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WUFTDave Pirner of Soul Asylum with Glenn Richards of WUFTWUFT Morning Edition host, Glenn Richards, speaks with Dave Pirner, the front man and creative force behind the multi-platinum selling Minneapolis alternative rock band, Soul Asylum.
Soul Asylum is returning to North Central Florida on Friday, November 17th at 7:30 PM at the Reilly Arts Center in Ocala with special guests Drivin’ n’ Cryin’.2023-11-1720 min
WUFTUFxFAMU1963 - WUFT-FM News Feature with Sandra McDonaldUFxFAMU1963 - WUFT-FM News Feature with Sandra McDonald by WUFT2023-05-2303 min
WUFTUFxFAMU1963 - Meet Marvin Nichols (Taylor Mayer/WUFT News)Marvin Nichols, of Atlanta, who was visiting civil rights museums across the South the same time as our UFxFAMU1963 group, shares his perspective at the National Memorial for Peace and Justice in Montgomery, Alabama. (Taylor Mayer/WUFT News)2023-05-1701 min
WUFTUFxFAMU1963 - Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round (Serra Sowers/WUFT News)In "Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round," the third episode of "UFxFAMU1963: Reporting from the Civil Rights Trail," meet Danny Steele, who recalls being a teenage foot soldier on Bloody Tuesday, the civil rights protest that turned violent outside First African Baptist Church in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in 1964. (Serra Sowers/WUFT News)2023-05-1607 min
WUFTUFxFAMU1963 - Bombingham (Serra Sowers/WUFT News)In "Bombingham," the second episode of "UFxFAMU1963: Reporting from the Civil Rights Trail," meet Bill Baxley, the former state attorney general who prosecuted one of the bombers of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. (Serra Sowers/WUFT News)2023-05-1604 min
WUFTUFxFAMU1963 - Welcome to Alabama(Serra Sowers/WUFT News)In "Welcome to Alabama," the first episode of the three-part audio series "UFxFAMU1963: Reporting from the Civil Rights Trail," meet Olivia White, a pianist and activist from Tuscaloosa, Alabama, who remembers the struggle for civil rights in the 1960s. (Serra Sowers/WUFT News)2023-05-1607 min
WUFTAngélique Kidjo with WUFT's Morning Edition host, Glenn RichardsWUFT's Glenn Richards speaks with “Africa’s premier diva,” five-time Grammy award-winner, Angélique Kidjo.2023-04-1722 min
WUFTAdria Petty Interview with WUFT's Glenn RichardsWUFT Morning Edition host Glenn Richards speaks with Tom Petty’s eldest daughter, Adria Petty, about the recent Tom Petty Day at UF and her involvement in the curation of posthumous Tom Petty releases including the most recent: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers’ 'Live at the Fillmore (1997).'2022-11-2609 min
WUFTWUFT's Jacob Sedesse reports on the historic launch of NASA's Artemis I mission for NPRWUFT's Jacob Sedesse witnessed the launch of NASA's Artemis I moon mission and reports from Kenned Space Center.2022-11-2100 min
WUFTWUFT'S Jacob Sedesse reports on NASA's Artemis I Moon Mission for NPRWUFT's Jacob Sedesse reports from Kennedy Space Center for NPR about NASA's Artemis I moon mission ahead of the agency's third launch attempt.2022-11-2100 min
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The Rewind from WUFT NewsThe Rewind from WUFT News 11/05/2021The Rewind from WUFT News showcases the best stories from our newsroom from the past week.2021-11-0528 minWUFTAlachua County changes regulations that prevented Hawthorne family from replacing homeAlachua County changes regulations that prevented Hawthorne family from replacing home by WUFT2021-11-0401 minWUFTThe extended school mask mandateThe extended school mask mandate by WUFT2021-11-0301 minWUFTGPD's 2021 gun buybackGPD's 2021 gun buyback by WUFT2021-11-0302 minWUFTWhy school branding delays NIL benefits for athletesWhy school branding delays NIL benefits for athletes by WUFT2021-10-3002 minThe Rewind from WUFT NewsThe Rewind from WUFT News 10/29/2021The Rewind from WUFT News showcases the best stories from our newsroom from the past week.2021-10-2928 minThe Rewind from WUFT NewsThe Rewind from WUFT News 10/24/2021In this week's episode, we hear from Fresh Take Florida reporter Tristan Wood about The Florida Board of Governors putting forward a funding plan to boost three Florida universities' national rankings. We also talk to WUFT reporter Grace Blair about a legal complaint made by a former UF astronomy graduate student, Sankalp Gilda, and the University's reaction. Finally, we speak with WUFT reporter Abigail Hasebroock about what local businesses are saying about the recent jump in the minimum wage.2021-10-2229 minThe Rewind from WUFT NewsThe Rewind from WUFT NewsThe Rewind from WUFT News showcases the best stories