On Wednesday morning, the Council on American-Islamic Relations filed a lawsuit against Florida Gun Supply in Inverness. Andy Hallinan, 28, owner of the gun store, cancelled his weekly gun training class Tuesday when a Muslim war veteran, who served during Desert Storm, planned to attend. Chris Martin, 48, a former Navy medic, registered for the weekly gun-training course at Florida Gun Supply.
As she tries to settle into her new sanctuary, Nikita’s amber-colored eyes still show the history of abuse the 14-year-old African lioness has endured throughout her life. Scars cover her elbows from years of being chained to a concrete floor. She was originally rescued during a drug bust at a crack house.
Big Cat Rescue and its coalition partners are working to end the private possession and breeding of big cats before the year’s end. The nonprofit, one of the largest accredited wildlife sanctuaries in the world, wants to get the Big Cats and Public Safety Protection Act bill passed by November. It was originally introduced to Congress in 2011.
Salar Khan, a volunteer with Project Downtown, converses with several people who have fallen victim to homelessness. They gather at city hall every day at 7:30 p.m. to get dinner provided by the organization. Komal Junejo / WUFT News. As dusk settled near Gainesville City Hall on Wednesday, Muslims reaching their fourteenth hour of abstaining from food and water used their remaining energy to feed others in need.
The Hernando County School District is considering rezoning the district for the 2016-2017 school year due to severe overcrowding at various schools. Community members will meet at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 30, at Central High School for a public forum to discuss the creation of new boundaries for local schools.
What scientists have called the worst disease to ever hit orange groves continues to plague Florida citrus growers. On Tuesday, the Florida Department of Citrus pushed for $5.75 million from the state’s general fund to curb effects of citrus greening on the state economy. Citrus greening, a bacterial disease that prevents citrus trees from retaining nutrients, hit the orange juice industry hard this year.
United States District Judge Thomas Griesa ruled against Escape Media Group, Grooveshark’s parent company, as well as co-founders Samuel Tarantino, CEO, and Joshua Greenberg, chief technology officer, for uploading 5,997 songs without the proper licenses. Founded in 2007, the online music-streaming company took refuge under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, a federal law that protects websites hosting third-party material as long as they are in compliance with takedown notices from copyright holders.
The Alachua County Sheriff’s Office has named acting Captain Steve Maynard as Waldo’s new interim police chief since 12:15 p.m. Wednesday. He will report to Maj. Latrell Simmons for day-to-day patrol and criminal investigative operations. Art Forgey, public information officer, said Alachua County Sheriff’s Office was looking for a candidate with experience in a leadership position.
Rick Scott signed a bill on June 23, strengthening the child-welfare system and increasing protection for children who face neglect, in response to a large amount of child abuse-related deaths over the past few years. The bill implicated a change in the process the Department of Children and Families employs to investigate child abuse-related cases.
Maya Iyyani is a Hindu Indian-American who was born in Hollywood, Fla. Despite the fact that she was born in the U.S., she strongly identifies with her Indian culture. Both of her parents were born in India.
“Indian culture is absolutely beautiful, whethe
Not all Americans had the same experience of 9/11.
“When I was around 12 years old I went to Target with my father and we were checking out in the gardening section,” said Farahnaz Hadjimary, a third-year student at the University of Florida. “When the ca
