Kaila Jones
Kaila is a reporter who can be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news@wuft.org.
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About 150 volunteers with Current Problems Inc., a non-profit organization dedicated to protecting water resources in North Florida, recently collected 6,590 pounds of trash from creeks around Gainesville. Most of the trash likely came from flooding during Hurricane Irma, said Megan Black, executive director of Current Problems. -
County commissioners on Tuesday directed the county attorney's office to discuss it further. -
Congressman Ted Yoho listened to high school students expressing their concerns about school safety and gun control. -
In a comprehensive safety study conducted by Florida Department of Transportation traffic operations, the state is looking into creating two-way turn lanes in the area of Rock Creek as part of a project that stretches down Northwest 34th Street from Northwest 16th Avenue to U.S. Highway 441. The project could start as early as 2021, relieving the area of traffic crashes caused from drivers making left-hand turns.
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