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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: Stranded killer whale to be buried in Gainesville. “However, the skeleton of the killer whale found at Palm Coast will not remain in Gainesville. Instead, after the tissue decomposes, the …
Read More »The Point, Dec. 16, 2022: Gainesville commissioners pass new ordinance changing steps for criminal background checks
Private employers will need to change when they perform a criminal background check on candidates in order to comply.
Read More »The Point, Oct. 5, 2022: President Biden scheduled to visit Florida and survey Hurricane Ian damage
Gov. Ron DeSantis is so far working cooperatively with the federal administration through storm recovery.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 21, 2022: Florida’s governor sued over migrant flights
The people flown from Texas to Massachusetts filed a class-action suit on Tuesday against Ron DeSantis.
Read More »The Point, Sept. 6, 2022: After second scrubbed Artemis I launch, NASA astronaut says caution is most important
Astronaut Victor Glover defended the second canceled launch attempt on Saturday.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 30, 2022: NASA could try again as early as Friday to launch Artemis I
A fuel leak scrubbed Monday's planned launch window.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 8, 2022: Loss of Wakulla Springs glass bottom boat tours symbolizes Florida’s water pollution problems
Read the latest installment of our series, Watershed.
Read More »The Point, Aug. 3, 2022: Site of Surfside condo collapse sold for $120 million
The Miami Herald reports it will eventually be redeveloped into new condominiums.
Read More »The Point, July 29, 2022: It was hotter than normal in Florida this month, and that’s likely to continue into fall
Florida is also leaning above normal in precipitation through the end of October.
Read More »The Point, June 28, 2022: Middle And High Schoolers In Alachua County Will have To Wear Clear Backpacks Next School Year
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • The Gainesville Sun ($): Alachua County school district to require clear bags for middle, high school students. “The decision to have clear backpacks also comes after a rise in youth violence this …
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