It was not a coincidence the Director of the National Hurricane Center, Michael Brennan, jumped on YouTube Tuesday to make sure everyone is paying very close attention to the tropics. The month of August begins a rapid climb to the climatological peak of hurricane season on September 10th. Historically, 90% of all …
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After years of research and public debate, the Levy County Commission has voted to add new ordinances to the land-use code and block commercial composting facilities that use farm animal waste from operating in the county.
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Two investigations resulted in officer suspensions of over a week. One case stemmed from a K9 attack on a Gainesville man. The Gainesville Police Advisory Council is holding its monthly meeting at city hall Wednesday night, and part of the agenda is to review several of the department’s recently …
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Read More »Pianist Charu Suri’s music combines the ragas of her native India with America’s original musical idiom, jazz, to create innovative and approachable works. She will appear at the Reilly Arts Center on Friday. WUFT’s All Things Considered host Dana Hill spoke to Charu Suri about how the improvisational nature of …
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The carcass of a killer whale that was found on a Palm Coast beach nearly six months ago will be transported to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C., by the end of the summer. University of Florida scientists have been studying the carcass at an undisclosed UF facility.
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More than 50 people attended a workshop on full-circle gardening, a sustainable way to minimize environmental impacts. The workshop was hosted by UF/IFAS Extension Alachua County.
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Duane Eugene Owens, who was convicted of the murder and sexual battery of a Delray Beach teenager and a Boca Raton woman, was executed Thursday at Florida State Prison in Raiford.
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It was dribble, hop, throw and run on Saturday as the Alachua County Sports & Events Center celebrated its grand opening at Celebration Pointe. With the private-public partnership between Alachua County and Viking Companies, LLC., the Celebration Pointe developer, a dream was made real. “Whatever your mind can see to …
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Susan Lorincz wore a green protective vest instead of the traditional orange and white striped inmate jumpsuit to make her first appearance. She spoke from the Marion County jail with Judge Lori Cotton via video conferencing about the charges she faces for the fatal shooting of her neighbor, Ajike “AJ” …
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