Crews demolish rest of Surfside condo building
Update (8 a.m. Monday): At about 10:30 p.m. Sunday evening emergency workers completed the demolition of the standing portion of the Champlain Towers South building. U.S. […]
Attorney general pauses federal executions
The Trump administration in 2019 resumed federal executions after a 16-year hiatus, but they have once again come to a halt. On Thursday, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland […]
Surfside recovery work resumes after safety pause
Concern about the stability of still-standing portions of Champlain Towers halted work at the collapsed 12-story condominium building in Surfside, Fla., at 2 a.m. on Thursday. […]
GPD arrests driver in fatal West University crash
The Gainesville Police Department arrested Joshua Alexander Figueroa Thursday for failing to stop after the December 9 crash on West University Avenue that killed UF student […]
My Foodie Recipe: 4th of July kabobs
Big decisions require coordination and planning, so we had a family meeting to decide what to cook for 4th of July! We have decided on ….(insert […]
FHP: Dangerously high speed violations on the rise
The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) is flashing its lights after Florida drivers racked up an all-time high of 238 violations in […]
Six more bodies found in Surfside collapse
Rescue workers in Surfside have recovered six more bodies, bringing the death toll to 18 with some 140 persons still missing as President Joe Biden prepares […]
Court dismisses antitrust cases against Facebook
The Federal Trade Commission failed to demonstrate that Facebook holds more than 60 percent of the social media market or that it wrongfully acquired Instagram in […]
Juul agrees to $40 million settlement
The electronic cigarette company will financially support addiction recovery assistance and youth vaping research in North Carolina as part of a $40 million settlement with the […]
Archeologist to detail Panhandle shipwrecks
Professional Archaeologist Nicole Grinnan of the Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) will present on Tuesday the findings of three historic shipwrecks in the Panhandle. The Panhandle […]
Judge hands down sentence in George Floyd’s death
Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin received a 22 1/2-year prison sentence on Friday. That’s short of the prosecution’s request for 30 years, and he could […]
99 still missing after Surfside building collapse
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told reporters “we’re bracing for bad news” after one wing of a 12-story building collapsed early Thursday morning in Surfside, Fla. After […]
Five juveniles shot at party in Gainesville
The Gainesville Police Department is searching for two shooters responsible for wounding five juveniles at a party Thursday night. According to reports, at approximately 10:26 p.m., […]
Biden, senators reach infrastructure compromise
A coalition of Republican and Democratic senators walked into the Oval Office on Thursday and came out with a deal. President Joe Biden agreed to an […]
My Foodie Recipe: Comfort chicken spaghetti
We all need some comfort food once in a while—or maybe more than once in a while. Today’s dish certainly qualifies. I call it comfort chicken […]
UF Shands gains top pulmonologist
Dr. Marc Schecter, an internationally recognized pediatric lung transplant expert, joined UF Health Shands Children’s Hospital to lead its pediatric pulmonary division and restart its pediatric […]
Health experts tackle COVID-19 variants
A group of World Health Organization (WHO) scientists, including UF’s Dr. Ira Longini, has published a special report in The New England Journal of Medicine saying that a coordinated global […]
Coronavirus delta variant fuels concern
The White House on Tuesday said the country won’t meet President Joe Biden’s goal of vaccinating 70 percent of all American adults against COVID-19 by Independence […]
UF breaks new ground with canine ankle surgery
A 7-year-old Labrador retriever named Leo is back to hiking trails with his owner, five months after successfully recuperating from a total ankle replacement procedure conducted […]
Nursing home deaths jumped by 32% last year
About 4 in 10 Medicare patients in nursing homes had or likely had COVID-19 in 2020, according to a report by the inspector general of the […]
SCOTUS nixes limits on student-athlete benefits
Current NCAA rules say colleges cannot offer athletes financial benefits beyond the cost of attending the school. But athletes argue the college athletics organization violates federal […]
UF study finds warning signs of severe COVID-19
A new UF study has found that patients with COVID-19 who displayed symptoms of disorientation and confusion were three times more likely to go on to […]
Claudette claims 13 lives, regains strength
Ten people, including nine children, died in a 15-vehicle crash in a weekend accident south of Montgomery, Ala., amid Tropical Storm Claudette. A van belonging to […]
My Foodie Recipe: Fluffy “Q” frittata
You may have wondered: What is the difference between quiche and frittata? The answer comes down to one word: crust! Quiches have it, and frittatas don’t. […]