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(09/20/24 6:16pm)
William “Chip” Maxham, a meteorologist with WUFT Public Media, has been charged with DUI after being involved in a two-vehicle crash late Thursday night. According to the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office, Maxham’s black Buick Regal Sedan collided with a red Honda Accord at the intersection of Southwest Williston Road and Southwest 13th Street. Authorities determined Maxham attempted a left turn in front of the oncoming Honda, causing the collision. When deputies arrived at the scene, they identified Maxham, who appeared disheveled and emitted a strong odor of alcohol. He admitted to drinking two pints of beer earlier in the evening at a local Gainesville club, Vecinos, between 8 p.m. and 10 p.m. Maxham agreed to perform field sobriety exercises, which the officer noted showed multiple signs of impairment. He was subsequently arrested and transported to the Alachua County Jail, where he registered a blood alcohol level of 0.082 — just over the legal limit — over three hours after the crash occurred.Maxham, who joined WUFT and the Florida Public Radio Emergency Network in January, has over 15 years of experience as a broadcast meteorologist, covering major weather events across the United States. Maxham is currently awaiting further legal proceedings.Contact Carlos Alemany at calemany@alligator.org. Follow him on X @clos_alemany
(09/20/24 4:08pm)
In its meeting Thursday, the Gainesville City Commission tensely adopted multiple ordinances pertaining to affordable housing.
(09/19/24 12:32am)
An 11-year-old Kanapaha Middle School student was arrested Wednesday after sending threatening messages to a fellow student Tuesday.
(09/18/24 11:44pm)
The Alachua County School Board passed step two in the Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Elementary turnaround plan at its Tuesday meeting.
(09/15/24 6:48pm)
Officers from the Alachua County Sheriff's Office responded to a reported battery on a pregnant individual at La Fiesta Mexican Grille Friday.
(09/14/24 10:18pm)
There was no shortage of joy amongst the crowd as Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff, made a campaign stop in the Villages on Friday. From high school students to senior citizens, Alachua County community members eagerly waited to hear Emhoff’s speech, holding banners and chanting.
(09/13/24 7:00pm)
Alachua County seeks to fulfill its promise of organic waste sustainability. But it may not be all sunshine within its chosen compost company.
(09/11/24 7:28pm)
In its meeting Tuesday, the Alachua County Commission agreed to allocate $10 million to the conservation of agricultural land.
(09/11/24 9:55am)
Seventeen-year-old Sanabil Wajid won’t be old enough to vote in November, but she’s committed to ensuring her peers can.
(09/11/24 10:05am)
It was a busy morning for Tawanna Sylvester.
(09/09/24 9:50am)
On May 1, Florida enacted one of the strictest abortion bans in the country: the Heartbeat Protection Act. The legislation, upheld by the Florida Supreme Court on April 1, prohibited all elective abortion procedures in the state after the six-week pregnancy mark, with exceptions up to 15 weeks for instances of rape and incest.
(09/08/24 3:56pm)
A former preacher and Newberry Education First board member has been arrested and charged with multiple counts of possession of child pornography.
(09/07/24 2:38am)
The Gainesville City Commission discussed the continuation Thursday of a contract that would grant almost $2 million to homeless shelter GRACE Marketplace’s budget.
(09/06/24 1:23pm)
“Destroying shelter is a crime, from Gainesville to Palestine!” activists chanted while beating drums and holding cardboard signs above their heads.
(09/05/24 3:35pm)
In its meeting Wednesday, the Gainesville Regional Utilities Authority unanimously passed a resolution asking the city to cancel the referendum that would grant Gainesville residents a chance to vote on who should control the authority.
(09/04/24 11:37pm)
The Alachua County School Board sent in its application Wednesday for a Florida Department of Education grant to once again pursue the Early Childhood Music Education Incentive Program.
(09/05/24 9:55am)
Alachua County is negotiating with UF to build a new animal shelter on a 12.6-acre section of campus. The $3 million ground lease would allow Alachua County to occupy a section of the swine unit, situated two miles southwest of UF’s main campus.
(09/04/24 10:00am)
Nearly a year has passed since the escalation of the Israel-Hamas conflict became the subject of a fierce culture war in the U.S. As grassroots advocacy continues sweeping college campuses nationwide, students and administrations have become further embattled.
(09/01/24 11:58pm)
In a notable legal development, a Santa Fe college student was acquitted of simple battery charges Aug. 16 by an Alachua County jury.
(08/29/24 10:02pm)
A majority of Ben Sasse’s inner circle received letters of non-reappointment after the former UF president resigned in July.
