Tag Archives: water

Thanksgiving marks the beginning of the busiest time of year for the Gainesville Fire Department. To ensure safety during the holidays this season, Gainesville Fire Rescue Assistant Chief JoAnne Rice urged caution for residents.

If you ask Alachua County gator hunter Johnny Bass how he got that scar on his forehead, you won’t get a straight answer. But he will tell you it involves gator hunting on Newnans Lake.

Florida oyster farmers have had a lack of crop this fishing season and oysters are affecting many jobs and businesses in the industry. Gov. Rick Scott has caught onto the problem and has asked for help from federal authorities. Meanwhile, business owners such as those in Cedar Key are suffering losses.

As search for missing student continues, UF offers grief counseling for those affected by disappearance

Coursera, a growing Internet class website, could offer University of Florida classes beginning in spring 2013. Nearly 20 other universities nationwide utilize the program.

Contrary to public belief, pesky lovebugs were not created in a UF lab.

Gainesville locals take the time to grill, take a break and spend time with their families on Labor Day.

WUFT reports on how Tropical Storm Isaac has affected the Republican National Convention thus far.

Another summer weekend in North Florida has begun, and for some it is a chance for a trip to the beaches in St.Augustine. But this weekend, one group of surfers will be out in the water remembering one of its own, who died on July 11. University of Florida student …

A tornado and a water spout caused damage to several homes in Polk County yesterday afternoon as a result of the storm system of Tropical Storm Debby.  The neighborhood affected the most was the Renaissance area.  Residents saw the water spout along Country Club Road which is an area surrounded by …