Donna Green-Townsend
Donna is a reporter for WUFT News and can be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.
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Flags remain at half-staff outside many businesses around Lake Butler, where a community mourns the loss of a third victim from a deadly Saturday shooting spree.
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James Tallman, a Union County commissioner, said Marvin Pritchett’s death leaves a hole in the community. “And we’re going to dearly miss him.”
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Musicians Gabe Valla and Sam Pacetti will give their long-awaited second performance at Gainesville's Thomas Center on Saturday at 6:30 p.m.
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U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio scheduled the field hearing at the Franklin County Courthouse in Apalachicola to hear evidence concerning the oyster collapse. Speakers blamed the collapse on last year's drought and poor water conservation practices in Georgia along the Chattahoochee river.
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On Wednesday, 164 university presidents, including the University of Florida's Bernie Machen, wrote an open letter to President Barack Obama and Congress…
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Although Attorney General Eric Holder is taking a stand against "stand your ground" law, other lawmakers, including Rep. Dennis Baxley, believe it is an important law and should remain unchanged.
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Perhaps the most significant outcome of the consent decree for local residents requires Beazer East to continue monitoring wells in the area. This will help ensure toxic chemicals from the site do not continue to move toward GRU's wellfield and the Floridan acquifer.
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The driver of a FedEx vehicle suffered critical injuries after a train collided with his truck at a railroad crossing Wednesday afternoon just south of Hawthorne.
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Actors Jennifer Lauren Brown and Michael Hull of "Avenue Q." The play, which is not recommended for children, runs through July 28 at the Hippodrome State Theatre.
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Two teenage girls from Indiana are still in critical condition but are making progress after a parasailing accident in Panama City Beach caused the girls to be slammed against a condo and later into a car in a parking lot.