from our newsroom from the past week.2021-10-1529 minThe Rewind from WUFT NewsThe Rewind from WUFT NewsIn this week's episode of The Rewind from WUFT News, we take a look at these local stories - remembering the contributions of Sarah McKnight to Gainesville, north central Florida counties are seeking to join the state’s opioid settlement and an incarcerated woman's reporting on TikTok from inside Lowell Correctional Institution.2021-10-0829 minThe Rewind from WUFT NewsThe Rewind from WUFT News 10/1/2021In this weeks episode of The Rewind from WUFT News, we look at reporting done surrounding a potential Dollar General coming to Micanopy and the pushback from residents, claims of intense abuse of women's basketball players at the University of Florida by their former coach, and how government-owned housing is sold at cheaper rates, but with unknown flood risks.2021-10-0429 minThe Rewind from WUFT NewsThe Rewind from WUFT News 9/24/2021In this weeks episode of The Rewind from WUFT News, we take a look at these local stories - the issues University of Florida construction is having on local bus routes and its patrons, burnout felt by Gainesville Fire and Rescue employees and what local leaders are doing to help, and issues of flooding for the community of Crystal River.2021-10-0428 minThe Rewind from WUFT NewsThe Rewind from WUFT News 9/17/2021The Rewind from WUFT News showcases the best stories from our newsroom from the past week.2021-09-1729 min
WUFT NewsIntroducing ‘From the Front Lines,’ WUFT’s Daily Podcast About Coronavirus In FloridaThis podcast will serve to provide an update on Florida's response to coronavirus, with a particular focus on north central Florida. 2020-03-2309 minEducation Archives - WUFT NewsStudents Celebrate The Conclusion of Howard Bishop Middle School’s ExploraVision Program(Below: Listen to a version of this story that aired on WUFT-FM.)
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Students in the ExploraVision Program at Howard Bishop Middle School celebrated their finished projects with an awards ceremony Tuesday night.
ExploraVision is a national program requiring students to brainstorm innovations that may be able to fix issues within science.
The Howard Bishop chapter of this program integrates scientific solutions, but it also emphasizes teamwork by having students collaborate with University of Florida professors, professional scientists and mentors on these issues.
Projects...2020-02-0500 minWUFT NewsWhy Is The Parking Garage Staircase At Gainesville’s VA Hospital Higher Than The Parking Levels?This story is part of Untold Florida, a WUFT News series built from your questions.2019-07-0108 minThe Point Archives - WUFT NewsIntroducing the Audio Trailer for ‘Florida Voices: Vietnam Veterans’Updated, Sept. 29: The entire series can be heard and read here.
Original post, Aug. 24: In September, Vietnam War veterans living in north central Florida have a story to tell.
In conjunction with a 10-part PBS film by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick airing on WUFT-TV, more than 20 local Vietnam veterans provided their own oral histories to WUFT News. Their collective perspectives from the Air Force, Army, Marine Corps, and Navy, span the Southeast Asian conflict — from 1964 aboard a ship in the Gulf of Tonkin to 1971 as American involvement in the ground war neared a close.
...2017-08-2524 minGovernment and politics Archives - WUFT NewsWhat’s With Alachua County’s Stormwater Assessment Fee?This story is a part of Untold Florida, a WUFT News series built from your questions. A listener asked us, “What is the new storm runoff fee Alachua County wants to charge? Is there a new problem dealing with runoff? Why not just raise property taxes?”
Alachua County commissioners voted 4-1 this week to implement a stormwater assessment fee.
The new fee applies to property owners outside of the Gainesville city limits. It will raise an estimated $1.3 million to create projects that restore clean water and prevent flooding. Alachua County Environmental Protection Director Chri...2017-06-1634 minLaw and public safety Archives - WUFT NewsPlane Rerouted from Gainesville to Jacksonville Airport[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20140908airportWEB.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20140908airportWEB.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”]
An American Eagle jet that was scheduled to land at Gainesville Regional Airport Sunday night was unexpectedly diverted to the Jacksonville International Airport.
Both the airline and the airport are still not sure exactly why this happened but passengers of the diverted flight are demanding an explanation.
