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Trenton man arrested for waving gun in road rage incidents
Clayton Andrew Green, 41, of Trenton, was arrested yesterday after allegedly waving a gun during a road rage incident on Archer Road. A charge in a second case was added this morning after Green was identified as the suspect in a similar incident on July 19. The post Trenton man arrested for waving gun in road rage incidents appeared first on Alachua Chronicle.
Former University of Florida president will return on an interim basis after Ben Sasse's resignation
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A former University of Florida president will take back the role on an interim basis following ex-U.S. Sen. Ben Sasse’s unexpected announcement last week that he was stepping down from the job after his wife was diagnosed with epilepsy. The school’s Board of Trustees voted Tuesday to bring back Kent Fuchs, who had served as president before Sasse from 2015 to last year. Since leaving the president’s office, Fuchs has been teaching an electrical engineering class. He assumes the president’s job at the beginning of next month. “My wish is only to be of service to the university,” Fuchs said in a statement. The board said it planned to launch a nationwide search in coming weeks for a permanent successor.
Florida Department of Education announces 2024 school grades under new school grading scale
According to the released statement from the Florida Department of Education, school grades for the 2023-24 school year have continued improvement across Florida schools according to their Scale Range.
Florida universities collaborate to jumpstart space research center
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - Four state universities have joined forces to establish the Center for Science, Technology and Advanced Research in Space, or C-STARS, including the University of Florida. Researchers from UF, Florida A&M University, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University and the Florida Institute of Technology will collaborate alongside industry partners. UF...
Sea turtles rescued from two Florida beaches
The Fish and Wildlife Research Institute rescued two sea turtles in need of care earlier this month from Melbourne Beach and Tequesta. This organization, the research division of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, posted on Facebook on Monday, recounting the recent rescues and providing updates about each of the turtles. It reported that teams had responded to two incidences related to distressed sea turtles in different areas of Florida within the last month.
Florida spiny lobster mini-season is Wednesday, Thursday. What to know
Get ready for 48 hours of lobster-snaring madness. The spiny lobster mini-season, also called the sport season, starts today and ends tomorrow. For those two days, you can bag double the daily limit allowed during the regular season everywhere in Florida except for Monroe County and Biscayne National Park. ...
New Florida law protects consumers from one kind of moving scam. Here’s what to know.
Moving scams are rampant across Florida. But a new law that took effect this month aims to change that. Nearly half of all moving scam-related complaints submitted to the Federal Department of Transportation in 2023 came out of Florida. The agency dubbed the state as the No. 1 in the country at risk of moving fraud that same year.
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