanae Jackson came to Lincoln Middle School ready to voice her dissatisfaction. ‘We don’t trust you, and we don’t …
Read More »Retired cop never forgot unsolved case, helped convict rapist decades later
Nick VanderWal was a retired cop in Florida who couldn’t let go of his unsolved cases even decades later – especially a 1992 rape by an armed burglar who tied up his victim and placed duct tape over her eyes during an attack so awful that judges later called it …
Read More »Mystery solved? Feds name man they say lived under another’s identity for 3 decades
TAMPA, Fla. – Who was pretending to be Kelvin Johnson, for more than three decades? Even serving 25 years in a New York prison for murder under what prosecutors say was a stolen identity? The mystery of the bizarre identity case that spanned the Eastern seaboard is a step closer …
Read More »The Point, Feb. 20, 2023: Alachua County approves surtax plans
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Alachua County Commission moves forward with plans for surtax revenue. “Alachua County’s elected leaders have approved two new plans on how they will use $188 million in taxpayer money.” • …
Read More »The Point, Feb. 17, 2023: Second lawsuit against “don’t say gay” thrown out
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Conversation about antisemitism promotes expression and equality for UF Jewish students and allies. “This event sought to expose some of the university’s authority figures to the fears that the Jewish …
Read More »Gainesville man charged with two counts of first-degree murder is arrested in Michigan
A Gainesville man charged with two counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted homicide in connection with a Feb. 2 shooting was arrested Friday in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where he had fled, according to the Gainesville Police Department. He is currently in custody at the Alachua County jail. Police …
Read More »The Point, Feb. 1, 2023: Gainesville continues to tackle traffic ‘crisis’
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: City of Gainesville holds corridor walks as it declares a traffic ‘crisis’. “According to a document that outlines the city’s project limits, about 86% of the crashes resulted in an …
Read More »The Point, Jan. 27, 2023: WUFT Special Report: Behind the bet: consequences
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: consequences. “Because illegal sportsbooks are run on credit, bettors are less inclined to bet responsibly. ‘Sometimes, people will bet with money they don’t even have,’ …
Read More »The Point, Jan. 25, 2023: WUFT Special Report: How illegal online betting works
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: how illegal online books work. “When it comes to legal online books, placing bets and receiving payouts is done on the same platform. There are …
Read More »