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Video and a photo gallery from the aftermath of Sunday's deadly multi-vehicle crash on I-75.
Read More »I-75 and U.S. 441 open while investigation continues into Sunday’s multi-vehicle crash
Fire and forestry officials are still on scene investigating the cause of the fire in Paynes Prairie that sparked Saturday. Wildfire Mitigation Specialist Ludie Bond says the cause of the fire is still unknown and although the it’s been extinguished on top of the prairie conditions are ripe for more …
Read More »Low visibility once again shuts down both lanes of U.S. 441 and I-75 in parts of Alachua County
The Florida Highway Patrol has closed parts of Interstate 75 and U.S. 441 this morning because of low visibility in the same area where 10 people died in a multiple-vehicle crash early Sunday. Drivers are encouraged to call 511 for highway information. In addition to the 10 fatalities on Sunday at least 18 …
Read More »Deadly crashes close I-75 for hours
At least nine people died in early morning crashes caused by smoke and fog on I-75 near Paynes Prairie. Other crash victims were rushed to Shands Hospital: six to the trauma center and 12 more to the emergency room. As you can see in morning helicopter video (courtesy Orlando NBC …
Read More »Stargazing offered Saturday at Hickory Ranch by Friends of Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park
The Friends of Paynes Prairie and the Alachua Astronomy Club club are having their annual stargazing event tomorrow evening. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Kelsey Diaz talked with Payne’s Praire Park Services Specialist Andi Christman about how Payne’s Praire is providing some natural family fun from 6:30 to 9:00 p.m.. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPStarGaze.mp3] To attend DO NOT enter …
Read More »Bison removal from Payne’s Prairie center of protest this afternoon
Protesters will gather today to advocate what they call the proper removal of Bison from Paynes Prairie. Advocates are protesting in response to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Bison management plan, and protest organizer Lisa Grossman says they are hoping to ensure the safe removal of the roaming animals. …
Read More »Proposed livestock thinning plan on Paynes Prairie draws large crowd
Paynes Prairie Preserve State Park hosted a public meeting last night at the Doyle Conner Building in Gainesville. As WUFT’s Matthew Cretul reports, at the heart of the meeting was the proposed management plan of livestock currently living within the park. The full draft plan can be found on Florida’s …
Read More »Remembering the "Alligator Man" Harold Nugent
Services were held yesterday for Harold Nugent at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in Gainesville. Mr. Nugent was better known as the “Alligator Man” to the thousands of school children he visited around the state as part of a joint effort with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission to teach kids …
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