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Dan Scanlan is a veteran journalist with 40 years as a radio, television and print reporter in the Jacksonville area, as well as years of broadcast work in the Northeast. After a stint managing a hotel comedy club, Dan began a 34-year career as police and current events reporter at The Florida Times-Union before joining the staff of WJCT News 89.9.
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Parking along Centre Street in Fernandina Beach is currently free. | Google
8 hours ago

Fernandina Beach roils over plan for paid parking

Businesses say they’ll suffer, and residents fear the city’s small-town charm will disappear.…

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Karma Automotive Dealer Principal Vladimir Ranguelov joins Karma Automotive President Marques McCammon at the opening of the Jacksonville dealership in March 2024. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
9 hours ago

Exotic-car dealership under investigation for fraud

Authorities in Jacksonville and New York are investigating the Karma Automotive dealership on Beach Boulevard.…

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The Danone manufacturing plant is at 2198 W. Beaver St. in Northwest Jacksonville and has been in operation since 1948.
11 hours ago

Danone unveils $65M expansion in Northwest Jax

The expansion will support the growth of Danone’s coffee and creamer products, including International Delight.…

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This is Feeding Northeast Florida's 110,000-square-foot facility. l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today
1 day ago

Feeding Northeast Florida gets $750K grant

The grant is one of 13 awarded by Walmart and the Feeding America network.…

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Thomas Smith, who just resigned as Green Cove Springs' mayor. | City of Green Cove Springs
1 day ago

Green Cove mayor resigns, citing work obligations

Thomas Smith was serving his second term on the Green Cove Springs City Council.…

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Fireworks explode over Downtown Jacksonville. | Visit Jacksonville
2 days ago

Jax returns July 4th fireworks to single site Downtown

The city will no longer stage fireworks from up to five sites, a practice started during the pandemic.…

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A suspect was handcuffed after a Jacksonvillle police K9 subdued him.
June 13, 2025

Middleburg teacher accused of sexual conduct with child

A teacher at Calvary Christian Academy has been charged with soliciting a child for sex.…

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Seriously damaged vehicles sit on the third deck of the hourly parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport, where a fire broke out last month. | Jacksonville Aviation Authority
June 13, 2025

First cars moved off burned garage at Jacksonville airport

A crane was used to remove some vehicles from atop the parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport.…

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Zachary Degross is acused of leaving a threatening comment on social media. | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
June 12, 2025

Jacksonville man accused of threatening Trump protesters

Police say the man threatened to run over demonstrators during No Kings Day rallies on Saturday.…

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The St. Johns River Ferry. | File
June 11, 2025

Mayport’s ferry will sail again Friday after ramp repairs

The ferry has been out of service since hitting a ramp while departing Mayport Landing in May.…

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A officer from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission blocks traffic in a westbound lane of Atlantic Boulevard as Amazon delivery trucks exit the new facility. | Image courtesy of Jacksonville Today reader Pablo S.
June 11, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Why is Amazon blocking Atlantic Boulevard?

A Jacksonville Today reader says a westbound lane is sometimes blocked, leading to traffic backups.…

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The new 228,000-square-foot Duan Family Building at Jacksonville's Mayo Clinic campus. | Mayo Clinic
June 11, 2025

Mayo Clinic in Jax will offer groundbreaking cancer therapy

A new Mayo Clinic facility will be the first in North America to treat aggressive cancers with carbon ion therapy.…

Featured image for “Duval DUI death sparks $10.5M in damages to family”
A Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department rescue unit. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
June 9, 2025

Duval DUI death sparks $10.5M in damages to family

The driver who hit and killed an FSCJ student in early 2023 must now pay a $10.3 million settlement to…

Featured image for “Brown sues Trump administration for ‘illegal’ removal as NTSB vice chair”
Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown, recently removed as vice chairman of the NTSB by the administration. | NTSB
June 6, 2025

Brown sues Trump administration for ‘illegal’ removal as NTSB vice chair

Former Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown is suing President Donald Trump’s administration in federal court, challenging what the suit calls his…

Featured image for “Appeals court hears bid to revive Jacksonville Confederate monuments lawsuit”
Statues that decorated the monument to the Women of the Confederacy were removed from Springfield Park in Jacksonville and placed in storage in December. | Jacksonville Today
June 5, 2025

Appeals court hears bid to revive Jacksonville Confederate monuments lawsuit

A Jacksonville civil rights attorney asks a federal appeals court to allow his suit against Confederate monuments to go ahead.…

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Police officers rush into Mayport Middle school on Thursday, June 5, as part of an active shooter drill. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
June 5, 2025

Active shooter drill held at Mayport Middle School

An active shooter drill saw Jacksonville police and Beaches city officers join together for the first time Thursday to handle…

Featured image for “Friday’s ‘Skip Day’ could crowd the waters off Bayard Point”
Hundreds of boats and thousands of boaters attended 2023's Skip Day at Clay County's Bayard Point. | News4Jax
June 4, 2025

Friday’s ‘Skip Day’ could crowd the waters off Bayard Point

The annual “Skip Day” at Clay County’s Bayard Point could see upwards of 7,000 people on the water on Friday,…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | Who decides which creek gets dredged?”
Deep Bottom Creek is overgrown with trees as it passes under Scott Mill Road, just a few hundred feet before it empties into the St. Johns River. | Google
June 4, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Who decides which creek gets dredged?

A Jacksonville Today reader asks what qualifies a specific creek for dredging by the city.…

Featured image for “UNF poll shows support for sheriff and mayor, but less for City Council”
Mayor Donna Deegan speaks with City Council member Rory Diamond before signing his Heroes Act bill into law on March 29, 2024. | News4Jax
June 3, 2025

UNF poll shows support for sheriff and mayor, but less for City Council

The poll also found that people consider housing the most pressing problem in Jacksonville.…

Featured image for “60 vehicles still trapped in burned airport parking garage”
Workers are seen inside the fire-damaged parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport. | Jacksonville Airport Authority
May 30, 2025

60 vehicles still trapped in burned airport parking garage

No one knows when the garage will be safe enough to remove the remaining vehicles.…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | What is the law about weapons at City Council meetings?”
The folding knife confiscated by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. | JSO
May 30, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | What is the law about weapons at City Council meetings?

A Jacksonville Today reader asks about the regarding concealed weapons at a City Council meeting.…

Featured image for “Former lawmaker and FSU President John Thrasher dies”
John Thrasher is shown during the 2024 Veteran's Day parade in Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 30, 2025

Former lawmaker and FSU President John Thrasher dies

Thrasher, 81, was lauded as a dedicated and honorable public servant. He died after battling cancer.…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | Do I have to trim my tree if it hangs over my neighbor’s house?”
A magnolia tree hangs over a house on the Southside of Jacksonville. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
May 29, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Do I have to trim my tree if it hangs over my neighbor’s house?

A Jacksonville Today reader wonders whether she has to trim her tree if it hangs over her neighbor’s house.…

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Protesters rally Wednesday, May 28, 2025, in support of three people arrested at a City Council meeting the day before. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
May 28, 2025

City Hall security under review after arrests at council meeting

Mayor Donna Deegan says officials will review security options after a protester sneaked a knife into a meeting.…