WCJB Staff
Gainesville, Fla.
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Updated: Jan. 24, 2022 at 10:13 PM CST
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Discussing sexual and gender identity in classrooms could soon be banned if a North Central Florida State Representative’s bill becomes law.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2021 at 11:17 AM CST
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Researchers say the study led by University professor Joseph Katz, D.M.D., adds to the evidence that the coronavirus may impact sexual function.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2021 at 12:19 PM CST
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Governor Ron DeSantis HAS announced the Stop the Wrongs to Our Kids and Employees (W.O.K.E.) Act.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2021 at 11:44 AM CDT
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The process involves a protein found in Antarctic fish which stops ice crystals from forming.
Updated: Aug. 23, 2021 at 10:54 PM CDT
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University of Florida Health researchers have concluded that a potential COVID-19 treatment was not effective in consistently treating the symptoms of the virus.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2021 at 4:41 PM CDT
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Florida’s back-to-school tax holiday continues for another week.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2021 at 10:43 PM CDT
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The boat had capsized after an intense afternoon thunderstorm on Friday.
Updated: May. 14, 2021 at 8:21 AM CDT
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Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit, who has ties to the Horse Capitol, cleared all three blood tests and will race in Saturday’s Preakness Stakes
Updated: May. 13, 2021 at 10:51 PM CDT
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Governor Ron DeSantis has issued an executive order granting clemency to people who violated COVID-19 restrictions.
Updated: May. 11, 2021 at 6:04 PM CDT
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Gas stations across North Central Florida are running dry on fuel leading Gov. Ron DeSantis to declare a State of Emergency.
Updated: May. 5, 2021 at 2:42 PM CDT
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There are 782 CVS locations across Florida, including 35 in North Central Florida.
Updated: May. 5, 2021 at 12:11 PM CDT
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The bonuses will be given to those currently working in law enforcement, as well as paramedics, Emergency Medical Transports and fire fighters.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2021 at 2:03 PM CDT
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has extended Florida’s state of emergency for another 60 days and probably for the last time.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2021 at 11:12 PM CDT
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A former congresswoman Gwen Graham is being nominated to a position in the Department of Education and she is getting support from both sides of the aisle.
Updated: Apr. 16, 2021 at 11:07 PM CDT
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Updated: Apr. 15, 2021 at 9:57 AM CDT
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Florida’s Department of Education Commissioner is asking school districts to revise their face mask policies for the upcoming school year.
Updated: Apr. 2, 2021 at 6:06 AM CDT
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Built in 1928, it is considered to be one of the most haunted locations in all of North Central Florida.
Updated: Mar. 18, 2021 at 2:53 PM CDT
|By WCJB Staff and Amber Pellicone
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis does not believe vaccine passports is the way to go for Floridians
Updated: Mar. 10, 2021 at 2:53 PM CST
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More Floridians will have access to the COVID-19 vaccine in the near future.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2021 at 3:17 PM CST
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Walmart and Sam's Club Pharmacy locations that offer the COVID-19 Vaccine have started keeping a wait list for people of any age, health status, or profession, so they can be called to received a shot if someone else misses their appointment.
Updated: Mar. 9, 2021 at 1:23 PM CST
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Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday that Florida is expanding its COVID-19 vaccinations to over 150 pharmacies.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2021 at 10:58 AM CST
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The Florida governor is leaving it up to physicians on whether or not a person is vulnerable to the virus.
Updated: Mar. 2, 2021 at 11:19 AM CST
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A Mason-Dixon poll finds that a majority of registered Florida voters support Ron DeSantis’ performance as governor.
