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Nearly a thousand IDs have been issued by the Human Rights Coalition since 2018, including 73 since the start of this year.
Read More »Community IDs Enable Undocumented Citizens To Receive COVID-19 Vaccine
UF Health Surgeons Save ICU Nurse With COVID-19 Through Double-Lung Transplant
UF Health surgeons have successfully performed over ten lung transplants on COVID-19 patients throughout the past year.
Read More »Gainesville Police Officer Scott Baird Was Killed 20 Years Ago, And His Mother Still Thinks Of Him Daily
His mother said Baird was very motivated to further his career, saying she could see him today being in the FBI. That was his dream.
Read More »COVID-19 Continues To Affect Florida Colleges And Universities
With over 16,000 positive cases in their midst, COVID-19 continues to be a major concern for colleges and universities across Florida.
Read More »Parking Garage Outside Your Bedroom? It’s Possible For This Gainesville Neighbor
The argument over one complex became so fraught that it reached the docket of a state administrative law judge for dozens of hours of virtual hearings, which concluded earlier this month.
Read More »‘Need To Be A Little More Cautious’: Students And Medical Professionals Weigh In On COVID-19’s Impact On Young People
At a campaign rally in Ohio last month,President Donald Trump claimed that the coronavirus affects virtually no young people. But nearly 1,000 people between the ages of 0 and 29 contributed to the approximately 210,000 coronavirus-related deaths in the United States, according to the Center forDisease Control and Prevention’s COVID-19 Data Tracker.
Read More »Welcoming New Life In A Pandemic: Local Midwives See Surge Of Inquiries
Fear of exposure to COVID-19, worry about the restrictions on visitors allowed in the hospital room, and closures of other local birthing centers may be driving the surge.
Read More »Gainesville Prepares For Phase 3 Reopening
The Alachua County Commission and Gainesville City Commission met on Wednesday in a special meeting to discuss COVID-19 ordinances after Phase 3 was announced by the Governor.
Read More »Stuck At Home: What Is The New Normal In The COVID-19 Era?
As the world shuts its doors to hide from COVID-19, a new sense of normalcy has emerged inside many homes.
Read More »Gainesville Redevelopment Priorities Discussed In Final Workshop Before City Commission Presentation
The new plan will set a course for the city department's intended revitalizations in blighted areas.
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