The Alachua County Commission made the decision Tuesday night after hearing four hours of the developer's proposal and public input.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 11, 2022: Students interrupt Ben Sasse’s visit to UF campus
About 300 protesters cut short the presumptive new campus president's meeting with students.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 30, 2022: Hurricane Ian: The scale of devastation, statewide impacts and how you can help
The storm has moved on from Florida, but its impacts are here to stay in many communities.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 29, 2022: Hurricane Ian devastates Southwest Florida as one of the most powerful storms to hit the state
The storm made landfall Wednesday as a Category 4 hurricane with 140 mph wind speeds.
Read More »As Hurricane Ian makes it trek towards the Gulf Coast, Gov. DeSantis asks residents to remain calm
With Hurricane Ian churning toward the west coast of Florida, Gov. Ron DeSantis held a press conference on Monday morning in Tallahassee where he urged the public to stay calm and laid out the state’s efforts to assist the population.
Read More »Tropical Storm Ian threatens Florida, but uncertainty persists
Tropical Storm Ian formed over the southeastern Caribbean Sea late Friday night.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 15, 2022: In a surprise move, defense attorneys for confessed Parkland school shooter rest their case
The announcement frustrated the judge and prosecutors on Wednesday.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 9, 2022: Gainesville police investigations find no policy violations in K9 use that took a man’s eye
Terrell Bradley lost his eye to a Gainesville police K9 after running from a traffic stop.
Read More »Flash flood risk is increasing as tropical moisture surges into Florida
A surge of tropical moisture will produce rounds of heavy rainfall and increase the risk of flooding for the Panhandle and northern Florida by the weekend. Earlier Wednesday, surface analysis depicted a stalled frontal boundary that was draped across the Mid-South. This feature is forecast to gradually push south through …
Read More »Close to average temperatures for Florida this past month, below-average precipitation
Florida saw close to average temperatures in the last month, but below-average precipitation in much of the state according to the Southeast Climate Monthly webinar.
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