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Any adult in Florida is now eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine

NBC 6’s Julie Leonardi has more on what you need to know ahead of an expected rush in residents at sites across the area.

A Floridian who cast a mail-in ballot in November’s election was more likely to have it counted than in the past

University of Florida veterinarians surgically removed a shoe swallowed twice by the same hungry crocodile, the school said.

A veterinary surgeon at the UF Veterinary Hospital surgically removed a shoe from the stomach of a 10.5-foot, 341-pound Nile crocodile.

A former University of Florida professor and researcher fraudulently obtained $1.8 million in federal grant money while concealing support he received from the Chinese government and a company that he founded in China to profit from that research, U.S. officials said. An indictment unsealed Wednesday charges Lin Yang, 43, a Chinese citizen, with six counts of wire fraud and four…

Florida says forward Keyontae Johnson was “following simple commands” after being transferred from Tallahassee Memorial to UF Health in Gainesville

Florida forward Keyontae Johnson remains in critical but stable condition at a hospital one day after he collapsed on the court during a game at Florida State

Kyle Trask passed for 383 yards and three touchdowns, and No. 6 Florida rallied from an early deficit to beat Vanderbilt 38-17

Florida football coach Dan Mullen says he has tested positive for COVID-19

Students at the University of Florida could miss out on the annual college fun known as spring break next March due to the coronavirus pandemic – but the news may not be all that bad. NBC affiliate WFLA-TV reports the school’s faculty senate voted by a nearly 80 percent majority to cancel the one week break, scheduled from March 6th…

The over 600 pound reptile was found in need of help and rushed to the school’s campus in Gainesville.

A 38-year-old alligator named Bob is on the mend thanks to a team of veterinarians at the University of Florida

The Angeletti siblings don’t just make their own compost, they spread it around, fertilizing a movement.

The University of Florida is ending its “gator bait” cheer at football games and other sports events because of its racial connotations

The University of Florida is ending its “gator bait” cheer at football games and other sports events because of its racial connotations, the school’s president announced Thursday in a letter making several other similar changes on campus.

The University of Florida has rescinded an admissions offer to a prospective student who posted a racial comment on social media

A University of Florida graduate student is going up against the Florida Board of Governors in a class action lawsuit demanding refunds for on-campus services that are no longer available to students because of the coronavirus.  “If you promise to provide a service, and you can no longer provide it, students should receive refunds for these fees,” said student...

A University of Florida graduate student is going up against the Florida Board of Governors in a class action lawsuit demanding refunds for on-campus services that are no longer available to students because of the coronavirus. NBC 6’s Alyssa Hyman reports.

A group that represents 12 of Florida’s largest universities has asked that schools immediately shift to online classes in response to the novel coronavirus. Beyond the online classes, the State University System of Florida is also asking that any students returning from spring break be kept away from campuses for at least two weeks. “Because you have the ability to…