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The University of Florida offers hurricane displaced students from Puerto Rico to take select courses through its online program.
Read More »UF Offers Online Classes To Displaced Puerto Rico Students
Families Of Veterans Find A Home Away From Home At Fisher House
For veterans receiving treatment at the Malcom Randall VA Medical Center, the Gainesville Fisher House provides a respite for their families.
Read More »Paynes Prairie Sees Environmental Benefits From Flooding After Irma
Paynes Prairie park officials don't have any plans to approach the mosquitoes there amid lingering Hurricane Irma flooding, which they say would be there regardless of the flooding.
Read More »Meadowbrook Residents Form Committee To Take Action On Flooding Problems
Areas along NW 98th Street and other nearby neighborhoods dealt with flooding from Irma last month. However, this isn’t a new issue. There have been many other instances of flooding. One of the major ones was in 2004 when multiple hurricanes impacted Gainesville. After Irma hit, Meadowbrook residents spoke with the Meadowbrook Homeowner’s Association board about forming a steering committee to talk about the flooding problems in the area.
Read More »Find Out Florida: Did Hurricane Irma Return Lochloosa Lake’s Water Levels To Normal?
This week on The Point podcast, a story from Florida's death chamber, a lesson on the First Amendment and university campuses, and the scene at Lochloosa Lake after Hurricane Irma hit. Find it at WUFT.org.
Read More »UF Sorority Houses Faced Varying Levels Of Damage From Irma
University of Florida Panhellenic Greek sorority houses are facing various levels of structural damage two weeks after Hurricane Irma hit Gainesville.
Read More »Florida Voices: A Florida Student’s Memoir of Growing Up In Post-War Vietnam
A UF student recounts what it was like growing up in Vietnam after the war. Read his story at WUFT.org.
Read More »North Central Florida Farmers Recovering Amid Crop Loss From Irma
As Hurricane Irma swept across Florida last week, its floodwaters and winds dealt blows to the state's farms, including Gainesville's Family Garden, which lost an estimated 30 percent of its crops.
Read More »GRU Gets Help To Restore Power From Neighboring States
Approximately 1 percent of Gainesville Regional Utility customers remain without power thanks to mutual aid crews from across the country.
Read More »Severe Flooding Caused By Irma Leaves Samson City Residents Without Power
The rain from Hurricane Irma caused Lake Samson to overflow and has lead to floods ranging from two to four feet. Now local community is working to get back to normal life.
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