At 7,000 miles, the horrors of the Israel-Hamas conflict may seem far away to most Americans. But for others, including some in Gainesville, the anxiety of battle may seem all too close to their hearts. “My nephew, 18 years old, has already been to a few funerals,” said Boris Kuchuk, …
Read More »Santa Fe College event shows support for first responders
More than 300 students, law enforcement, volunteers, and community members were at the Run with the Cops event on Thursday. All participants gather on the Santa Fe College track to walk, run, or roll with officers from local agencies. This free community event focuses on those with special abilities and …
Read More »Belgium native Tom Di Maria adjusts to life as a Santa Fe student-athlete
Tom Di Maria has traveled a staggering 4,520 miles to play basketball in a new country. For many, this might seem crazy. For Di Maria, the move allows him to continue to grow playing the game he loves. “I want to try to be the leader of the team because …
Read More »Panic in the plaza: New videos show chaos of stampede at UF peace vigil, reveal police secretly investigating suicide-bomb threat
The first substantial videos to emerge from a panicked stampede at the University of Florida during a nighttime vigil for Israelis killed in the Hamas attacks show waves of terrified students sprinting out of their shoes, discarding phones and water bottles and colliding with startled and confused police officers who …
Read More »The Point, Nov. 1, 2023: What happens to books after the Friends of the Library book sale?
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: A difficult path: How volunteers, waste workers save old books from going to the landfill. “It’s been almost a week since Alachua County’s Friends of the Library fall book sale …
Read More »Ghosts and ghouls fight hunger at ‘Boo at the Zoo’
A can of Campbell’s tomato soup is handed to Bluey the Dog. Bluey goes to the Boo at the Zoo food drive at the Santa Fe Teaching Zoo. He hands it to Sabrina Miller, director of emergency assistance at Catholic Charities. The can is now on its way to fight …
Read More »Dog that bolted during vigil chaos at UF returned safely to owner
Four days after a dog slipped his leash at a vigil held at the University of Florida for victims of the attacks in Israel, Koda the pitbull mix is back home, her owner said Friday. The dog’s owner, Nayana Wing, 24, of Gainesville announced her happy news on Facebook, explaining …
Read More »Gatorland is new home for alligator that survived in the wild for months without upper jaw
The alligator was located and captured on Sept. 8 and remains in quarantine as Gatorland, the theme park and wildlife preserve, decides how best to take care of it.
Read More »Gainesville Regional Utility maintains power for customers amidst severe weather events
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – University of Florida and Santa Fe College students received a warm welcome back to Gainesville… literally. Students were slammed with excessive heat warnings and a hurricane within the first two weeks of classes. As Hurricane Idalia threatened a direct path to Gainesville, students began scrambling to prepare …
Read More »The idea of a meat processing facility spoiled for too many Alachua County commissioners
The effort to bring a small-scale meat processing facility to Newberry is over. After months of debate over funding the $5.25 million project and how it would operate, the Alachua County Commission voted three-to-two to end further discussion and staff time on the issue. Commissioner Marihelen Wheeler said she thinks …
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