Of 24 towns contacted in North Central Florida, 18 sent their mayor's emails free of charge to WUFT. The others posed fees, lack of archived emails and other problems when confronted with a request for the public records.
Read More »In Alachua County, Chickens’ Importance Reaches New Heights
Poultry farming ordinances may seem random to most, but Alachua County has adopted its own set of unique ordinances in order to attend to a growing interest in backyard chicken farming.
Read More »Trenton Town Spirit at an All-Time High as Tigers Return to State Championship
For the second consecutive year, the Trenton Tigers clinched a birth in the Class 1-A football state championship game.
Read More »Who Are The Dream Defenders?
The Dream Defenders, including UF's Woodjerry Louis (above), have made headlines often since Trayvon Martin's 2012 shooting death and George Zimmerman's 2013 acquittal, but it's sometimes a faceless, nameless organization — until now.
Read More »‘The More The Better’: Flu Vaccines Now Cover Fourth Influenza Strain
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated this year's flu vaccine will help protect against a second strain of influenza B.
Read More »Two North Central Florida football teams head to 2012 state championships
Both the Gainesville and Trenton high school football teams made it to state championship games this fall. We profile both.
Read More »Sales of oxycodone pills bring drug charges to mom and son
A mother and her son are being charged of intent to distribute in Levy county after neighbors reported suspicious activity. A Levy County drug task force arrested 23-year-old Robert Mathew Andrews during a transaction in which he fired 30 rounds from an assault rifle. They were distributing oxycodone pills from …
Read More »Today’s rain helping to dampen area wildfire threats
Continued rainfall has helped lower the risk of serious wildfire in Taylor, Dixie, Madison and Lafayette counties. Wildfire mitigation specialist Chelsea Parker says there is still a danger in the area, but their risk is low enough that they were able to send firefighters and equipment to help with larger …
Read More »Wildfire threat real, but lower in some areas
As fires continue to burn large areas across North Central Florida, Perry District Wildfire Mitigation Specialist Chelsea Parker says the state overall has seen more fires this year. “It’s been pretty active especially compared to last year’s very inactive fire season. Last year, the whole state was very fortunate in …
Read More »Fires continue to burn in Goethe State Forest
Crews of firefighters are working to control a forest fire in Goethe State Forest in east Levy County. Wildfire Mitigation Specialist Ludie Bond said the flames continue to burn despite several inches of rain last night. “We were very thankful for the few inches of rain we did receive throughout …
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