Authorities say more than two dozen kids attending a science competition Florida Gateway College in Lake City fell ill and were taken to the hospital after eating a catered lunch.
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UF Alumna Tracy Fanara could be the next MythBusters star…. but she’ll have to wait until the finale to know just like the rest of us. Fanara, who has three degrees from the University of Florida, is a contestant on Mythbusters: The Search, which is currently airing on the Science Channel.
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The Florida Senate will move forward next week with a proposal that would require all 12 state universities to adopt a "block" tuition policy by the fall of 2018.
Read More »In appearances Tuesday before reporters and editors, Republican leaders Gov. Rick Scott and Adam Putnam laid out their legislative agendas, while declining to speculate on their political futures.
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The "#deleteUber" hashtag becomes popular after New York taxi drivers boycott airport pick-ups following President Trump's executive order and immigration ban. Uber rushed in and filled the gap, leading many to call for a boycott nationwide.
Read More »Marion County Sheriff's Office is investigating a double homicide and home invasion that occurred in Weirsdale early Sunday.
Read More »Alachua County Public Schools announced the three finalists for the 2017 Teacher of the Year program to represent the county in the statewide Teacher of the Year contest.
Read More »Students in a sixth-grade class at Shadowlawn Elementary School will have their writings added to the Kerlan Collection, an archive of children's literature at the University of Minnesota.
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As president-elect Donald Trump was sworn into office, students and residents throughout Gainesville showed resistance to his presidency through a walkout of University of Florida students and a gathering at Gainesville City Hall.
Read More »An appeals court Wednesday upheld a law that allows the State Board of Education to overturn local denials of charter-school applications.
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