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Gainesville’s surfers and skateboarders will be without their local shop for the first time in more than two decades.
Read More »Gainesville’s Freeride Surf & Skate Shop To Close After 25 Years
Bills Would Prohibit Florida Abortions After Fetal Heartbeat
A pair of controversial bills introduced in the Florida Legislature aim to ban women from attaining an abortion when a fetus’ heartbeat is detected. The “heartbeat bill,” as it is commonly known, seeks to ban abortions at the time when a fetus' heartbeat can be detected with a vaginal ultrasound. That can be as early as 5 1/2 to 6 weeks after gestation.
Read More »As Ocala Celebrates Its 150th Anniversary, One Family Remembers Where Ocala Came From
Ocala is turning 150 years old, and some of its elder residents reflect on their time in the city.
Read More »FDOT Pitches New I-75 Interchange In Ocala
The proposal of a new highway interchange in northwest Ocala is in the second phase of its development.
Read More »Ocala-Area State Representative Seeks Millions For Water Restoration Projects
Republican State Representative Stan McClain attributes much of his education on water policy to the 12 years he served on the Marion County Commission.
Read More »Coastal Connector Abandoned, Marion County Residents Upset About County’s Proposed Comprehensive Plan
A highway the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) had planned to build between Jacksonville and Tampa is once again causing an uproar among many Marion County residents concerned that it poses a threat to their beloved horse country.
Read More »Horses In The Sun Kicks Off Season In Ocala
The 38th annual Horses in the Sun (HITS) Ocala Winter Circuit kicked off this week. The competition includes a variety of classes of horse jumping and over $4 million in total prize money.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 4, 2019: Seven Dead In I-75 Crash Near Gainesville
The top stories near you • Just as yesterday’s afternoon rush hour began, two tractor-trailers, a sedan, and passenger van were involved in a crash on I-75 southbound between Gainesville and Alachua. Florida Highway Patrol reports seven deaths, making it one of the deadliest crashes in the region since the January 2012 …
Read More »100 Stories From WUFT That Kept You Informed In 2018
Corrine Brown began her prison sentence, Alachua County and Gainesville leaders squabbled over seemingly every issue large and small, and six weeks into the new year, the Valentine’s Day school shooting in Parkland changed much about what was to unfold. It was a busy year in local and statewide Florida …
Read More »Marion County Overdoses Down In 2018, Opioid Use Remains
The general trend from 2017 to 2018 indicates that there has been a reduction in drug overdose related deaths, but that doesn't necessarily equate to a reduction in drug use.
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