“I was worried. The people on the plan were worried” said Cynthia Barnett, a passenger on the diverted flight. “[We were wondering] did someone...2014-09-0901 minLaw and public safety Archives - WUFT NewsUFPD, GPD to Increase Campus Police, Student Services Presence in Wake of Multiple Assaults[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20140908UFPresserWeb.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20140908UFPresserWeb.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”]
UPDATE, 2:33 p.m.: “This is not about gender,” Stump said. “We don’t know what this may or may not escalate to.”
People on campus are distracted every day, Stump said – she said they must be more aware.
“We do have a situation here, obviously,” she said.
To the suspect, Stump said, “We’re coming after you… One way or the other, this group is not going to stop.”
UPDATE, 2:29 p.m...2014-09-0800 minTransportation Archives - WUFT NewsLower Vehicle Registration Fee Increases Tag RenewalsWith the recent rollback in vehicle registration fees, the Alachua County Tax Collector’s Office predict increased incoming traffic from residents with soon-to-expire tags.
Clients wait in line at the downtown Gainesville branch of the Alachua County Tax Collector’s Office. Local tax collector’s offices experienced higher traffic after the newly effective drop in vehicle tag fees.” credit=”Sabrina Alvarez / WUFT News
The vehicle registration fee cut was effective Sept. 1. However, the Alachua County Tax Collector’s Office, along with others across the state, agreed to keep mailing offices open for Labor Day for those with birthdays on...2014-09-0500 minGovernment and politics Archives - WUFT NewsGroup Investigating If GRU May Have Overcharged You $33 In Last Three YearsUPDATE – 22 May 3:30 p.m.: GRU’s press office contacted WUFT News with more information regarding the handling of the certified letter sent by Seniors vs. Crime. Although Sterling did not respond to the letter, she did forward the issue to GRU’s attorney Shayla McNeill. McNeill has not been made available for comment.
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A local advocacy organization representing a Gainesville resident claims that Gainesville Regional Utilities may be inappropriately taxing a portion of utility bills each month. If the claim is upheld, this could mean Gainesville residents may be...2014-05-2100 minEnvironment Archives - WUFT NewsVIDEO: Unmanned Aerial Vehicles[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20140430UASvideo.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20140430UASvideo.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”]
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, once a reconnaissance tool reserved for the military, are beginning to take off in the private sector. Nationally, UAVs are now being put to work in areas typically reserved for an average person — turning people like farmers into amateur pilots and turning industries like agriculture into ‘precision’ agriculture.
On May 1, the Federal Aviation Administration’s first UAV testing site, located in North Dakota, will see action as trials begin on the Draga...2014-04-3000 minEnvironment Archives - WUFT NewsFood Safety Guidelines Could Alter Sustainable Farm
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Swallowtail Farm is working to cultivate a more sustainable farm through the use of fertilizer made from their own animals’ manure.
However, due to the proposed Food Safety Modernization Act rules by the FDA, the farm’s sustainability approach might be in jeopardy.
The farm, located at 17603 NW 276th Lane in Alachua, has been using this method since its founding in 2o09.
The fact sheets on the proposed FSMA rule explain domesticated and wild animal...2014-04-1600 minGovernment and politics Archives - WUFT NewsOcala Organization Acquires Shelter Property For Some Of City’s HomelessThe back of St. Mark’s Fellowship Hall at 1839 NE 8th Road, where the Open Arms Village shelter will be. ” credit=”Alexandrea DaCosta / WUFT News
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About 25 of Ocala’s homeless women and men will have a place to stay this fall, following a deal struck between Open Arms Village and St. Mark’s United Methodist Church this week.
On Monday, St. Mark’s announced plans to let Open Arms Village transform former church classrooms into future shelter for the city’s homeless, located at 1839 NE 8th Road.
Open Arms, an o...2014-03-2200 minLaw and public safety Archives - WUFT NewsGainesville Police Mark Trees To Assist HomelessWilliam Gough, a Gainesville Police Department officer, tags a tree with green spray paint to color-coordinate sections of Sweetwater Branch, a homeless community. These efforts are part of a zoning initiative implemented to improve emergency response times to homeless communities.” credit=”Adam Harrington / WUFT News
Chip Conley will never forget the day he almost died in the woods.
In June 2013, what began as shortness of breath quickly became something worse for Conley. Infection spread throughout his lungs, leaving him with a 102-degree fever and struggling for air.
