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Stewart's other books include: "Wicked Plants," "The Drunken Botanist" and "Flower Confidential."

The high schoolers stand in a cluster around a desk in the classroom, listening to the crunching waves of static as the operator turns a dial on the radio, searching for a clear signal.

Gas pump skimmers are becoming more and more prevalent, especially at stations right off Interstate 75, according to the Alachua County Sheriff's Office.

Authorities have detained three Miami-area men found with $30,000 worth of stolen electronics following a traffic stop early Tuesday morning.

Town hall meeting set today from 5:30 to 7 p.m. to talk about solutions to mental health care issues.

A man found dead of a gunshot in the parking lot of a Lake City Ramada Inn Saturday morning has been identified as a 51-year-old employee at a business adjacent to the hotel.

The County Commission on Tuesday will consider changes to how the local bed tax that helps fund the local arts community is doled out, suggestions intended to head off a repeat of last month’s fireworks.

Plus updates on V Pizza, the Duval food truck, the Fish Hawk Spirits distillery and Balls bar.

The University of Florida physician assistant class of 2016 received the Outstanding Student Society award from the American Academy of Physician Assistants during its annual meeting in San Antonio last week.

The Florida Highway Patrol and the Florida Forest Service continue to monitor the area of U.S. 301 south of Waldo for smoke from wildfires.