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WEBThere are two contested U.S. House races, five state House seats and two state Senate slots on ballots across north central Florida this fall.
'Just one duck at a time': Duck Duck Jeep movement spreads …
WEBFeb 8, 2022 · The movement continues to get more and more creative, Janelle Townsend, a Jeep owner from Holiday, Florida, said. She’s seen people receive duck keychains and ornaments, as well as Jeep matchbox ...
Alternative internet providers begin to challenge Cox ... - WUFT
WEBAug 6, 2024 · Over the past several years, multiple internet providers have appeared in Gainesville to challenge Cox Communications’ prominence in the area. Cox Communications has remained the most dominant ...
Florida residents being dropped by private insurance companies
WEBMar 7, 2023 · Tracey Gillespie, a homeowner in Tampa and Port Orange, is one of the 400,000 Florida residents who has been dropped from an insurance company and forced to use Citizens. Not only are people being ...
Residents asked to review Santa Fe Watershed Flood Risk maps
WEBPublished February 15, 2023 at 1:20 PM EST. The Suwannee River Water Management District has completed a flood-risk review of the Santa Fe River Watershed. Residents in parts of Alachua, Baker ...
What’s happening with GRU? Here's an explainer as its control
WEBJul 31, 2023 · The state takes over. By now, many have heard of the state’s takeover of GRU. In April, Rep. Chuck Clemons, R-Newberry, filed a bill to hand over authority of the utility company from the city ...
U.S. Supreme Court refuses to block execution of Loran Cole
WEBAug 29, 2024 · Loran Cole. TALLAHASSEE — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday morning refused to halt the scheduled 6 p.m. execution of Loran Cole, who was sent to Death Row in the 1994 murder of Florida State ...
Gainesville’s new gun violence prevention program: Will it work?
WEBAug 13, 2024 · There were 14 homicides in the city last year — the Gainesville Police Department reported that 13 were due to gun violence. In the first six months of this year, GPD’s public information ...
Florida ranks third in the number of reported human trafficking
WEBPublished February 6, 2024 at 12:20 PM EST. Human trafficking is the use of force, fraud or coercion to obtain commercial sex or a labor act. According to the number of calls made to the human ...
Broken power lines continue to litter Gainesville neighborhoods
WEBSep 29, 2024 · Hurricane Helene downed several power lines across Gainesville, leaving residents in the dark. Gainesville Regional Utilities warned residents not to touch the lines and to drive safely around ...