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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It’s been almost a week since Alachua County’s Friends of the Library fall book sale ended, but for volunteers and book lovers alike, the hardest part of the work is just beginning: throwing away books into the dumpster. “Paperback books that can’t be sold are recycled,” said Ellen Smith, a …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: North Central Florida support group brings hope to people with long COVID. “Severe fatigue, shortness of breath, brain fog, depression and anxiety are some of more than 200 symptoms in …
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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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Ben Guzick, a Gainesville bakery owner, is evaluating how he needs to run his business after the recent increase in Florida’s minimum wage to $12 on Sept. 30. The minimum wage will increase by $1 annually until 2026 when it reaches $15 an hour. This went into effect on Nov. …
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Watch above: Willet Hancock curated the Alachua’s Queer History Gallery at the Matheson History Museum, which has been extended until Nov. 22, 2023. (Lauren Whiddon/WUFT News) October is Gainesville Pride Month with last weekend’s “Can’t Drag Us Down” Festival as the main event. But the celebration continued at the Matheson …
Read More »The NPR College Podcast Challenge is back for a third year in a row. WUFT’s Elliot Tritto talked with NPR’s Janet Lee and Steve Drummond about how the challenge works. The College Podcast Challenge has already started to accept entries but will close on Jan. 5, 2024. The winner will …
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Laura Jane Grace arrived in Gainesville in 1997 to make music and create a life for herself. In the process, she formed a punk group considered iconic by fans, took part in initiatives to support her community and became one of the first visible transgender figures in popular culture. More …
Read More »Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Legal experts say DeSantis’ efforts to shut down pro-Palestinian university groups are likely illegal. “The experts cited a 2010 Supreme Court case that ruled the federal version of the terrorism …
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In Florida, armadillos are known as mostly harmless creatures that often end up as unfortunate roadkill. If encountered, people should avoid contact with them as they can spread a disease that has been on the rise in the U.S. in recent years: Hansen’s Disease, also known as leprosy. “Humans first …
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