Updated: Mar. 1, 2021 at 9:37 AM CST
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According to an executive order issued by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, residents that are under 65 who are deemed “extremely vulnerable” to COVID-19 can now receive the vaccine in other ways.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2021 at 1:01 PM CST
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Due to the recent progress, DeSantis reiterated what he told reporters on Tuesday, Florida will now be able to offer the COVID-19 vaccine to law enforcement personnel, classroom teachers and firefighters.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2021 at 8:40 PM CST
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Classroom teachers, fire fighters and law enforcement officers will be next in line for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2021 at 3:17 PM CST
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Mohamed Suliman was indicted on charges of attempting to provide material support to the terrorist organization.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2021 at 11:14 AM CST
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This will be Trump’s first public appearance since leaving the White House.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2021 at 9:18 AM CST
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Publix joins a rising number of grocery retailers give workers incentives to get vaccinated
Updated: Feb. 19, 2021 at 4:18 PM CST
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Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a slate of voting proposal that would restrict the mass mailing of mail-in-ballots and access to ballot drop boxes.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2021 at 4:42 PM CST
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis blasts the new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s new guidelines for reopening K-12 schools nationwide.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2021 at 11:29 PM CST
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10.5 ft Nile Crocodile named Anuket was brought to the UF Veterinary Hospital on February 5th for the removal of a shoe she swallowed.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2021 at 5:28 PM CST
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Winn Dixie's High Springs location is among the stories expected to open up COVID-19 vaccine scheduling soon.
Updated: Feb. 3, 2021 at 3:34 PM CST
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Several more pharmacies will have the ability to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in Florida.
Updated: Jan. 29, 2021 at 10:46 AM CST
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The state of Florida is now offering another way to sign up for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2021 at 4:40 PM CST
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Florida Gov. DeSantis responds to the White House Coronavirus Task Force's recommendation for the closure of bars, restaurants, and gyms in the state of Florida due to the rise in hospitalizations from COVID-19
Updated: Jan. 26, 2021 at 4:42 AM CST
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The number of unprovoked attacks last year dropped to 57, well below the five-year average of 80.
Updated: Jan. 21, 2021 at 4:43 AM CST
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Researchers with University of Florida health are studying a possible link between a vitamin deficiency and higher covid-19 risk.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2021 at 11:04 PM CST
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Representative Anthony Sabatini, announced on Twitter he will introduce legislation naming highway U.S. 27 “President Donald J. Trump Highway.”
Updated: Jan. 6, 2021 at 6:17 PM CST
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Recent Census estimates put Florida’s Black population around 3.4 million, or 16.9-percent. But Black Floridians account for 22-percent of COVID hospitalizations and 17-percent of total deaths.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2020 at 11:10 AM CST
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As is customary, Cotton Bowl teams received a bowl gift bag upon checking in on Monday evening, and one can say this gift bag is the perfect survival kit for 2020.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2020 at 3:52 PM CST
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis outlined the next phase of the state’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution in the state.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2020 at 11:33 AM CST
|By WCJB Staff and Jacquie Franciulli
he NCAA has sanctioned the Florida Gators football program for level II and level III recruiting violations.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 1:07 PM CST
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If you want your package to make it before Christmas, here are the different deadlines for you to ship your gifts.
Updated: Dec. 3, 2020 at 4:24 PM CST
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The Florida Chamber says it has been told by the State that unemployment taxes will go up next year by almost two hundred percent, but so far, the state is mum on the increase.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2020 at 10:56 PM CST
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The Governor says Florida will prioritize residents of long-term care facilities to receive first round of vaccines.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2020 at 2:57 PM CST
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Hutto appeared via teleconference in a West Palm Beach court to face a charge of manslaughter for the death of a Lake City teen.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 1:06 PM CDT
|By WCJB Staff and Jacquie Franciulli
We now know the extent of Florida football’s COVID-19 outbreak.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 3:40 PM CDT
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LifeSouth is asking residents in Florida and Georgia for help due to shortages expected due to Hurricane Sally
Updated: Sep. 2, 2020 at 11:20 PM CDT
|By WCJB Staff and Jacquie Franciulli
Florida guard Scottie Lewis sat down with reporters discuss his activism in recent months and what inspired him to take the lead.