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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: Judge sides with state, tosses Gainesville’s GRU lawsuit. “The judge’s ruling appeared to be made largely on technicalities. She ruled the lawsuit improperly named Attorney General Ashely Moody, Gov. Ron …
Read More »Palatka teen is dead after being struck by lightning
Baylee Holbrook was struck and killed by lightning as she and her father were hunting in Palatka Tuesday.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 29, 2023: Republican candidates slam Trump in second GOP debate
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: DeSantis, candidates slam Trump in second Republican debate. “The debate went full circle as it started and ended in the same way: candidates telling the audience they planned to defeat …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 27, 2023: Terrell Bradley changes plea, sentenced
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Gainesville man attacked by police K-9 after fleeing scene pleads guilty to one count. “Terrell Bradley, the Gainesville man who was mauled by a police K-9 dog in July 2022 …
Read More »Not cool for school – Alachua County students struggle inside gyms without A/C, with no plans of installation
Filing into the school gymnasium is an all too familiar feeling: The squeak of glossy pine floorboards, the reek of sweat, rubber balls and cheap body sprays. But for some Alachua County students, there’s an added woe: The heat. “It’s very hot. Too hot,” said Layla Robinson, a seventh grader …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 25, 2023: Gainesville, state argue cases in GRU lawsuit hearing
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Forest Park reopens after $3.6 million renovation paid for by Wild Places and Public Spaces money. “The park, which has been closed since February, has been transformed, and every element …
Read More »Forest Park reopens after $3.6 million renovation paid for by Wild Places and Public Spaces money
More than 100 people turned out for the ribbon-cutting ceremony to reopen Forest Park after seven months of being closed for renovations, including new turf for the soccer fields.
Read More »Former non-profit executives, entrusted to help domestic violence victims, accused of swindling at least $3.7 million
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has charged two former Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence chief executives with stealing over $3.7 million. Tiffany Carr, 54, former CEO of Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, and Patricia Duarte, 57, former CFO of Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence, face felony charges with one …
Read More »National Weather Service promotes weather safety for the deaf and hard of hearing
The National Weather Service (NWS) is recognizing Deaf Awareness Week by releasing weather safety information for the deaf and hard of hearing. Weather alerts serve as important tools to notify the public of incoming danger, but some may not consider what it’s like to not hear the alarm in the …
Read More »The Point, Sept. 21, 2023: School board investigates club after complaint
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Alachua County School Board investigating club allegedly limited to Black male students. “Superintendent Shane Andrew disclosed that a parent of one of the students who attended the club submitted a …
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