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Hall of Famer Rowdy Gaines highlights top swimmers to watch in upcoming Olympics
As the Summer Olympics approach, swimming is anticipated to be a highlight, with Team USA featuring both seasoned and emerging talents. International swimming Hall of Famer Rowdy Gaines is no stranger to spotting talent in the pool. First up is Katie Ledecky. "In 2012, about three months before the games,...
Florida Swimming & Diving: 14 Gators to Shine at 2024 Paris Olympics
14 Gators from the University of Florida are set to compete in swimming and diving at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games, with events spanning from July 27 to August 10. Nine Gators are Repeat Olympians, with five athletes making their Olympic debut. Four Gators heading to Paris have already won...
Marion County teacher honored as one on the five finalists for ‘Teacher of the Year’
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - A teacher from Marion County may not have won the title of Florida’s teacher of the year, but she was honored for being a “Fab Five finalist” this evening. The gala was hosted in Orlando, with the ‘teachers of the year’ from every...
State leaders host safety training for responding to electric vehicle fires
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - The state fire marshall visited Ocala this afternoon to demonstrate firefighter safety when responding to electric vehicle fires. Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis hosted the training at the Florida State Fire College. He says the training event is part of a research project looking into...
Group sues over ‘misleading’ financial impact statement on abortion amendment
A lawsuit was filed Wednesday over a financial impact statement that will be included alongside Florida's abortion amendment, claiming that the statement is not only misleading, but that it was unlawfully revised.
DeSantis says he’ll stay out of UF’s upcoming presidential search
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday he will not be involved in UF’s search for its next president and wasn’t “involved necessarily” with the selection of Sen. Ben Sasse for the university’s top job. At a press conference at St. Petersburg College, DeSantis said he would...
11-year-old Virginia boy charged with making swatting calls to Florida schools
Authorities say an 11-year-Virginia boy is charged in Florida with calling in more than 20 bomb or shooting threats at schools. Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly said Thursday that investigators were particularly motivated to find the caller before students returned to school next month. Emergency services received the first bomb threat on May 14. They continued for another week. Investigators tracked the calls to a home near Richmond, Virginia. Local deputies executed a search warrant at the home this month, and said the 11-year-old boy who lived there admitted making the Florida swatting calls.
Florida denies discrimination lawsuit against FAMU
Disputing that state policies are discriminatory and rooted in segregation, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office has asked a federal appeals court to reject a potential class-action lawsuit about issues such as funding and programs at historically Black Florida A&M University. Lawyers in Moody’s office filed an 85-page brief last...
Alachua County Agriculture & Equestrian Center Receives New Audio Experience
Just west of Gainesville, FL is the Alachua County Agriculture and Equestrian Center. Hosting a nearly 40,000 square feet indoor arena, five separate barns with stalls, warm-up rings and more, some of the Southeastern United States’ highest-rated horse shows occur at the Equestrian Center featuring top-ranked riders and trainers.
‘He killed his friend': The fatal obsession of Pedro Bravo
"The Fatal Obsession of Pedro Bravo" examines the circumstances behind the 2012 disappearance and murder of Christian Aguilar, an 18-year-old student at the University of Florida. Aguilar was killed at the hands of his friend Pedro Bravo -- a crime that authorities said was caused by obsession and a a...
Summer Sonic Highlights: Gainesville softball
Editor’s note: This is the fifth part of a summer series revisiting the best of “The Prep Zone” sports show at locally owned Sonic Drive-In of Gainesville featuring interviews with area coaches and players with hosts Mike Ridaught and Marty Pallman from the 2023-24 seasons. The Gainesville...
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