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Keith Perry and Rodney Long compete to represent District 9 in Senate
Residents of District 9 will choose between Republican Sen. Keith Perry and Democrat Rodney Long to represent them in the state Legislature in the upcoming election Tuesday, Nov. 8. Here is what...
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Photo gallery: Election Day 2022 unfolds in Alachua County
Follow below as WUFT News photographers spread out across Alachua County to document the election process on Tuesday, from polls opening to closing to the final celebrations at election watch parties...
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Montbrook Fossil Site volunteers unearth pieces of life millions of years old
An alligator fossil in the lab at the Florida Museum of Natural History. (Katherine Corcoran/WUFT News) In a ditch in Levy County, about 15 people are digging in the dirt. Five to 6 million years ago,...
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The Point, Jan. 12, 2023: WUFT Special Report: Adam Van Allen
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News Special Report: Adam Van Allen: ‘Perfect human’ credited with saving lives after his...
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Williston businessman sentenced to prison for defrauding federal government
Patrick Walsh (left) holds hands with his wife as they walk along Southeast Second Ave in Gainesville, Fla. to their cars on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. (Augustus Hoff/WUFT News)Patrick Walsh The CEO of...
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House bill proposes to drop gun-buying age to 18
Long rifles are stood on butt-ends on display for sale at Bass Pro Shops at 2650 Bass Pro Shops Blvd, Gainesville, Fla. on Mar. 10, 2023. Signs along the back of the store wall inform shoppers they...
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Bill seeks big changes to Florida defamation laws
Florida Republican lawmakers are hoping to pass a bill that could eventually overturn several precedents set by the Supreme Court on First Amendment rights. The proposed House Bill 991, officially...
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The Point, June 8, 2023: Special Report: Record profits and soaring costs
Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The stories near you • WUFT News Special Report: Today WUFT News continues The Price of Plenty, a special report on the...
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Prosecutors urge prison sentence for former Rep. Joe Harding
With a sentencing hearing scheduled Sept. 11, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Thursday that former state Rep. Joe Harding, R-Ocala, should be sent to prison for fraudulently applying for...
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Florida proposes bill to permit bear killing in self-defense
A bill proposed today in the Florida Legislature would allow the killing of bears in self-defense. House Bill 87, proposed by Representative Jason Shoaf, faces an uphill battle as it passes through...
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