Yelena Orrelly
Yelena is a reporter for WUFT News who may be contacted by calling 352-392-6397 or emailing news @wuft.org
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Local undocumented immigrants Luis and Patricia Soto are hoping to take their family on a vacation for the first time since their parents brought them to the U.S. as children now that President Obama's executive order will allow them both to have temporary legal status.
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“We live in a heroic age.”Those are the first words Andrew Carnegie wrote in the original deed that started the Carnegie Hero Fund. In its 109 years of…
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U.S. Rep. Ted Yoho listened to community members and defended his decisions during a town hall meeting hosted by the African American Accountability Alliance on Monday night.
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Properties affected by the Cabot-Koppers Superfund site will soon enter the remediation process — ridding their yards and homes of harsh pollutants and chemicals.
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Senators spoke on a panel at the University of Florida to discuss tuition equity for immigrants with students, faculty and community members.
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The Adena Springs Ranch in Marion County faced a deadline Monday in its efforts to obtain a consumptive use permit from the St. John's River Water Management District.
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The Lake Butler community mourned on Friday the death of Marvin Pritchett, a community member and business leader who was shot and killed by former employee Hubert Allen Jr this week.
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SeaWorld is the subject of criticism due to the release of a documentary called "Blackfish," which questions SeaWorld’s treatment of the captive orcas and its actions after a trainer's death in 2010. It opens at the Hippodrome later this month.
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Rep. Clovis Watson Jr., of District 20, was one of the speakers at Saturday’s rally. During his speech, Watson announced his support for a repeal of the "stand your ground" law.
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Rain didn’t stop more than 100 protesters from showing up at Bo Diddley Plaza in downtown Gainesville to march against the George Zimmerman not guilty verdict.