Tag Archives: North Central Florida

People from all over the world will be flocking to Gainesville's downtown this weekend for the annual rock music festival.

Heritage Senior Living of Ocala was identified as an unlicensed assisted living facility by the Agency for Health Care Administration on June 5, one of seven such citations in North Central Florida in 2013. There have been more statewide, spurring a call for legislative review in 2014.

The memorial, in Kanapaha Park at the intersection of Tower Road and Southwest 41st Place, shows U.S. military engagements from the American Revolution to Operation Enduring Freedom, including the Afghanistan War.

(Image credit: University of Florida) Ten years after two former UF students filed a complaint against the university, construction is underway to build an apartment complex southwest of where the two once lived near a former off-campus landfill site.

Jewish community members in the Gainesville area will soon have a new religious facility available.

For $25, North Central Florida families can bring their prized vehicles for up to a 145-mile-per-hour adrenaline rush. About 50 drivers participate in the races at a time.

A recent study show's North central Florida's cancer mortality rate significantly higher than the rest of the state. Area doctors and survivors talk about the reasons behind the statistic and how residents can help change it.

About 150 runners raised about $4,000 on Saturday during the fourth annual Project Haiti 5K race at the University of Florida. The student-run, medical mission trip goes to Haiti to support international health care.

A new Florida law requires county agencies to make available to the public a record of how many animals are being taken in, adopted out or euthanized. More than two weeks after the statute took effect, some counties are unable or unwilling to comply. Among those that are, records show a marked decrease in euthanasia.

WUFT recently analyzed salaries and benefits for teachers in select North Central Florida counties. Florida is $10,000 less than the national average, and the situation is equally grim in Alachua, Marion, Putnam and other counties.