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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: Gainesville’s Evergreen Cemetery hosts Memorial Day service to remember those who made the ultimate sacrifice. “Gainesville’s Evergreen Cemetery Memorial Day service held on Monday offered a chance for community connection …
Read More »The Point, May 24, 2023: New Twitter account tracks DeSantis’ air travel
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Marion County Sheriff arrests 20 in undercover online predator investigation. “An undercover investigation in Marion County last week resulted in the arrest of 20 online sexual predators trying to meet …
Read More »The Point, May 19, 2023: Disney opts against $1B investment in Florida campus
The corporation made the decision as a yearlong feud evolves into a legal battle.
Read More »Gainesville youth football coach takes plea deal in animal cruelty case
Landis J’Marcus Finch will spend two years in a state prison and five years probation on eight misdemeanor animal cruelty charges, two felony aggravated animal cruelty charges and two felony animal fighting charges. Finch and his wife accepted a plea deal earlier this month for holding 10 dogs in what …
Read More »The Point, May 17, 2023: Three teenagers charged as adults in Marion County murders
One of them is 12 years old.
Read More »Swamp Car Wash shooter convicted of murder, sentenced to life in prison
Nearly two years after a man was shot and killed at a car wash in Gainesville, a six-person jury on Monday night convicted Eugene Javon Patrick of second-degree murder. Circuit Judge James Colaw immediately sentenced him to life in prison. The trial, which lasted seven hours from opening statement to …
Read More »The Point, May 15, 2023: A Gator baseball player could become a top MLB draft pick this year
Wyatt Langford grew up in nearby Trenton, a place that has only sent one other player to the pro ranks.
Read More »Underage drinking in a college town: How strictly should police, prosecutors enforce laws?
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – On the last day of college classes after her freshman fall semester, Maggie Paxton began drinking with friends in the dorms at the University of Florida – students call it “pre-gaming” – before hitting Gainesville’s popular Midtown bars across a busy street from campus. She was 18. …
Read More »The Point, May 5, 2023: Florida’s governor can sign law changing control of GRU
The governor — not city voters — would select the board members who oversee the utility.
Read More »The Point, May 4, 2023: Alachua County’s $38M events center is opening later this month
The facility in Celebration Pointe will open May 27.
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