Conley, a resident of the Sweetwater Branch homeless comm...2014-02-2400 minArts and Entertainment Archives - WUFT NewsStudents Run Colored in Orange and Blue[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20140226GatorRun.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20140226GatorRun.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”]
Clouds of orange and blue cornstarch rained down on more than 1,000 University of Florida students and some members of the Gainesville community as they ran through Fraternity Row, leaving Flavet Field behind them.
The runners participated in the second annual Gator Run 5K on Saturday. Developed last year by Mercedes Castro, a Florida Cicerone senior, the 5K was designed as a way for the UF Alumni Association to receive funds to fuel back into U...2014-02-2400 minArts and Entertainment Archives - WUFT News“Big Max,” Sister Sculpture To French Fries Piece, Installed At Harn[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20140213FrenchFriesExhibit.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20140213FrenchFriesExhibit.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”]
The “Alachua” sculpture, better known as “French Fries,” is no longer alone on the University of Florida campus.
Artist John Raymond Henry, 70, created “Big Max,” a sculpture that weighs nearly 30,000 pounds. It was installed at UF’s Cultural Plaza by the Samuel P. Harn Museum of Art on Tuesday. Henry is also the artist behind “Alachua.”
The new addition is named after Henry’s grandson, Max Barrett, according to the Gainesville Sun. Barrett, 24, i...2014-02-1300 minLaw and public safety Archives - WUFT NewsOn the Eve of Announcement of Suspect, Tiffany Sessions’ Father Speaks OutIt has been nearly 25 years since Tiffany Sessions disappeared while taking a walk around the University of Florida area.
Sessions was 20 years old when she went missing on Feb. 9, 1989, and her body has never been found. The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office Cold Case Squad has recently recovered new evidence regarding the case and plans to release it tomorrow at a press conference.
Various news outlets are reporting and Patrick Sessions, father of Tiffany, confirmed that police will announced that Paul E. Rowles will be named as a suspect in the case. Rowles was held on...2014-02-0500 minLaw and public safety Archives - WUFT NewsGainesville house fire sparks safety advisoryKara Godwin fell asleep around midnight to the sight of the last bit of flames dying down in her fireplace.
She awoke nearly four hours later to flashing red lights coming through the windows and aggressive banging on her door.
Gainesville firefighters arrived at her home in the 1900 block of Northwest 14th Avenue after a neighbor called in a large fire coming from the house’s roof, according to a news release from Deputy Fire Chief Jeff Lane.
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Among the people gathered at Brad E. Whitehead’s swearing-in ceremony, the one face Union County’s newest sheriff wanted to see wasn’t there.
It was the face of his predecessor: his father.
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“As a kid, I grew up watching my father as the sheriff of Union County. He was my hero,” Whitehead said. “It was always a lifelong goal to follow in his footsteps.”
Whitehead’s...2014-01-1900 minHealth and Science Archives - WUFT NewsQ&A with Meridian Behavioral Healthcare CEO Maggie Labartahttps://www.wuft.org/news/files/2014/01/tomMentalHealthwrap.mp3
Meridian Behavioral Healthcare is a private nonprofit that aids those affected by mental illness and substance-use disorders in and around North Central Florida. Its main campus is located in Gainesville at the corner of Williston Road and Southwest 13th Street, where it provides a variety of assistance programs to local residents.
WUFT News spoke with Meridian president and CEO Maggie Labarta about the nonprofit’s efforts. Labarta is a clinical psychologist with more than 25 years of health care management experience.
WUFT: In its annual report to the comm...2014-01-1600 minNational Archives - WUFT NewsAudio: Gainesville Reflections On 50th Anniversary Of JFK Assassinationhttps://www.wuft.org/news/files/2013/11/WRAP-JFK-Story.mp3
At a time when they were in different parts of the country, six people who now live in Gainesville reflected this week on the memories of where they were Nov. 22, 1963, when former President John F. Kennedy was assassinated.
Robert Porter (who begins speaking at 0:22) was at the University of Iowa attending school to become a surgeon. On the day of Kennedy’s assassination, Porter found himself at home due to an illness.
Dick Martin (0:56) was in the army and on his way back to Maryland after returning from a...2013-11-2100 minNational Archives - WUFT NewsHoly Trinity Episcopal Church Rings Bell To Celebrate 50th Anniversary Of MLK Speechhttps://www.wuft.org/news/files/2013/08/Holy-Trinity-Bells-1.mp3
Alicia Antone, left, of Matheson Museum rang the bell while having a good laugh with Jeremy Hole, associate priest of Holy Trinity Episcopal Church, and other parishioners.” credit=”Michael Pappa Jr. / WUFT News
The bells rang at the Holy Trinity Episcopal Church on NE 1st Street at 3 p.m. Wednesday, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
The church took part in a nationwide ringing of the bells, which occurred at 3 p.m., all over the country.
