The fluorescent lights burn and buzz above patients sitting in the waiting room. It’s quiet. People sit in rows of blue-cushioned waiting room chairs for their chance to see a physician. Some don’t have addresses. Others have limited or no insurance. And on the other side of the waiting room …
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The 2017-2018 flu season has been one of the worst in recent years, and like the rest of the country, Gainesville is feeling its impact.
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Once Hawthorne Middle/High School in May earned a D rating on the state accountability report, school officials chose the option to try one last time to improve its score to a C. Another D or worse, and the school closes.
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Organizations hosted a Don't Stress the HIV Test event at the University of Florida on Wednesday to offer free HIV testing ahead of World AIDS Day. In total, 26 received the test.
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Gainesville's Pop Warner youth football and cheerleading program has teamed up with Athlete Brain, a University of Florida student organization that analyzes the kids' brain activity outside of practice through baseline concussion testing.
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Across North Central Florida and the state, flooding, winds and knocked-down trees from Irma caused a great deal of crop and other damage to farms. And those in flood plains — like Crones’ Cradle in Marion County because of Orange Creek — were much more susceptible, especially in the days after because the water isn’t leaving.
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Alachua County Public Schools and GRU are still working on a comprehensive plan to test water for lead contamination throughout the county's 29 schools. A trial run of the test has been completed at Meadowbrook Elementary, but the results were inconclusive.
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Marion County's new superintendent Heidi Maier has brought changes to the district this year including decreasing the number of required standardized tests and hiring 23 new school principals.
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Michael Lambrix has been on death row for 33 years. He was convicted in 1984 for two first-degree murders. He's dodged execution three times.
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