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Are you an SFC student that needs a ride? The college and Uber may have you covered.
Santa Fe College students in urgent situations will now have access to free Uber rides through a program that started earlier this month. Through a partnership with Uber, Santa Fe College (SFC) students will receive an Uber voucher for two rides within 15 miles of Santa Fe College’s Northwest Campus or its centers. The program was created as part of the Safe Santa Fe initiative, which a news release said is designed to support the on-campus safety of...
Troopers say two people are dead and one hurt after crash in Marion County on Highway 441
OCALA, Fla. (WCJB) - Troopers with the Florida Highway Patrol say a 72-year-old man from Ocala was driving up Highway 441 and tried to make a left turn on southeast 95th street north of Belleview when a 20-year-old t-boned them. First responders took everyone involved to HCA Florida Ocala. Both...
Who was Funny Biz? Former owner of racehorse slaughtered on camera in Hernando County devastated
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. - FOX 13 has been working to find out how Funny Biz, a registered thoroughbred racehorse, ended up being killed for her meat in Hernando County. One of her former owners told FOX13 she is devastated by the findings of an investigation conducted by the Animal Recovery Mission (ARM). Its founder, Richard ‘Kudo’ Couto, has made it his mission to shut down unlicensed slaughterhouses that are illegally killing horses and selling their meat.
Gas prices inches downward in Gainesville area
The average cost of gas at the pump went down two cents per gallon in the Gainesville area since last week. According to Thursday’s weekly AAA gas report, the Gainesville area saw another slight decrease from $3.51 to $3.49 since last week. Meanwhile, the average price per gallon in Florida went up from $3.42 to $3.45, and the national average also increased from $3.50 to $3.52.
Overtime and under pressure: Gainesville Fire Rescue deals with understaffing, high call volumes and increasing travel times
The sun is barely out when the men at Station 9 start their day. Over cups of coffee, they discuss the shift changeover — how many calls woke them up last night, if something happened to the truck or the equipment and what they could prepare for dinner. They joke around about food preferences and discuss plans with family on their days off, then the alarm sounds again and it's back to business.
Florida abortion amendment: Financial statement fight heads to state Supreme Court
Abortion-rights advocates are asking the Florida Supreme Court to throw out the latest financial statement related to a proposed constitutional amendment that seeks to ensure abortion access in the state. Floridians Protecting Freedom, the group pushing the abortion amendment, filed a writ of quo warranto on Thursday, petitioning the state to explain...
‘It’s very shocking’: Data shows spike in illicit fentanyl found at Florida state prisons
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV) - Officials with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have called it, “the deadliest drug threat facing our country.”. WCTV has shared many stories of families, locally and spanning nationwide, being impacted by fentanyl. The synthetic opioid can be used medically to treat patients with severe...
Florida's back-to-school sales tax holiday will start on July 29
(The Center Square) — Florida families will be able to take advantage of an upcoming sales tax holiday as they prepare their children for the new school year. Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Thursday to highlight the Back-To-School sales tax holiday, which will last two weeks beginning on July 29. "This is an opportunity to save real money…it will allow you to save money on the most important...
Here's how Florida's education system is serving as Republican's new blueprint
More of former President Donald Trump’s education platform was unveiled during the Republican National Convention last week, and many are drawing parallels to how Gov. Ron DeSantis has shaped Florida’s public school system in recent years. DeSantis and the Florida Legislature passed several controversial laws that defunded diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs, banned instruction on gender identity and sexual orientation and demanded that state universities consider the Classic Learning Test (CLT), largely used by Christian and...
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