Kairi Lowery
Kairi is a reporter for WUFT News who can be reached by calling 352-294-1502 or emailing news@wuft.org.
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The search on Monday resulted in one arrest, and authorities seized 14 dogs on the site at 516 SW 1st St. The address currently serves as a warehouse and storage building, according to property records.
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After cold temperatures moved President Trump’s swearing-in ceremony and inaugural address indoors to the Capitol Rotunda, attendees who had traveled hundreds of miles were left ticketless, confused and cold.
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With less than 24 hours under his belt as the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump fulfilled several of his campaign promises with a series of executive orders.
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Susan Lorincz, the Marion County woman convicted of fatally shooting her neighbor, currently faces up to 30 years in prison. The victim’s family spoke out in hopes the court will order the maximum punishment at her sentencing on Nov. 25.
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The Supervisor of Elections Office said it would formally declare Scott the winner after its next canvassing board meeting to certify the results, which was expected to happen Friday. In the final results, Scott beat incumbent Republican Emery Gainey by 392 votes out of 133,650 total ballots.
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The election for sheriff in Alachua County ended Tuesday night, but instead of a declared winner, candidates Chad Scott and Emery Gainey were left with uncertainty.
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A University of Florida senior accused of spitting on a campus police officer while his classmates were being arrested during pro-Palestinian protests accepted a plea deal Wednesday that avoids any time behind bars.
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A twice previously convicted sex offender will spend the next 50 years in prison alongside an 11-year-olds girl's mother for sex crimes and physical abuse.
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Residents of North Redington and St. Petersburg are returning after Hurricane Milton evacuation orders hoping to have a home to return after two major hurricanes hit Florida’s Gulf Coast in just over two weeks.
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A software engineer who helped develop early-stage video game technology used in popular games that include Fortnite and Gears of War will spend the rest of his life in federal prison for holding a 16-year-old runaway girl as a sex slave in Florida for over six weeks.