Gainesville

Being a single mother can be difficult. But several organizations in Gainesville are trying to make their walk a little easier. WUFT’s Ciara Carle looked into the life of one single mom to find out how these organizations are helping.

Your brain may be aging faster than your body, according to University of Florida researchers who study how lifestyle factors affect brain age.

WUFT talked to the developers of a new app called WYZR that helps connect older adults in their community to do activities together like hiking or grocery shopping.

The Florida Museum of Natural History has published a draft of a book known as “The Butterflies of California.” When the authors first started writing it, initial estimates were that it would take about five years. Instead, it took five decades.

Young adults are struggling to fulfill the American dream of buying a home thanks to high mortgage rates and overall housing costs. That increase in home prices also puts pressure on rent prices, said Anne Ray, interim director of the Shimberg Center for Housing Studies at the University of Florida.

A lot of people love their electric scooters. In Gainesville, three companies rent out a fleet of up to 600 of the devices. That’s according to Ride Report data. Escooters are a healthy, economical and sustainable transportation alternative, according to the city’s website. Safety should be a prime concern.

The government shutdown in November forced local nonprofits to fill in the gaps while SNAP benefits were cut off. WUFT’s Gabriel Velasquez Neira has more on how it impacted families then and what is happening with them now.

The Gainesville City Commission revisited plans to revitalize the site of Citizens Field at a meeting on Thursday.

Mark Anthony Vega, the senior pastor of Ignite Life Center, has been charged with failing to report suspected child abuse and abandonment or neglect, a third-degree felony, according to a sworn complaint filed in Alachua County Circuit Court by Gainesville Police Department Det. Desiree Russano.

When Midnight Cookies, a former bakery located on Southwest 34th Street, closed its shop on Sept. 27, many longtime customers assumed it was the end of their favorite dessert spot. But less than a month later, the bakery announced a recipe-based fundraiser with all proceeds benefiting the Humane Society of North Central Florida.