Parishioner...2013-08-2900 minNational Archives - WUFT News‘Still Not Free’: Gainesville Minority Groups Look Back, Forward On March On WashingtonGainesville residents join in prayer Saturday after marching to the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Gardens in downtown Gainesville.” credit=”Morgan Falcon / WUFT News
Gainesville youth commemorated this week’s 50th anniversary of the March on Washington in 1963, but many on Saturday said more civil rights progress needs to be made.
Community members young and old met at Gainesville City Hall Saturday to commemorate the march. The morning began with a presentation of the original and an updated version of Dr. King’s “I Have a Dream” speech.
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The updated ve...2013-08-2600 minTransportation Archives - WUFT NewsGainesville City Commission discusses parking decals near UF campus[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20130326ParkingDecals.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20130326ParkingDecals.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”]
The Gainesville City Commission’s Community Development Committee met Tuesday night to propose new action regarding neighborhood-parking decals in Gainesville, specifically near the University of Florida campus.
“The demand for parking in that area is just blown out of proportion,” said City Commissioner Yvonne Hinson-Rawls, “and we have to do something to control parking in that area.”
Neighborhood parking decals are good for one year and cost $19.50. Many students purchase city deca...2013-03-2701 minTori Petry, Author at WUFT NewsAt drag racing school, students learn the way to race[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20130315GatorNationalsExperience.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20130315GatorNationalsExperience.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”] Nearly three-quarters of the racers in this weekend’s GatorNationals were trained at Frank Hawley’s School of Drag Racing. But as one WUFT reporter found out, all you need to be trained there is a drivers license and good health.2013-03-1500 minWorld Archives - WUFT NewsStudents at St. Francis school react to new pope[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20130315PopeReax.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20130315PopeReax.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”]
2013-03-1500 minWorld Archives - WUFT NewsLocal Catholics react to the official end to Benedict’s papacyAt 2 p.m. EST (8 p.m. in Rome), Pope Benedict XVI officially ended his papacy, becoming the first pope in 600 years to resign.
WUFT’s Bianca Ventura spoke with local Catholics for their thoughts.
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Gas prices have increased daily for the past 31 days straight. This is the longest rising price streak since this time last year, according to AAA.
The national average cost of a regular gallon of gas is up from $3.30 one month ago to $3.75, according to AAA. In Gainesville, the average price for the same gallon of gas is currently $3.88.
At 3:35 p.m. Tuesday, the BP located at 9700 NW 39th Ave. and I-75 ...2013-02-1901 minTransportation Archives - WUFT NewsGainesville parking permit prices may increase[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20130214Parking.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20130214Parking.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”]
A shortage of parking spots in Gainesville may lead to more expensive residential parking permits.
The price for the permits may increase from the current price of $19.50 to as much as $240, City Commissioner Thomas Hawkins said. Permits are valid from their issue date to Sept. 30.
Commissioner Todd Chase said the decision is not final and will go back to committee for further discussion.
The process for buying parking per...2013-02-1501 minTransportation Archives - WUFT NewsGainesville airport seeks public opinion about NYC flightsGainesville Regional Airport could begin offering daily direct flights to New York City if enough survey respondents indicate an interest.” credit=”Sarah Daly / WUFT News
Austin Rametta flew to New York City last month to visit friends. The electrical engineering junior drove about 130 miles to Tampa International Airport and then flew about 1,000 miles to New York City.
Rametta, 21, said it is a pain to drive to Tampa to fly directly to New York.
But in the future, Rametta and others may be able to catch a direct flight from Gainesville.
