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Former president of the Gainesville Fraternal Order of Police Lodge, Jeffery McAdams, pleaded no contest Wednesday afternoon to second degree felony charges that he stole more than $56,000 from the organization.

A small Florida bank will issue the first U.S. credit card intended for use in Cuba. That could make it easier for Americans to travel and work on an island largely cut off from the U.S. financial system, the bank announced Tuesday. Pompano Beach-based Stonegate Bank says its Mastercard will be available Wednesday.

Gator Domino's owner Freddie Wehbe told WUFT that he sold the stores to Tampa businesswoman Erin Mullins.

Swallowtail Farm in Alachua believes strongly in the farm-to-table movement, a movement that emphasizes creating the shortest distance possible between growing food and putting it on a plate to eat. The farm has invited chefs from local restaurants like Crane Ramen to cook meals using ingredients from Swallowtail itself.

The Fight for $15 and Union Rights movement rally to raise the minimum wage took place in over 20 cities in Florida Tuesday as part of National Day of Action. The local rally was organized by the Alachua County Labor Coalition and took place at Northwest 13th Street and West University Avenue.

Doc Mishler rides around the country on horseback preaching his Christian beliefs. He travels about 20 miles per day and rode through Gainesville on Monday.

One of the four major springs along Crystal River, Three Sisters Springs has been closed on three separate occasions since November to protect manatees, which are an endangered species.