Alachua County

The UF Water Reclamation Facility double checks chlorinated water to make sure it meets the quality standards set by the Department of Environment Protection, said Jared Howard, the UF wastewater superintendent.

UF Researchers Turn To Sewage To Monitor COVID-19 On Campus

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Scientists are testing wastewater samples for the presence of the coronavirus, potentially helping to identify hotspots on campus — even among asymptomatic people — and preventing outbreaks.

Health News Florida

Teachers, Parents Of Students With Autism Prepare For School

Alachua County Public Schools are set to open on Aug. 24, with many students resuming distance learning. But for children on the autism spectrum, that is…

The NTSB has put out a preliminary report on a fiery Jan. 2019 crash on Interstate-75 that killed five children and two truck drivers.

Local / State

NTSB: 3 Childen In Fatal I-75 Crash Wore Seat Belts But Were Ejected

Associated Press

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It appears three children were wearing seatbelts when they were ejected from a church van in a fiery, Jan. 3 crash that killed seven people on Interstate…

Local / State

5 Children Heading To Disney Killed In Fiery I-75 Crash

Associated Press

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Five children heading to Disney World in a church van from Louisiana died along with two truck drivers in a fiery crash on Interstate 75 in north Florida,…

Local / State

7 Killed In Crash, Explosion On I-75

Two big rigs and two passenger vehicles collided and spilled diesel fuel across a Florida highway Thursday, sparking a massive fire that killed seven…

Courts / Law

FDLE: No Criminal Intent In Decisions Which Ended In Deadly I-75 Crashes

Susan Giles Wantuck

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The Florida Department of Law Enforcement today released its report on the deadly January accidents on I-75 in Alachua County. The FDLE found no criminal…