The Gainesville Regional Airpo...2013-02-0603 minTom Krynski, Author at WUFT NewsUF grad in London: Olympics no trouble at allWhen the London summer Olympics began at the end of July, we spoke with a University of Florida alum who works as an attorney in London about how residents viewed the summer games. Damien Yare talked with WUFT-FM’s Tom Krynski for an update on our conversation about what he expected: [audio:https://www.wuft.org/news/files/2012/08/YAREqA.mp3|titles=YAREq&A] 2012-08-0600 minChris Gilmore, Author at WUFT NewsGainesville violin maker brings joy to beginners and experts alikeIn an age where nearly everything people consume and enjoy comes off the factory line, it’s rare to find something made by hand. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chris Gilmore met with Gainesville violin maker Jan van Rooyen on the blind beauty of sound and his journey from the streets of South Africa to the suburbs of Gainesville. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPviolinmanMay182012ChrisGilmore.mp3]2012-05-1800 minChris Gilmore, Author at WUFT NewsSenator Nelson has open dialogue with UF students on rising rate of college loansU.S. Democratic Senator from Florida, Bill Nelson is in Gainesville this afternoon for a round-table discussion with college students about the increasing rate of college loans. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chris Gilmore joins us live in studio now and has more. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/BillNelsonqaChrisGilmore4302012.mp3] U.S. Senator Bill Nelson listens to UF students during a roundtable discussion on Monday. …2012-04-3000 minAlyssa Averette, Author at WUFT NewsPrescription painkillers dangerous to fetusesNarcotics taken by expectant mothers may pose serious risks to fetuses. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Chip Skambis reports on how even properly prescribed drugs can harm these children upon birth. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPNeonatalDrugs.mp3]2012-04-2500 minAlyssa Averette, Author at WUFT News“SceneTap” app goes live in Gainesville tonightThere are millions of app’s for smart devices, one in particular is stepping up technology. The SceneTap app can tell users the number of people, gender, and age at certain venues in Gainesville. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Alyssa Averette reports on the newest technology in nightlife. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/SceneAppWRAP.mp3] 2012-04-2400 minChris Gilmore, Author at WUFT NewsBuchholz “mathlete” on his way to solving the equation for successThe job market is a scary place for any newcomer. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT FM’s Chris Gilmore spoke with Buchholz High School’s Tony Zeng about being on the cusp of a bright mathematical future in a bleak economic period. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/MEChrisfeaturefixed.mp3] Tony Zeng, a junior at Buchholz High School is just one of 268 students in the …2012-04-2300 minChris Gilmore, Author at WUFT NewsTreating, testing and talking about sexually transmitted diseasesEstimated STD infection rates are in the millions this year. April is National Sexually Transmitted Diseases Awareness Month. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT FM’s Chris Gilmore spoke with Disease Intervention specialist Marie Jean-Baptiste at the Alachua County Health Department about what’s going on in the area to educate the public. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPSEXMONTH.mp3] The Center for Disease Control estimates …2012-04-0200 minAlyssa Averette, Author at WUFT NewsRandom drug testing is approvedGovernor Rick Scott placed his official stamp of approval on the random drug testing for state workers law. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Alyssa Averette reports on constitutional issue with this new law. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/DrugTestingWrapAA.mp3] State employees may be subject to random drug testing by their employers under a new law that was passed last night. According to UF Public …2012-03-2000 minTori Petry, Author at WUFT NewsMarion County leaders raise money for chairty at annual campfire breakfastThis morning, hundreds gathered along the shore of Marion County’s Ocklawaha River to support Interfaith Emergency Services at its annual benefit breakfast. As WUFT-FM’s Tori Petry reports, the event brought both funds and fellowship to the Marion County community. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/CampfireBreakfastWRAP.mp3]2011-12-2200 minTori Petry, Author at WUFT NewsAnniversary celebration takes flightThis past weekend, Shands Hospital celebrated the 30th anniversary of its emergency flight transport program, ShandsCair. WUFT-FM’s Tori Petry got a first-hand look at the work that goes into making this team successful. [audio:https://www.wuft.org/news/files/2011/12/ShandsCairAnniversaryWRAP.mp3]2011-12-1200 minTori Petry, Author at WUFT NewsA look behind the stablesMany people have seen the Gainesville Police Department’s Mounted Unit patrolling weekend and holiday crowds. But as WUFT-FM’s Tori Petry reports, these four-legged officers are more than just workhorses. [audio:https://www.wuft.org/news/files/2011/11/MountedUnitWRAP.mp3]2011-11-1400 minTori Petry, Author at WUFT NewsGainesville Raceway provides racing opportunities all year longThe Gainesville Raceway is known for the professional Gatornationals racing event it holds in the springtime. But as Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Tori Petry reports, the track also serves local amateur drivers throughout the year. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/GainesvilleRacewayWRAP.mp3] (Source Gainesville Raceway Executive General Manager Don Robertson)2011-10-2700 minTori Petry, Author at WUFT NewsHow healthy is a food drive diet?Marion County residents have come together to feed the hungry in their community with a county-wide food drive. But as WUFT-FM’s Tori Petry reports, there may be more to a food drive than just filling shelves. [audio:https://www.wuft.org/news/files/2011/10/FoodDriveNutritionWRAP.mp3] Marion County Commissioner Mike Amsden spearheaded the “Bring the Harvest Home” food drive to respond to the county’s high need. …2011-10-2400 minAlyssa Averette, Author at WUFT NewsSexual assault awareness month promotes education and preventionApril is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, a time to raise public awareness about sexual violence. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT’s Alyssa Averette has the story about the preventative measures everyone should take year round. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/SexualAssaultWRAP.mp3] 1970-01-0100 minAlyssa Averette, Author at WUFT NewsOngoing attention with Martin case has one Sanford resident speaking about the divided communityWith new information on the Trayvon Martin case, many are quick to draw their own conclusions before George Zimmerman even makes it to a grand jury. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Alyssa Averette reports on the media impact this case has had on the town of Sanford. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPTrayvonWRAPAA3272012.mp3]1970-01-0100 minWorld Archives - WUFT NewsVenezuelan Santa Fe student reacts to elections, reflects on country’s future[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20130415VenezuelaElex.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20130415VenezuelaElex.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”]
Nicolas Maduro, Hugo Chavez’s successor, beat candidate Henrique Capriles by a margin of less than one percent in the Venezuelan presidential elections on Sunday.
