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Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: The war against flooding: A Gainesville family’s nightmare. “The Blanchards live in a downstream neighborhood that sits at the bottom of a 480-acre watershed that starts at Newberry Road and …
Read More »The Point, Nov. 15, 2023: Searchers find plane that crashed in Paynes Prairie
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Neighbors release new chemical test results from area surrounding old Clay County mining site. “The nation’s largest homebuilder has proposed plans to build townhomes on a property bordering an abandoned …
Read More »The Point, Nov. 14, 2023: Gainesville’s finance director resigns
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Unyielding resilience: Farmers facing adversity and rebuilding after Hurricane Idalia. “Summer crops have been harvested, and the hurricane season is almost over – but Florida farmers now face off-season decisions …
Read More »Marion County students and veterans unite in tribute at annual Veterans Day ceremony
OCALA, Fla. — Marion County Public School district held its annual Veterans Day ceremony Friday, with students and veterans honoring those who lost their lives in battle. The event has been held at the Marion County Veterans Park in Ocala for 17 years but was canceled due to weather last …
Read More »A quarter of Alachua County’s middle and high school students use vape products. Here’s what’s being done to combat usage.
As a respiratory therapist, Alisha Berry knows firsthand the medical dangers e-cigarette and vape products have for kids. “They start coughing, and their lungs will literally collapse,” she said. From hospitalizations to addiction, Berry said the next generation of children need to be careful not to fall into a nicotine …
Read More »Residents who oppose golf course development left waiting after commission meeting
Approximately 20 community members spoke at last Tuesday’s policy discussion at Alachua County Administration headquarters to voice their concerns about the development of a proposed golf course in southwest Gainesville. The meeting lasted approximately three hours and ended with the commission approving a special area study, which outlines the minimum …
Read More »Santa Fe College event shows support for first responders
More than 300 students, law enforcement, volunteers, and community members were at the Run with the Cops event on Thursday. All participants gather on the Santa Fe College track to walk, run, or roll with officers from local agencies. This free community event focuses on those with special abilities and …
Read More »The Point, Nov. 13, 2023: Universities push back on DeSantis over pro-Palestinian student group
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Fresh Take Florida: Citing legal fears, Florida universities push back on DeSantis order to shut down pro-Palestinian campus groups. “In a highly unusual move, two of Florida’s biggest universities are pushing back …
Read More »University of Florida bans from campus teaching assistant accused of vandalizing pro-Israel flag
The University of Florida banned a graduate student who is a teaching assistant from campus for three years after campus police accused him of vandalizing a pro-Israel sign by a predominantly Jewish fraternity. Simon Nicholas Lowry, 24, of Gainesville is facing two misdemeanor counts of criminal mischief involving the incident …
Read More »Citing legal fears, Florida universities push back on DeSantis order to shut down pro-Palestinian campus groups
In a highly unusual move, two of Florida’s biggest universities are pushing back against the DeSantis administration over its orders to shut down pro-Palestinian student organizations on campus, citing lawyers’ advice warning that administrators could face personal legal liability if they followed what might be an unconstitutional directive. Gov. Ron …
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