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Read More »Gainesville Teen Hikes Nearly 300 Miles. To Save Florida.
Out-Of-State Teams Help Battle Wildfire In Osceola National Forest
United States Forest Service workers from across the country are down in Florida helping battle the fire.
Read More »Chamber Meeting Spotlights Need For New Responder Radio System
Wednesday night's Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce meeting on infrastructure needs in Alachua County focused primarily on the county's outdated first-responder radio system, which officials say is in need of upgrading that will cost between $10 million and $20 million.
Read More »From Colombia To Florida: Cold-Brew Coffee Company Launches In Gainesville
A University of Florida marketing student recently launched a coffee company in Gainesville named Cold Mountain Coffee, which sells cold-brew coffee from Colombia that is hand-delivered to Gainesville customers. Read the full story at WUFT.org.
Read More »Archer Road Motorcycle Crash Leaves Rider In Critical Condition
A motorcycle crash at 11:45 a.m. on SW Archer Road and Newell Drive left a rider in critical condition Monday morning.
Read More »Conservation Awards Winners On Being “Women In The Woods”
Meg Neiderhofer and Pat Harden have worked in conservation almost all their life. On Saturday they were awarded the annual Conservation Stewards Awards by the Alachua Conservation Trust for the "Women in The Woods"-themed event. They sat down with WUFT News to talk about their lives and their work.
Read More »Proposed Florida Bill Would Protect Drivers Who Unintentionally Hit, Kill Protesters
Florida Senate Bill 1096 would immune drivers to civil liability if they injure or kill protesters who block public roadways, as long as it was unintentional.
Read More »Unpaved Road In Newberry Threat To Safety, Health, Some Residents Say
A Newberry resident is fighting to get his road, Southwest 30th Avenue, paved because of concerns about unsafe road conditions and potential health issues.
Read More »Gas Leak Near UF Repaired, Ending Evacuations
GRU representatives couldn’t immediately be reached, so it was unclear what caused the leak.
Read More »Alachua County Starts Early Voting At 3 Gainesville Spots
In Alachua County, there are three early-voting sites for the 177,795 active registered voters in the county. That’s 59,265 for each of the three sites, which are all in Gainesville.
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