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The Alachua County Labor Coalition is working to raise the county's minimum wage to $14.57 per hour by 2020. The Alachua County Commission approved a new living wage ordinance for county employees, but the coalition plans to make sure all Alachua County residents have the opportunity to make a living wage.

In Florida, the percentage of preterm births for 2014 was 9.9 percent, with the highest rates of premature births in the Florida panhandle and the north central area. Florida has had some decrease in the rate of preterm birth over the last decade, but for some, it's not happening fast enough.

A UF professor has published a first draft of a tree life that connects all of earth’s 2.3 million living organisms.

The lack of Alachua County Fire Rescue ambulances able to respond to medical emergencies is causing concern for some. The proposal to use additional ambulances from Gainesville Fire Rescue, suggested by the Strengthen Gainesville group, will be reviewed at a county commission meeting on Aug 10.

Hospitals around Florida are working to create initiatives to help mothers and future mothers with breastfeeding.The Florida Health Department connected with hospitals in 15 counties in June to participate in the Healthiest Weight Florida’s Baby Steps to Baby Friendly Initiative.

Some Gainesville residents find the Hare Krishna philosophy peaceful and cathartic. Other however, remain wary of its legitimacy.

The Partnership for Strong Families held a holiday toy drive to distribute gifts to over 1,000 disadvantaged children in Alachua County on Wednesday at Northwest Baptist Church. The drive will continue until Friday.

With help from area hospitals, Alachua County Fire Rescue has upgraded the wireless routers inside their ambulances, which transmit patient information to the hospital prior to their arrival.

Kody Carr was arrested at Red Roof Inn in Gainesville on Sunday night. The Dixie County Sheriff's Office requested assistance from the Gainesville Police Department, which was also seeking the suspect for recent burglaries.

The Behavioral Health Center will open at North Florida Regional Medical Center on Feb. 17.