WUFT - Site Search

Mid-County Regional Library's sign in Port Charlotte, Fla., pictured on Friday, Oct. 7, 2022.

DeSantis extends early voting by up to 2 days in hurricane-ravaged counties

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday extended early in-person voting by up to two days for next month's midterm elections in three largely…

Marion, Putnam and Union counties' 2022 midterm election races

For more information about statewide and national races, check out WUFT's election coverage on: State House and State Senate races U.S. House races U.S.…

Keith Perry and Rodney Long face off in a state Senate race that arose following the state's redistricting efforts.

2022 midterm elections: State House and Senate races

In addition to choosing their congressperson, senator and governor, Florida voters can elect candidates to the Florida House and Senate this November.Each…

2022 midterm elections: U.S. House races

Click here to read more about this race.

Gainesville police Cpl. Josh Meurer is seen with K9 Ranger in a screenshot from this police body-camera video on July 10, 2022, searching for Terrell Bradley, 31, of Gainesville, Florida, who had fled a traffic stop earlier that night. Bradley lost his right eye after Ranger bit him while Bradley was hiding in bushes at an apartment complex. Police said this week that Ranger – the subject of warnings that he was prone to bite even fellow police officers – was quietly returned to duty on Sept. 23, 2022. (Courtesy of Gainesville Police Department)

Police K9 that mauled man’s eye quietly placed back on active duty

The Gainesville police K9 that mauled a man who fled a traffic stop and was the subject of warnings that he was prone to bite even fellow police officers has been quietly returned to duty, authorities said.

Gainesville city commissioners express their comments after over two hours of public comment at a meeting on Monday, Oct. 17, 2022. “Tonight we did not take care of existing communities, and that’s my problem,” Commissioner Desmon Duncan-Walker said. (Jensen Young/WUFT News)

Gainesville commissioners approve elimination of single-family zoning

Despite an appearance of enormous public opposition, the Gainesville City Commission on Monday voted in favor of eliminating single-family zoning…

The Social at Midtown (Nora O'Neill/WUFT)

UF student charged with assaulting second bar employee in 3 months

A 20-year-old UF student was arrested Monday for assaulting a manager at The Social. The same man was arrested for punching a bouncer in the face at the Salty Dog Saloon three months ago. Kaleb Wiswall is being charged with aggravated battery and disorderly intoxication after punching a manager at The Social, pushing him down four stairs and falling down on his neck, according to the arrest report. The manager sustained a dislocated shoulder, a dislocated finger and bruises. Wiswall was arrested in July and charged with simple battery after he punched a bouncer who denied him entry into the Salty Dog Saloon.

Allison McQueen, Tut’s ninth trainer, works with him in his enclosure. “Because he’s changing a trainer at least once a year, there’s a lot of relationship building that has to happen there,” conservation education curator Jade Salamone said. (Courtesy of Matt Stamey/Santa Fe College)

An African gray parrot changes lives at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo

A 23-year-old African gray parrot named Tut is one of the ambassador animals at the Santa Fe College Teaching Zoo, where he inspires visitors and students with his personality. His beady yellow eyes, curved beak, red tail and huge wingspan terrified Amanda Wright, his first trainer. Until he changed her life.

Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) participates in a debate with U.S. Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) at Duncan Theater an the campus of Palm Beach State College in Palm Beach County, Fla., on Tuesday, October 18, 2022. (Thomas Cordy/The Palm Beach Post/Pool)

Rubio, Demings tussle in Senate campaign’s only debate but no knockouts

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Sen. Marco Rubio and Rep. Val Demings tangled late Tuesday night in a feisty, one-and-only debate on hurricane relief for Florida,…

The Quilters of Alachua County Day Guild sew dolls to donate to UF Shand's Children's Hospital to provide a smile and sense of security during a child's most challenging times (photo provided by Carol Wilkerson)

Keeping the tradition of quilting alive through charity and community service

(Quilting a diverse mosaic as beautiful as the community it represents)On Thursday, Oct. 20, from 8:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the Senior Recreation Center on…

Update your Zip Code

Search results for

Subscribe to WUFT Weekly