GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida removed nearly eight years’ worth of crime data online without public notification, leaving only limited details about crimes that occurred on or near campus during the past 60 days. UF reported its highest number of rapes and sexual battery cases last year. There …
Read More »The Point, April 18, 2023: Activists decry Florida plan to use mining waste in roads
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Two people hospitalized following collision on West University Avenue. “Two people were taken to the hospital around 6 p.m. Monday after the driver of a red Ford F-150 truck lost …
Read More »LGBTQ+ student DJs are redefining the music scene at their Florida college towns
Dayanna Peek, a junior at the University of Florida, is one of several LGBTQ+ student DJs who is working to make nightlife in Gainesville and Tallahassee more inclusive and queer-friendly.
Read More »The Point, April 17, 2023: Fort Lauderdale deals with aftermath of flooding
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: GRU, Gainesville City Commission work to find way out of debt issues. “GRU General Manager Tony Cunningham opened the meeting by stating that he and other utility officials had worked …
Read More »Poets seek to revitalize North Central Florida’s poetry community with festival
Just two days after receiving the proclamation declaring April as National Poetry Month in Alachua County, E. Stanley Richardson’s work laid before him. Years of hard work had seen him graced with the title of Alachua County Poet Laureate by the county commission. But on a recent night at this …
Read More »Students from Alachua County middle schools learn about government during sixth annual civics challenge
On Thursday, 50 students from middle schools across Alachua County competed in the sixth annual civics challenge at the Alachua County administrative offices. High Springs Community School, Kanapaha Middle School, Lincoln Middle School, Oak View Middle School and Westwood Middle School each sent two teams of five seventh grade students …
Read More »Santa Fe High School girls’ soccer coach Ricardo Morales defies youth stigma
At 22, Ricardo Morales, the head coach for the Santa Fe High School girls' varsity soccer team, has quashed concerns that his age is a handicap after he lead the Raiders to their second district championship in January.
Read More »The Point, April 13, 2023: Florida executes Louis Gaskin amid anti-death penalty protests
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Louis Gaskin executed for 1989 killings as anti-death penalty protestors gather. “Gaskin, who was nicknamed the ‘ninja killer,’ shot and killed Robert and Georgette Sturmfels on Dec. 20, 1989. This …
Read More »The Replica Dilemma: The ethics of fake designer products
The multibillion-dollar replica business costs name-brand companies billions in lost sales per year. But for some consumers, buying knockoffs of name-brand products for personal use saves them thousands of dollars, and they say the quality is remarkably close to that of the original items.
Read More »Alachua County School Board addresses magnet schools and overcrowding
Much to the delight of concerned parents, the Alachua County School Board on Tuesday began a process to see if it could address overcrowded schools. Every Alachua County student is zoned to attend a certain elementary, middle and high school based on where they live. And starting Tuesday, the school …
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