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Florida beats Texas 10-7 in Little League World Series semifinal and will face Taiwan for title
Luis Calo hit a go-ahead two-run double in the sixth inning as Lake Mary, Florida, beat Boerne, Texas, 10-7 on Saturday in a wild game that sent the Southeast region representative to the Little League World Series championship. Florida will take on Taiwan, a 4-1 winner over Venezuela, on Sunday afternoon. It will be the first appearance by a Florida team in the title game since 2003, when East Boynton Beach fell to Musashi-Fuchi of Japan, 10-1. The lead changed three times in the final two innings.
Man who vandalized, threatened to bomb Gainesville City Hall arrested
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Alachua County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) deputies said they’ve arrested the man who threatened to bomb Gainesville City Hall and committed several acts of vandalism earlier this year when he smashed official city buildings’ windows, including former Mayor Harvey Ward’s office. Deputies booked...
DeSantis, CFO call for investigation into high spending under ex-UF president Ben Sasse
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A month after the University of Florida’s president abruptly resigned, state officials are now calling for an investigation into allegations of exorbitant spending. Nearly $17 million were spent in 17 months under former UF president Ben Sasse. This has prompted Governor Ron Desantis’ office to investigate the spending. Less than two […]
Former Gators women’s tennis star McCartney Kessler wins first WTA Tour title
Former Gators women’s tennis player McCartney Kessler won the Tennis in the Land final in Cleveland Saturday, defeating top seed Beatriz Haddad Maia 1-6, 6-1, 7-5. The No. 98 player in the world, Kessler only had one tour-level win in her career before entering Cleveland. In the final, Kessler...
UF Interim President Kent Fuchs Gives Information Regarding New University Avenue Crosswalks
Electrical & Computer Engineering Professor / University of Florida Interim President Kent Fuchs gave notification of new crosswalks on University Avenue on Thursday. Fuchs wore a cone costume in the video and introduced himself as “Coney, The Friendly Neighborhood Traffic Cone.”. The new sidewalks include upgraded lighting, adjusted stoplight...
Kennedy Martin leads UF volleyball to season-opening victory in exhibition match
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - In a thrilling start to the new season, the Florida volleyball team picked up right where they left off in their exhibition match against Georgia Southern. Leading the charge was sophomore Kennedy Martin, a 6-foot-6 outside hitter who was unstoppable, delivering 27 kills across four sets,...
Man arrested for threatening victim with a gun during fight at Sweetwater Square
Johnell Devon Collins, Jr., 29, was arrested yesterday after allegedly pulling out a gun during a fight at Sweetwater Square Apartments. The post Man arrested for threatening victim with a gun during fight at Sweetwater Square appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Congresswoman Kat Kammack to discuss Idalia in Horseshoe Beach one year after hurricane
HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (WCJB) - Congresswoman Kat Kammack will be in Dixie County to talk about the effects of Idalia, one year after it hit. On Tuesday, August. 27, she’ll be speaking in the town of Horseshoe Beach, which was especially devastated by the hurricane last August. The mayor...
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