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Construction begins in Southwest Florida for the first-ever solar powered town in the entire country. That and more in 90 seconds.

The University of Florida held a vigil for the Orlando nightclub shooting at Century Tower on June 28.

An air force base in Maryland was on lock down this morning due to reports of an active shooter, but the report turned out to be false, triggering a lockdown. That and more in 90 seconds.

University Athletic Association spokesman Steve McClain says three internal candidates — associate ADs Mike Hill, Chip Howard and Lynda Tealer — "have made a decision not to pursue the athletic director position for their own individual reasons."

Starting Friday, clergy who don't want to marry same-sex couples will have state backing for their beliefs, high school students will have more choice over where they play sports or study, and local governments won't be able to regulate the use of Styrofoam containers. Those are among the 159 new laws that will go into effect in Florida on July 1. The laws range from the latest record-setting state budget to a public records exemption for taped, mixed-martial arts bouts.

A new Florida law could block public funding for planned parenthood and increase inspection requirements for clinics. U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle issued his ruling just hours before the law passed.

It’s been more than a month since a University of Florida campus police officer shot a graduate student at his “on campus” residence. Police officers…

The resignation of former Alachua County Schools Superintendent Owen Roberts last month has raised the long-standing discussion over the pros and cons of appointing versus electing a school district's chief executive officer. The Alachua County School Board voted to accept Roberts' resignation June 21. Roberts, who was appointed to his position in 2014, was the only school superintendent in North Central Florida not elected by county voters. Of the 11 counties in the area, 10 have elected superintendents. Forty-one of the state’s 67 counties elect their respective superintendent of schools.

A man was killed after his car collided into a semi truck while he was using the autopilot function on a Tesla Model S vehicle. The car did not apply the brakes before the crash.

This week is “Child Abuse Awareness Week” and the University of Florida Levin College of Law’s Family Law Society organization is striving to combat the…