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Hurricane Idalia is expected to strengthen and make landfall somewhere on the Gulf Coast by Wednesday. Here's how counties in Florida are preparing for… -
The Gainesville Police Department on Monday requested the public's help in identifying the person in the picture below.The department says he is a suspect… -
Three of the largest law-enforcement agencies in Alachua County have installed license plate recognition cameras to help them better respond to vehicle-related accidents and crimes. -
After multiple pedestrian deaths in recent weeks along West University Avenue, the regional transportation planning group at a Monday meeting proposed installing additional traffic signals, well-lit crosswalks and temporary speed tables to slow down cars. -
The Gainesville Police Department has announced a traffic safety crackdown in the wake of multiple recent deaths of University of Florida students on streets near the campus. -
Each year on Nov. 20, groups like Unspoken Treasure honor transgender people killed in acts of anti-transgender violence. The society along with TranQuility, the Pride Community Center and other local LGBTQ groups will hold a vigil at 7 p.m. at Bo Diddley Plaza. -
![PILE OF POTENTIAL — Stephan Barron, 31, turns the compost pile he manages at Beaten Path Compost, located at GROW HUB, 2900 NE 8 Ave., on Thursday, Sep. 10. The pile ranges from 130 to 160 degrees Fahrenheit, depending which stage of decomposition it is at. Steam releases from the pile as he turns it, a wave of earthy smell accompanying it. “There will be times when it is [smelly] no matter what though, but I believe we need to be okay with that, and accept the process of decomposition, of life and death, because it is something we are all tied to,” Barron said. (Victoria Vargas/WUFT News)](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/d5ddb7f/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3300x1839+0+181/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fnews%2Ffiles%2F2020%2F09%2FVargas_composting.jpg)
Gainesville is one of 13 cities nationwide to receive a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture that will help fund a food waste and composting pilot program. -
A 24-year-old laborer was buried for 28 harrowing minutes earlier this year before he was saved during a chaotic, heroic rescue effort by firefighters. -
While no known accident has yet been caused by an awkward U-turn, eight car crashes have been reported within 100 feet of Main and Southwest 16th streets since January, according to traffic crash reports provided by Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. -
Lonely shopping carts litter the sidewalks far from their intended place in Gainesville.8
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![PILE OF POTENTIAL — Stephan Barron, 31, turns the compost pile he manages at Beaten Path Compost, located at GROW HUB, 2900 NE 8 Ave., on Thursday, Sep. 10. The pile ranges from 130 to 160 degrees Fahrenheit, depending which stage of decomposition it is at. Steam releases from the pile as he turns it, a wave of earthy smell accompanying it. “There will be times when it is [smelly] no matter what though, but I believe we need to be okay with that, and accept the process of decomposition, of life and death, because it is something we are all tied to,” Barron said. (Victoria Vargas/WUFT News)](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/bcc2296/2147483647/strip/true/crop/3300x1839+0+181/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Flegacy%2Fnews%2Ffiles%2F2020%2F09%2FVargas_composting.jpg)
