90 miles. The 89-year-old man averages this distance on his purple tricycle in the blazing Florida heat six days of the week. This man is Roger Wright. Wright has been club cycling for more than 75 years. When he moved to Gainesville from Rhode Island in February 2020, he joined …
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The Marion Therapeutic Riding Association on Saturday celebrated 40 years of service, memories, and inspiring moments. The celebration — at the College of Central Florida Vintage Farm in Marion County — highlighted the association’s mission of helping those who live with physical and mental challenges in Marion County and nearby …
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With the internet growing and expanding at a rapid pace, the exploitation of children on the internet has risen. To combat the issue, thousands of law enforcement officers scour the internet’s darkest corners to protect the youth. Mike Duffey is the Special Agent in Charge of the Florida Department of …
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When The Rock basketball players arrived at their first home game last month, they commanded the attention of the gym the moment they entered. Several starters have garnered national attention from Division I colleges and universities, and the moment they start playing, it is evident why. The private K-12 Christian school has a student body of just over 500 students but has garnered one of the best basketball teams in the state.
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The camp is a microcosm of both this year’s housing crisis and the cracks in the local shelter system. Its uncertain future hints at what may be ahead for many more.
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The man was found in the middle of the night with a bloody face, bloody clothes and no pants, in the front yard of a house in Jacksonville that wasn’t his. A 2017 report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) indicated that the 72-year-old man, whose name …
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Still, a state report shows Florida growing at a rate equivalent to adding a city the size of Orlando each year.
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Florida's new 15-week abortion ban was blocked and then quickly reinstated Tuesday after an appeal from the state attorney general in a lawsuit challenging the restriction.
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