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2012 Homecoming weekend parade trash could increase in Gainesville

Homecoming weekend will begin with the Gator Gallop and Homecoming Parade Friday.The event generates ample garbage and waste. City workers will be putting…

Hurricane Irma passes Cuba and approaches southern Florida on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, in a NASA satellite captured a night-time image of the storm in the Florida Straits and identified where the strongest storms were occurring within Irma's structure. NOAA's GOES-East satellite provided a visible image at the time of Irma's landfall in the Florida Keys. NASA photo

Listen To 'After Irma: What's Next For Florida?'

Listen to our podcast on your phone: Apple Podcasts | Google PlayThe year 2017 was a historic year for hurricanes.It was not only one of the most active…

Runell Ricks stands on the front steps of her East Gainesville home, which has now been powerless for more than three months. (Photos by Emma Green/WUFT News)

When The Lights Go Out And Stay Out

When Hurricane Irma swept through Florida, the power was knocked out to thousands of people in the Gainesville area. WUFT News reporter Luke Sullivan found out that even more than three months after the storm, some families are still in the dark. This week, we dedicate our entire podcast episode to one family's story of life without electricity.

Carlos Terrero Terrero of Las Salinas de Barahona, Dominican Republic, was born with a 5-alpha-reductase deficiency, which causes children to have ambiguous genitalia at birth due to a missing enzyme that disrupts the production of dihydrotestosterone. (Drea Cornejo/WUFT News)

Beyond Gender

In the villages where some girls grow into men, gender identity isn’t always clear. In Las Salinas de Barahona and Los Saladillos, Dominican Republic, a high concentration of genetically male children are born with ambiguous genitalia, converting these small pueblos into a hub for gender fluidity.

With a warm personality, kind heart and keen sense of humor - it's difficult to imagine that he is the same child who walked barefoot through Africa to escape rebel forces in his home country of Sudan.

Florida Voices | Jacob Atem, A Lost Boy Finds His Way

This is Florida Voices, a series of ordinary Floridians with extraordinary stories. Find more in our weekly podcast, The Point.

Ebrahim cuts up some coconut pastries to distribute to a customer; the homemade sweet treats are kept edible via a warmer.

Florida Voices | Fawzy Ebrahim, Making The Most of Life

This is Florida Voices, a series of ordinary Floridians with extraordinary stories.

Florida Voices | Mark Spangler, Finding A Home Away From Home

This is Florida Voices, a series of ordinary Floridians with extraordinary stories. Find more in our weekly podcast, The Point.

Florida Voices | Nandapriyā Sikdar, Choosing the Hare Krishna Lifestyle

This is Florida Voices, a series of ordinary Floridians with extraordinary stories. Find more in our weekly podcast, The Point.

Florida Voices | Zoey McShane, Surviving Suburbia

This is Florida Voices, a series of ordinary Floridians with extraordinary stories. Find more in our weekly podcast, The Point.

Remembering veterans of generations past

Members of the Gainesville community spend their Sunday at the Evergreen Cemetery to honor Veteran's Day.

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