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Sevaral organizations shared information about the issues harming the ecosystem, including invasive species and groundwater contamination.
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UF students mark Child Health Day with walk to Shands Hospital
Pediatric illness is something University of Florida student, Kalie Wright, knows well. It all started when she was sitting in the crowd of an event for Dance Marathon during her Sophomore year of high school. “I was listening to a story by a lady named Marsha Tripp,” she said. “These …
Read More »Gainesville residents reject housing development plan on wetlands
Five months after a housing development plan was approved, homeowners are still trying to find a way to shut it down. The Gainesville 121 development plan was approved by the Gainesville City Commission in April. City commissioners voted 6-1. Mayor Harvey Ward was the only one who voted against the …
Read More »New Florida lead in South Carolina murder case, nearly 30 years later
After 28 years, investigators have a new lead for a person of interest in the 1995 murder of Maria Telles-Gonzalez. Gonzalez’s body was found on May 24, 1995, by an employee from the South Carolina Highway Department in a drainage ditch on Cottonhall Road in Yemassee, South Carolina. She was …
Read More »The Point, Oct. 2, 2023: Judge tosses GRU takeover lawsuit
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News: Judge sides with state, tosses Gainesville’s GRU lawsuit. “The judge’s ruling appeared to be made largely on technicalities. She ruled the lawsuit improperly named Attorney General Ashely Moody, Gov. Ron …
Read More »Photos: Kirbiicon comes to Gainesville
On Saturday, Sept. 30, 2023, Kirbiicon came to Gainesville, Florida’s Heartwood Soundstage. The event, which prides itself on its combination of live music, gaming and anime, attracted fans dressed in their best cosplays. Kirbiicon acts as a beacon for lovers of all things eccentric.
Read More »Parents plead for rehabilitation for son charged with stalking and burglary
Troy-Baker Robinson, 35, of Gainesville, had a bond hearing Thursday in regard to charges filed against him earlier this month for occupying a vacant apartment and stalking a University of Florida student.
Read More »Supreme Court of Florida returns Florida Power and Light case settlement to commissioners
The Supreme Court of Florida released a series of court opinions Thursday morning — most notably its opinion in the case of Floridians Against Increased Rates, Inc. v. Gary F. Clark, etc., et al. Floridians Against Increased Rates, Florida Rising and others, previously challenged a decision made by the Public Service …
Read More »Alabama man found in submerged vehicle in Steinhatchee River 28 years after disappearance
The Houston County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama said a Chevrolet Cavalier pulled out of Steinhatchee River during cleanup after Hurricane Idalia contained the remains of James Toole, who disappeared 28 years ago.
Read More »Gatorland is new home for alligator that survived in the wild for months without upper jaw
The alligator was located and captured on Sept. 8 and remains in quarantine as Gatorland, the theme park and wildlife preserve, decides how best to take care of it.
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