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Temica Smith, 47, was finally able to buy a house in October 2023, in Heartwood, a mixed-income subdivision in East Gainesville.
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SHANE ANTALICKFlorida’s sea turtle nests survived an intense hurricane season. But climate change poses an uncertain future for the beloved beach icons. -
(Alan Halaly/WUFT News)As major dams are taken down in other parts of the country, Florida holds tight to its dams and reservoirs, some aging and putting nearby residents and homes at risk.
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On Thursday, Eighth Judicial Circuit Judge Gloria Walker denied a request by the cities of Archer, Alachua and Newberry to reconsider whether language on the 2020 ballot misled voters. -
House and Senate committees will meet in parts of December, January and February to start sifting through proposals in the lead-up to the 60-day session.
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A 25-year-old man accepted a guilty plea deal for a Gainesville murder in February and was sentenced to 35 years in prison. -
By the time the university noticed 12 days later that it had been victimized, nearly all the money had vanished. There were no reports of arrests in the case.
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![Heather Coyle (right) watches as Leslie Tharp leads her introductory blacksmithing class in her workshop at [Fe]ver Metal Art Center on Nov. 19. “It gets out the aggression, it’s fun,” Coyle said. [Paul Hof-Mahoney/WUFT News]](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/17c3c5c/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4670x2602+0+313/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1c%2F47%2F59ba557244219d0f379ced16eda5%2Fhof-mahoney-blacksmithing-1.JPG)
Leslie Tharp hosts classes that cover a range of metalworking techniques, from welding to blacksmithing to metal art. -
A new Afro-Brazilian band that took form in the summer will hold its first performance at the city of Gainesville’s Holiday Parade on Dec. 7. A Very GNV Holiday Parade starts at noon from West Sixth Street and University Avenue and includes floats, dancers and live bands.
![Heather Coyle (right) watches as Leslie Tharp leads her introductory blacksmithing class in her workshop at [Fe]ver Metal Art Center on Nov. 19. “It gets out the aggression, it’s fun,” Coyle said. [Paul Hof-Mahoney/WUFT News]](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/2683628/2147483647/strip/true/crop/4670x2602+0+313/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F1c%2F47%2F59ba557244219d0f379ced16eda5%2Fhof-mahoney-blacksmithing-1.JPG)
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Why did the turtle cross the runway? Reports of planes colliding with wildlife increasing in FloridaThe list of animals hit by airplanes in Florida so far this year reads like a tragic version of “The Twelve Days of Christmas”: five opossums, four iguanas, three turtles, two alligators and a coyote on a runway that, luckily, narrowly missed meeting with a 737 landing in Tampa. -
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A federal judge on Wednesday sentenced a confessed participant to five years of probation in a plot that diverted millions of dollars worth of biomedical drugs, toxins and research supplies from the University of Florida to China over seven years. -
Black voters are turning out to early voting at low rates in Florida.
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Harris and Trump swing through North Carolina with less than a week of campaigning left
Major takeaways from this week’s chaotic, last-minute funding deal in Congress
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Ravages of war in Gaza, Lebanon and Syria leave millions of children in dire need
What to know about a surge of walking pneumonia cases among young children
Conservation groups try to save tiny deer in the Florida Keys from a warming planet
Former U.S. ambassador to Syria outlines challenges to rebuilding the war-torn country
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While the players and coaches may take center stage, it’s the volunteers, made up of family members, friends, school staff and people from the community who form the backbone of the operation, ensuring that every game runs smoothly. -
WUFT’s Charlize Ramos shows us a Tampa good Samaritan who honors the legacy of those who serves one headstone at a time. -
Christopher Kuster was paralyzed in a swimming accident at 21 years old. Now, he paints with the brush between his lips.
