Flagler County

David Rainey, center, with his sons Jack Rainey, left, and Bailey Rainey pose for a vacation photo. The photo was used on the family's Gofundme page created by Bailey and Jack Rainey five days after their father was killed. (Gofundme)

Murder victim’s wife, sons arrested in 2021 vacation death

Debra Garcia

Authorities in Dixie County have arrested a widow and her two sons in connection with the death of a man in 2021 whose body was found in a canal after a…

The Point

The Point, Oct. 5, 2023: New GRU authority members sworn into office

WUFT News

Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you• WUFT News: New Gainesville Regional Utilities…

Education

Alachua County School Board investigating club allegedly limited to Black male students

Lauren Brensel

The Alachua County School Board acknowledged at its meeting Tuesday night that it is investigating a student club at Gainesville High School that…

Fresh Take Florida

Former death row inmates slam new Florida law making it easier to impose capital punishment

Carissa Allen

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – With Florida making it easier for juries to impose the death sentence, two formerly condemned inmates who are still behind bars are…

Philip Egitto leads a prayer for protesters outside of the Florida State Prison in Raiford, Fla. April 12, 2023. (Rae Riiska/WUFT News)

Law and Public Safety

Louis Gaskin executed for 1989 killings as anti-death penalty protestors gather

Rae Riiska

The execution of Louis Gaskin was carried out by a lethal injection Wednesday evening at the Florida State Prison in Raiford. Gaskin had been convicted in…

Campaign signs line the sidewalks outside of the Central Christian Church polling station. (Claire Grunewald/WUFT News)

Government and Politics

Ryan Chamberlin secures bid to general election for Florida House District 24 seat in crowded primary election

Claire Grunewald

Republican candidate Ryan Chamberlin will face Republican write-in candidate Robert Fox at the general election on May 16 after winning Tuesday's primary election for the Florida House District 24 seat.

Statewide

By the numbers: County abortion totals in Florida during 2022

News Service of Florida

A new state report shows that, as of Dec. 2, Florida totaled 68,217 abortions this year. That was up from 61,956 abortions as of Nov. 1 and 57,067…

Weather

Updates: Tropical Storm Nicole sweeps through Florida

WUFT News

Update, Thursday at 2:15 p.m.: Flagler County posted photos to its Facebook page of "devastation" on the coastal Florida State Road A1A after Tropical…

Weather

Every evacuation order called ahead of Tropical Storm Nicole, so far

Melissa Feito - FPREN

Tropical Storm Nicole is set to begin impacting Florida Wednesday, with tropical storm conditions continuing into Thursday. Counties in Florida have…

Transportation

Rock revetment project underway to restore Flagler Beach shoreline after Hurricane Ian

Camila Pereira

Florida Department of Transportation crews began rock and sand revetment Wednesday on the shoreline along State Road A1A as part of its emergency recovery effort after Tropical Storm Ian ravaged the state’s Atlantic coast. Rock revetment absorbs energy from incoming waves and prevents damage from coastal erosion by layering stone and sand on shorelines to create a barrier between the ocean and the shore. FDOT crews will use coquina rock between South 9th Street and South 23rd Street to return the beach’s shoreline to its pre-storm conditions. The crews will work during the day, and the project is estimated to take about two weeks to complete. FDOT asks pedestrians and motorists to use caution and obey traffic signs directing them through the work area.