The tight race hit close to home for some Venezuelans who are unhappy with the election results.
Venezuelan native Carlos Sanchez, a business student at Santa Fe College, said Maduro, who was handpicked by the late Chavez, being elected is the “saddest thing” he has ever experienced...1970-01-0100 minAlyssa Averette, Author at WUFT NewsSyrian-Americans urge U.S. government officials to give supportSyria continues to fall victim to violence, and Syrian-Americans are urging government officials to help. Florida’s 89.1, WUFT-FM’s Alyssa Averette reports on a South Florida organization that is taking action. [audio:http://www.wuft.org/media/audio/FPSyriaWrapAA.mp3]1970-01-0100 minEducation Archives - WUFT NewsAlachua Teachers Get Raise While Other Counties Still Waiting[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20131203TeacherRaises.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20131203TeacherRaises.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png]
Schools such as East Marion Elementary School won't see a pay raise like the schools in Alachua County did.
The Alachua County School Board approved teachers pay raise after months of negotiations. Fifteen other counties are still waiting for deals.
Karen McCann, president of the Alachua County Education Association, said the teachers received a 5 percent raise on average.
The raise began Nov. 15 and was the first in the last five years.1970-01-0100 minEducation Archives - WUFT NewsClay County Improves Attendance, Discipline with Classroom Technology[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20140425IPadClayHill.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20140425IPadClayHill.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”]
Clay County School District is taking huge steps with small screens, one classroom at a time.
As part of a recent district-wide initiative, Clay County Title 1 schools have purchased about 800 Apple iPads using federal funding.
According to the U.S. Department of Education, a school is classified as Title 1 when a substantial percentage of its students come from low-income families. Clay County defines that threshold as 60 percent or more of the stude...1970-01-0100 minEnvironment Archives - WUFT NewsVIDEO: Horse Protection Association Of Florida[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20140430HPAFvideo.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20140430HPAFvideo.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”]
When Morgan Silver moved her horse rescue operation to about 150 acres in Micanopy in July 2001, she was never made aware of the potential problems to come.
The plot of land in northwest Marion County was in the middle of a drought before the Horse Protection Association of Florida began noticing problems with flooding just a couple of years later. And the organization began having trouble again as 2013 rolled into 2014.
“In super wet s...1970-01-0100 minWorld Archives - WUFT NewsLanguage a gateway to growing in Haiti[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20130501haiti.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20130501haiti.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”]
Editor’s note: On Jan. 12, 2010, Haiti was hit with a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that left the world shocked and eager to help. Since the earthquake, the New York Times estimates that nearly seven billion dollars has been given to Haiti from around the world. Florida’s 89.1 WUFT-FM’s Leah Harding recently visited Haiti and reports on the growing push for sustainability within the small Caribbean country.
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It has been three years since a 7.0 m...1970-01-0100 minWorld Archives - WUFT NewsSyrian Refugees Share Stories of Survivalhttps://www.wuft.org/news/files/2014/02/SyriaSpeaks2_mixdown.mp3
Two Syrian refugees who survived the Aug. 21 chemical attack spoke with WUFT on the brutality they witnessed in their country.
Hiba Sawan and Mohamed Khir Alwazir, who are both from neighborhoods outside of Damascus, recently fled Syria, which has been at war for three years in March. They are now traveling around the United States to tell their stories. They visited the University of Florida on Feb. 10.
