Editor’s note: This is the first of five articles this week that explore the consequences of unintended shootings in Florida. Click the links here to access the series intro, Part I, Part II, Part III and Part IV. Schools were closed in Clay County because of Hurricane Irma on Sept. …
Read More »The Point, Jan. 6, 2023: Camp Crystal Lake makes changes after scrutiny last year
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Alachua County School District makes changes to Camp Crystal Lake after last year’s scrutiny. “Following last year’s internal investigation into the camp’s management and use of taxpayer funds, the school …
Read More »The Point, Jan. 5, 2023: Chaos reigns in the House during Speaker vote
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • News4Jax: Congresswoman Kat Cammack riles up Democrats during chaotic House speaker vote. “Republican frontrunner Kevin McCarthy has been unable to secure the 218 votes he needs to become speaker as a group …
Read More »The Point, Jan. 4, 2023: DeSantis sworn in for second term as governor
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Remembering Rosewood: Descendants mark racial violence that razed Florida town 100 years ago. “Next week, during the centennial anniversary of the violence, descendants and impacted communities will commemorate the Rosewood …
Read More »The Point, Jan. 3, 2023: UF professors ask to dismiss expert witness lawsuit
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • News Service of Florida: UF professors say high-profile lawsuit now ‘moot.’ “University of Florida professors are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that challenged a controversial conflict-of-interest policy that gave …
Read More »The Point: Your 2022 news year in review
Take a walk back through all of the Florida storylines we covered for you this year.
Read More »The Point, Dec. 28, 2022: In Marion County, there’s talk of a development moratorium after a years-long surge
Residents say they're fed up with the pace of new building.
Read More »Growing, growing, gone: Marion County residents bemoan development surge
The air in McPherson Complex Auditorium in Ocala, once stale with bureaucracy, surged with something much more urgent upon the introduction of Item 7. Items 1-6 on the Marion County Commission planning and zoning agenda – ensnared in traps of technical jargon and dusted with mundane details – didn’t hold …
Read More »Gainesville Juniors Volleyball serves through merging trend
For years, Gainesville Juniors and Vision Volleyball Club were local youth club volleyball rivals. Then in August 2021, the two clubs merged to form a united Gainesville Juniors and recorded the club’s most successful year ever -- a record-breaking six Gainesville teams qualified for USA Volleyball Nationals. More than a year after the consolidation, the teams have become more competitive and their standing has improved.
Read More »Wind chill, freeze alerts expand ahead of bitterly cold holiday weekend
Cold weather alerts are in place across much of Florida ahead of the arrival of plunging temperatures in time for the holiday weekend. A powerful cold front is sending much of the nation into a deep freeze Thursday afternoon and that front has the Sunshine State in its path. While …
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