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Some Florida lawmakers, led by U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan, are pushing for the West Indian manatee to be re-listed as "endangered" following the species being moved to "threatened" earlier this year.

The North Central Florida YMCA at 5201 NW 34th St. in Gainesville will be closed Monday through Friday for renovations. The childcare program, which takes care of about 150 children, will remain open throughout the project’s duration.

World War II veteran and Hawthorne resident Clyde Bell celebrated his 100th birthday over the weekend with family and friends. Read about the party and how he and his 95-year-old wife met more than seven decades ago at WUFT.org.

Dance Alive, a Gainesville-based ballet company, put a new twist on "Phantom of the Opera" at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts Friday night. The ballet company performed "Phantom: a Tale of Obsession," a production that told the classic love story without words.

Gainesville officials broke ground on Monday on the new Fire Station 1, which will replace the old station built in 1962 on South Main Street.

The Florida Department of Health in Alachua County opened a new WIC office on Monday at the Town Hill office park, replacing the Park Avenue location.

The Lake City community is working to help a family of eight that lost their home in a fire last week. Donations so far include mattresses, shoes, toothbrushes and sports equipment for the kids, and a GoFundMe has been set up to raise money toward a down payment on a new house.

Every Monday from 7 to 9:30 p.m., the group Gainesville English Country Dance gathers at the United Church of Gainesville. Classes for beginners start at 6:45. See a photo gallery of this past Monday's dances at WUFT.org.

Vice President Mike Pence addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference in Maryland last night. That and more in 90 seconds.

Florida health officials who oversee the medical marijuana program have started processing identification card applications for patients and…