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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Legal experts say DeSantis’ efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian university groups are likely illegal. “The experts cited a 2010 Supreme Court case that ruled the federal version of the terrorism …
Read More »The Point, Oct. 27, 2023: Gainesville finalizes ban on open containers
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Police arrest man sought in attempted robbery, shooting at employees, police. “Gainesville Police arrested a man Thursday they said is responsible for a sensational armed robbery over the weekend at …
Read More »Citizens help Ocala Police catch ‘career criminal’
A high-speed chase in Ocala ended with the arrest of a man police officials called a ‘career criminal’–but two citizens jumped into action to make it all happen. One of the two citizens the Ocala Police Department recognized attempted to stop the suspect after he crashed a vehicle marked as …
Read More »Nonprofit receives $1.73 million grant for broadband infrastructure training
CareerSource Citrus Levy Marion was awarded a $1.73 million grant to fund training courses for workers to install and maintain broadband infrastructure in the area. The five-year grant is part of the U.S. Department of Labor’s Building Pathways to Infrastructure Jobs program that helps people in the rural areas of …
Read More »The Point, Oct. 20, 2023: Former Florida lawmaker sentenced for fraud
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Fresh Take Florida: Man sentenced to 1 year in prison for racially motivated attack at site of Rosewood massacre. “Winsor sentenced Emanuel to 12 months plus one day in federal prison for …
Read More »Former Florida lawmaker sentenced to 4 months in prison over pandemic fraud
Former Republican state lawmaker Joe Harding of Ocala, the sponsor of Florida’s controversial law limiting discussions of gender and sexuality in public schools, was sentenced to four months in prison on charges of defrauding the government of $150,000 in pandemic aid. Judge Allen Winsor sentenced Harding in U.S. District Court …
Read More »The Point, Oct. 18, 2023: UF conducts first open-heart surgery on a dog
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: UF conducts first open-heart surgery on dog in U.S. “The 12-year-old miniature poodle, named George, spent seven hours on the operation table and a week in the intensive care unit.” …
Read More »“Cheers to Swifties”: The Eras Tour takes over theaters around north central Florida
While scream masks and tacky costumes typically overtake Friday the 13th, blonde hair and shimmer eyeshadow dominated the lines at more than 300 movie theaters Friday across the nation as Friday kicked off with the premier of “Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour.” North Central Florida fans were in step with …
Read More »Who will watch the kids? Florida families, child care providers vulnerable with loss of federal money
Jasmine Brown, an Ocala mother of four, has been on waitlists at some local daycare centers for almost two years. Unable to find a program she can afford that could enroll her 1- and 3-year-old sons together, she’s split them between two different centers this year. The 29-year-old single parent …
Read More »The Point, Oct. 12, 2023: School rezoning meetings draw parent concern
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Parents raise concerns about proposed redrawing of Alachua County Public Schools zones. “The last time Alachua County Public Schools rezoned the entire district was 1983, according to the Alachua County …
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