UF Health and public officials gathered at a signing event Thursday for the Eastside Urgent Care Center currently under construction. Attendees got to sign a banner that will be etched onto a beam in the lobby. This is just the beginning of investment into the area, people involved with the …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Fresh Take Florida: Sheriff who can’t carry a gun? Felon runs to become Florida county’s top cop. “A long-shot candidate — one who can’t legally carry a gun and would not be …
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Alachua County is struggling with the homeless population in Gainesville. However, the Alachua County Commission proposed to buy the Scottish Inn, a local motel in town, and turn it into a permanent supportive housing facility for homeless people. Gainesville has 625 homeless people, as of a 2022 count. To house …
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Breast cancer patients have become a rapidly growing segment of medical cannabis users in the country. But while cannabis has shown promise in symptom management, it is not considered a cure for cancer for now. The need for comprehensive research to understand the benefits and potential harm of medical cannabis …
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A young mother giving birth at a University of Florida hospital said in a new interview Tuesday she regrets that the baby’s father — in jail on felony charges that he hit her in the chest in the delivery room and threatened a mass shooting at the hospital — missed …
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Kimberly Moore, 55, of Interlachen, is in her second year with long COVID. After getting infected for the first time, her life hasn’t been the same. “Before COVID, I was chopping down trees, building a deck, working 10 hours a day, coming home and dealing with all my animals,” Moore …
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Monday was take your child to work day for a Gainesville father and son. The boy’s uniform for the day was dog ears and a collar. Jamarious Williams and his father Clarence Williams attended Screaming for Safety, a Halloween-themed event organized by Gainesville Fire Rescue. Williams, who is a GFR firefighter, …
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A former veterinary radiology technician at the University of Florida who was featured in a promotional video by the school volunteered to sheriff’s investigators that he sexually molested a young teenager in his care. He was released from jail Monday after his arrest. Matthew David Bolin, 42, of Gainesville is …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Prayer followed by panic at Turlington Plaza leaves students shaken. “About 20 people arrived in the UF Health Shands emergency room lobby within a 15-minute period, said Doug Bennett with …
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A somber night turned into chaos Monday after a scare during a prayer vigil for the victims of the attack on Israel scattered the assembled crowd. The University of Florida Police Department said panic ensued when someone fainted around 8:55 p.m., and students started yelling to call 911. Soon after, …
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