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July 28, 2010

Florida Deepwater Horizon Response July 28, 2010

TALLAHASSEE – Under the leadership of Governor Charlie Crist, the State Emergency Response Team and the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) are actively coordinating and responding to the Deepwater Horizon incident.

Message of the day: Florida Gulf Recovery Jobs
The Florida Agency for Workforce Innovation and its...

Choices offers community a free health check up at Saturday expo

Alachua County’s Choices program will provide free health and education services to members of the community this Saturday. WUFT-FM’s Erica Cordell talked with the Coordinator of Choices, Marie Small, about the upcoming community resources expo.

July 26, 2010

Saving sea turtles through relocation

Between 500 and 700 turtle nests across the Northwest gulf coast are being dug up and re-located in an effort to protect baby sea turtles in the path of the oil spill. Though the leaking well has been plugged, there is still a lot of crude floating and coming ashore....

Helping children cope with the massive oil spill in the Gulf

Camp “Beyond the Horizon” opened its doors Monday morning, for children whose families are being affected by the Deepwater Horizon disaster. From Pensacola, Dave Dunwoody reports.

July 23, 2010

Gainesville's own "Morningbell" will rock the downtown plaza tonight

Gainesville-based band, Morningbell, plays tonight at the Bo Diddley Community Plaza in downtown Gainesville. Their fourth album, “Sincerely, Severely” was recently released and reporter, Brittany Thompson spoke with bass guitarist and back-up vocalist, Eric Atria about their music.

Marion County plans free CPR classes

CPR can mean the difference between someone living or dying. As WUFT’s Andrea Gazmuri reports, Marion County Fire Rescue personnel are making it their mission to train residents in this life saving procedure.

July 22, 2010

What Wes Skiles taught Florida

Wes Skiles from High Springs was an internationally recognized underwater photographer and explorer. His death on Wednesday has shocked his friends and colleagues across the state. He was pronounced dead Wednesday afternoon after his body was found at the bottom of a reef off Palm Beach Coast while...

Remembering Wes Skiles

Renowned underwater photographer Wes Skiles has died. Skiles, from High Springs was pronounced dead Wednesday afternoon after his body was found at the bottom of a reef off Palm Beach Coast. Skiles, a freelance photographer for National Geographic also owned his own production company, Karst Productions and Karst Environmental...

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