Christian Haas

North Florida’s springs have suffered the consequences of residential and agricultural development for decades, environmental experts say. Recent conditions have prompted spring scientists and preservation groups to raise concerns over the state’s water supply and quality.

The Alachua City Commission met Monday and discussed several subjects that will affect the city’s future.

Florida carried out its second execution on Tuesday at 6:15 p.m. A group of 50 people held a vigil outside the Florida State Prison, where Melvin Trotter, 65, was put to death by lethal injection.

A proposed amendment to Florida’s constitution that would formalize the protection of religious expression in public schools may appear on the Nov. 3 general election ballot.