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Several survivors showed their injuries in the courtroom on Wednesday.
Read More »The Point, July 11, 2022: Pediatric doses of COVID-19 vaccines have reached Florida
The doses arrive even though Florida didn't preorder them as other states did.
Read More »Gun trafficker, former jail guard avoids prison time in controversial sentencing
Despite illegally selling nearly a dozen firearms, including one to a stranger who used it to kill a young man and injure a mother of two at an Ocala Pilot gas station in May 2021, gun trafficker and former Alachua jail guard Kenyari Brewton, 27, will avoid a prison term, …
Read More »The Point, June 21, 2022: Florida Doctors Say COVID Vaccines For Children Under 5 Could Be Delayed Across The State
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • CBS4: Gov. Ron DeSantis signs HB 1493 regarding Alachua County and twelve other bills. “Governor Ron DeSantis signed House Bill 1493, which amends Alachua County’s Home Rule Charter to require election of …
Read More »Juneteenth 5K Walk brings out the Gainesville community
Fearing Mother Nature might have her way, participants of Gainesville’s Juneteenth Freedom Walk got a reprieve as cloudy skies played peek-a-boo with the sun Saturday morning. “The walk provides an educational experience in the community where you see people across the community come together to learn some of the real …
Read More »The Point, June 7, 2022: State audit questions accuracy of Florida’s COVID-19 data
The report was released Monday and said the numbers were inaccurate, incomplete and delayed.
Read More »The Point, May 3, 2022: For a city its size, Gainesville has a large number of minority-owned businesses
A recent study ranked it second in Florida for that criteria.
Read More »Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried Holds COVID-19 Briefing As Delta Variant Cases Rise
Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Nikki Fried urged unvaccinated Floridians to “roll up their sleeves and get the shots today” during her Wednesday afternoon COVID-19 briefing. Fried asked those individuals who have been vaccinated against COVID-19, along with communities and local governments, to help explain the importance of getting vaccinated and …
Read More »A Year Before The Filing Deadline For Governor, Candidates File
Ten candidates have filed to take over Gov. Ron DeSantis’ office in Tallahassee a year before the filing deadline. This is higher than past years.
Read More »Florida Governor And Cabinet Drop Waiting Period For People Hoping To Regain Civil Rights After Prison
The revamped clemency rules also establish an expedited process for felons who have paid all of the legal financial obligations related to their crimes.
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