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When a venomous Eastern diamondback rattlesnake appeared in the backyard of a 7-year-old Florida girl, her German shepherd came to her rescue, refusing to back down despite multiple snakebites.

Gainesville police are recommending two felony charges against a former Gainesville Regional Airport employee in a case of more than $48,000 in missing funds.

Emmanuel Garilus was crowned the winner of the 2025 Amateur Night at the Apollo musical competition. With a saxophone performance of “I Will Always Love You” by Whitney Houston, Garilus won $20,000, a studio session at Coke Studios L.A. Live and the hearts of the audience.

While that's great news for the almost 10 million workers affected, 20 other states still pay minimum-wage workers the federal rate of $7.25 an hour.

WUFT Media Services and FANFARES Tech Director Matt Abramson and WUFT-FM Morning Edition host and emcee Glenn Richards join host Sue Wagner to share information and the event.

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The Georgia congresswoman is positioning herself as a bridge between mainstream Republicans and the party's right flank in Washington.

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump shared a debate stage for the first time since 2020 in a feisty confrontation. PolitiFact and WLRN fact-checked 30 statements, on topics including immigration, abortion, inflation, economy, jobs, Trump legal cases, January 6th, health care, foreign policy, Social Security, Medicare and taxes.

Chinese consumers have less and less confidence to splurge, which spells trouble for government efforts to jump-start consumer spending to offset deflation and mitigate the trade war with the U.S.

On March 3, the Florida Department of Education announced a $6.5 million reduction in projected general fund revenue for the Alachua County School District, due in part to a reduction in student enrollment.