In the early morning hours on Sunday, April 23, a house was transported by truck from 1106 NW 6th Pl., to 1129 NE 3rd Ave. The project was organized by Tyler Smith and Roberta Lopez to move the more than 100-year-old home two miles to a plot of land where Cora …
Read More »The Point, March 10, 2023: Former UF quarterback potentially faces years in prison
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • Fresh Take Florida: Former UF quarterback faces years in prison, sex offender status if convicted. “Even for someone with a previously clean record, no one who was convicted of five counts of …
Read More »Gainesville music scene upset after Santa Fe College Foundation’s MiniMaxi Warehouse evicts all bands
A storage facility owned by the Santa Fe College Foundation is evicting about 30 music band tenants -- some of whom have rented units for more than a decade. The music groups, who used the space for band practice and equipment storage, were given no explanation and were told they must vacate the rental units by March 18.
Read More »The Point, Jan. 26, 2023: WUFT Special Report: Behind the bet: the rise of sports betting
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News Special Report: Behind the bet: the rise of sports betting. “Because sports betting has become normalized in most states, it’s increasingly harder to keep students at colleges and universities in …
Read More »Police: Gainesville woman set girlfriend’s dog on fire out of spite
A Gainesville woman remains jailed Monday over allegations she doused gasoline on her girlfriend’s dog tied to a tree and set it on fire after they argued, court records showed. She sent a video of the dog burning out of spite to her girlfriend, police said. Tequila Quashea Atkins, 37, …
Read More »Gainesville man arrested on DUI manslaughter charge
Kevin Elisha Burgess, 49, of Gainesville was arrested Thursday, according to court records. Prosecutors charged him Aug. 25 with felony driving under the influence causing a death and driving without a valid license.
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, May 10, 2022: How a former UF student ended up charged in a terrorism case
Mohamed Fathy Suliman is charged with a felony, attempting to provide material support to ISIS.
Read More »Gainesville pedestrian crashes occur across the city, though prevention efforts have been largely limited to the area around UF
Out of the 36 Florida cities with a population of 75,000 and above, Gainesville ranked ninth in a Florida Department of Transportation study that measured which ones had the most pedestrian-related serious injuries and fatalities between 2016 and 2020.
Read More »The Point, April 29, 2022: Florida taxpayers aren’t on the hook for Disney’s debt, governor’s administration promises
The special district has $1 billion in outstanding bond debt.
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