The clay tablets are the first cuneiform tablets from the Middle Bronze Age to be found in the region, according to a Jan. 14 news release from the University of Central Florida. They were uncovered by Tiffany Earley-Spadoni, an associate professor of history at the university, and a team of archaeologists.

Student shots: The percentage of Florida students entering kindergarten with required vaccinations continues to decline, Health News Florida reports. Superintendents: Alachua County interim superintendent Kamela Patton offered to extend her contract if the school board needs more time to search for a permanent leader, MainStreet Daily News reports.

If passed, the bill would affect institutions with acceptance rate below 85% including the University of Florida and Florida State University

While most people flee natural and man-made disasters, first responders run to them. Firefighters, paramedics and law enforcement officers were deployed to the Surfside condominium collapse, the Pulse nightclub and Marjory Stoneman Douglas mass shootings, and a long string of hurricanes.

First responders make up 1.4% of Florida’s workforce, but their suicide rate is more than two times higher than other working-age Floridians. The 2nd Alarm Project deploys teams to communities to help.

Archaeologists have found evidence suggesting that Kurd Qaburstan, a site located in the Erbil region of northeastern Iraq, may be the lost city of Qabra, an ancient urban center mentioned in Babylonian inscriptions, including the Stele of Dadusha. Recent excavations...

A Florida state lawmaker has introduced a bill to ban illegal migrants from being admitted to public colleges and universities with an acceptance rate under 85%.

To say that 2024 was the Year of the Quarterback in Central Florida is an understatement. Multiple signal-callers led their schools to the playoffs, including five all the way to state title games. Two came away champions.

The award from the National Endowment for the Humanities is aimed at preserving significant historical collections in Northeast Florida.

The University of Montevallo Falcons had to fight and claw their way to victory, but they stepped up in the end to pick up a crucial conference win in front of a large audience on Pack the SAC night.

After a lackluster defensive showing in their win over the University of Central Florida on Jan. 14, the Horned Frogs took their defensive intensity to another level in an 81-73 win over No. 23 Utah Friday night.