According to the Associated Press there were at least 100,000 deaths from Syria’s civil war as of July. The Un...1970-01-0100 minArts and Entertainment Archives - WUFT NewsGo-Kart Race Takes Over Downtown Inverness[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20131125InvernessGrandPrixGoPro.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20131125InvernessGrandPrixGoPro.mp4″ image=”https://www.wuft.org/news/files/2013/11/Go-Kart-1.png”]
After his preliminary race at the debut Inverness Grand Prix two years ago, Michael Sachs died in front of his best friend.
The 52-year-old suffered a sudden cardiac arrest, where he stopped breathing and his heart stopped beating. His friend thought Sachs was gone.
Emergency medical technicians brought him back to life and rushed him to Citrus Memorial Hospital, where doctors repaired two blockages in his artery.
Two days later...1970-01-0100 minStatewide Archives - WUFT NewsNorth Central Florida Gas Prices Rise with National Propane ShortageThe dropping temperatures has Gainesville resident Barry A. Krajnovich reluctantly turning to his heater.
“It’s started getting cold. With running the heater, we’ve used quite a bit,” he said. “The price has tripled since Christmas.”
The 52-year-old is one Floridian experiencing the state’s fuel ration, part of a national shortage of supplies.
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The higher demand for propane used on farms and to heat 5.5 million homes has caused shorta...1970-01-0100 minStatewide Archives - WUFT NewsAs More Come Home, Orange Lake Veterans Welcome Those From All Wars
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A ceremony will be held on Veterans Day outside the Orange Lake VFW post.
Frank Brown still recalls what it was like trying to enroll in college after returning home from Vietnam.
“He says ‘Why should we let you in?’ and I said, ‘Well I was an officer in Vietnam,’ and he says, ‘I don’t know if that helps you or hinders you,'” Brown said.
Brown is one in a group of Marion County veterans who frequents the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Orange Lake.1970-01-0100 minArts and Entertainment Archives - WUFT News9-Year-Old Inspires Children’s Book Character[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20140408BookEvent.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20140408BookEvent.mp4″ image=”http://www.wuft.org/videoupdates/files/2012/10/WUFT-Generic-Logo_final-854×480.png”]
A group gathered around the reading corner of the Harn Museum of Art to listen to 9-year-old Audrey Allen read.
Audrey, who was born with spina bifida, was the inspiration for the main character, Tessee, in the book “Tessee and Amos Wonder: How Do Things Fall?”
Shelley Fraser Mickle, the author of the book – published in February – joined 10 other Florida children’s authors to read their books on April 5.
Kathryn Rus...1970-01-0100 minNational Archives - WUFT NewsCharles Chestnut Reflects On His Experience At The March On Washington[jwplayer config=”News-video” file=”wuftnews/20130827chestnut2.mp4″ html5_file=”http://fms01.jou.ufl.edu/wuftnews/20130827chestnut2.mp4″ image=”https://www.wuft.org/news/files/2013/08/Charles-Chestnut.png”]
Once Charles Chestnut saw the size of the crowd at the March on Washington, he knew he was witnessing history.
Chestnut, the first African-American school board member in Gainesville and a former Alachua County Commissioner, watched Martin Luther King Jr. deliver his speech in Washington, D.C., 50 years ago Wednesday.
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Chestnut, who was 23 at the time, stood about half a football field away from...1970-01-0100 minNational Archives - WUFT News50 Years Later, Former Congressman Describes Context Of March on Washingtonhttps://www.wuft.org/news/files/2013/08/March-on-Washington.mp3
Only Claude Pepper voted to support the 1964 Civil Rights Act, a piece of legislation that passed nearly a year after the 1963 March on Washington.
During the summer of 1963 and into 1964, Don Fuqua didn’t really see a choice.
A freshman congressman whose 9th District then comprised the eastern half of the Panhandle, he had faced in the 1962 election (and was likely to again face in 1964) a segregationist challenger, Wilfred Varn.
With a civil rights bill stalled on Capitol Hill, President John F. Kennedy, and later Lyndon B. Jo...1970-01-0100 minBusiness and development Archives - WUFT NewsCity Chamber Announces Convention Center PlansCity officials are hoping a new convention center can attract more business to Gainesville.
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The city’s chamber of commerce announced plans for a 52,000 square foot, $26 million building at its annual meeting Thursday night.
After nearly 20 years of proposals and ideas, now the city is figuring out financing for the center, Gainesville Area Chamber of Commerce President Tim Giuliani said in an interview.
“There’s ideas here, there’s invention...1970-01-0100 min