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The LaCrosse Fire Department went without a fire engine for the entire month of October before purchasing a new 2012 Pierce Dash engine.
Read More »LaCrosse Gets New Fire Engine After Month Without
Fruit Bats Get Live-Cam Showcase At Lubee Conservancy
A local bat sanctuary is changing the way we look at bats.
Read More »‘God Loves Gay People’: Pulse Survivor Lends His Support To Controversial Gainesville Conference
A local church is facing backlash from the LGBTQ community for promoting what some argue is “disguised conversion therapy.”
Read More »Gainesville Is Experiencing An Affordable Housing Crisis. Here’s How One Woman Became Part Of It
The Gainesville City Commission is having to start over in its search for a solution.
Read More »Where Waldo Got Its Name
In a nearly 400-page book on the history of Waldo, only a few lines allude to the town's namesake.
Read More »‘We Loved Her More Than Anyone’: 200 Attend Memorial For School Librarian
One by one, at least 20 pupils stepped to the podium Thursday at Stephen Foster Elementary School in Gainesville to remember Leslie “Lisa” Williams, their librarian and media teacher.
Read More »Gainesville Church’s Event Creates Concern It’s Too Similar To Conversion Therapy
The leaders of a Gainesville church say they are holding a conference this weekend to educate pastors, parents, and teens on how to love and accept everyone, regardless of their sexual orientation.
Read More »Packed Crowd At Gainesville City Hall Pushes Commission To Delay GNV RISE Decision
Over a hundred concerned residents packed the City Commission Auditorium in a meeting that lasted from 6 p.m. to midnight Thursday evening. Attendance was so high that many needed to watch the meeting from an overflow room downstairs.
Read More »Storms, Disease And Rising Labor Costs Threaten Florida’s Blueberry Industry
Florida's blueberry industry yielded more than $200 million in 2017. The industry, however, has faced a multitude of setbacks from disease and extreme weather.
Read More »Families Of Crime Victims Will Receive Teddy Bears To Aid Grieving Process
A Jacksonville-area woman is helping families cope with loss by making teddy bears made out of clothing of loved ones killed due to violent crime.
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