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Update: Geological engineers will be in the front yard of UF Health Shands Hospital today, to evaluate the sinkhole that opened up in front of the main entrance Sunday morning. No one has been injured and patient care has not been affected, according to UF health officials. For now, all …

Columbia County residents are upset over the approval of a permit with the Suwannee River Water Management District to build 12 chicken houses near Fort White.

The Suwannee River Water Management District will work with a private company to rehydrate the Otter Sink tract in Dixie County this fall.

Despite recent rainfall, Florida is still in desperate need of water to help fill area lakes and more importantly the Floridan aquifer.

Low water levels at Orange and Lochloosa Lakes have been causing severe problems for local businesses that rely on fishing tourism.

Low lake levels in Keystone Heights have had a drastic effect not only on the local landscape but also on the area's economy. Residents and politicians are now working together to find a solution and make the Lake Region what it once was.

The grant, financed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency along with the state’s division of emergency management, will try to generate a map defining areas across the state that are more vulnerable to potential sinkhole activity.

Newberry Nations Park will host its grand opening baseball tournament Friday through Sunday. Its 16 baseball fields make the park one of the largest complexes in the country.