While her experiences unfolded within north central Florida justice systems and Lowell prison, the filmmakers say this is a nationwide issue.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 3, 2022: Site of Surfside condo collapse sold for $120 million
The Miami Herald reports it will eventually be redeveloped into new condominiums.
Read More »Heat.gov launches as a resource to address extreme heat
For the last 30 years, heat has been the biggest weather-related cause of death in the nation.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 2, 2022: Elopements from Florida nursing homes are rare, but extremely dangerous for those with dementia
State data show over 1,000 instances of the problem in the past five years.
Read More »Data show almost 1,000 instances of Florida nursing home residents — some with dementia — exiting without supervision
The man was found in the middle of the night with a bloody face, bloody clothes and no pants, in the front yard of a house in Jacksonville that wasn’t his. A 2017 report from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) indicated that the 72-year-old man, whose name …
Read More »The Point, Aug. 1, 2022: Announcing WUFT’s special project, Watershed, a series exploring Florida’s water quality
Timed to the 50th anniversary of the Clean Water Act, it explores the state's ongoing struggle for clean water.
Read More »The Point, July 29, 2022: It was hotter than normal in Florida this month, and that’s likely to continue into fall
Florida is also leaning above normal in precipitation through the end of October.
Read More »Florida experienced above-normal temperatures in July and is leaning toward above-normal through October
For the next three months, Florida is expected to see hotter and wetter conditions. The entire state is 40-50% more likely to see above-average temperatures. Florida is also leaning above normal in precipitation through the end of October.
Read More »The Point, July 28, 2022: Protests continue over Gainesville police K9 apprehension that ended with a man losing his eye
Police say Terrell Bradley ran a stop sign and then ran from them, necessitating a police K9 chase.
Read More »US Senate candidate with Florida ties accused of impersonating a federal agent
A U.S. Senate candidate with ties to Florida is set to be arraigned in a Pennsylvania court Thursday following accusations he masqueraded as a public servant while pulling over a vehicle occupied by four young women in late March, according to a police affidavit. Everett Stern, an independent candidate for …
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