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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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A view of the new roundabout in Murray Hill. | Florida Department of Transportation
October 16, 2025

Unusual roundabout opens after 4 months in Murray Hill

FDOT says the roundabout at Post Street and Old Roosevelt Boulevard will alleviate traffic congestion.…

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Orange Park Mall says teens under 18 will need an adult with them to enter the shopping center on Fridays and Saturdays. | Orange Park Mall, Facebook
October 15, 2025

Orange Park Mall restricts teens on Fridays and Saturdays

Anyone younger than 18 will need a parent or guardian with them to enter Orange Park Mall on those days.…

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Books line the shelves of the Brentwood Branch of the Jacksonville Public Library. | Jacksonville Public library
October 14, 2025

New books may be slower to reach library shelves

Baker & Taylor, the primary supplier of wholesale books to the Jacksonville Public Library, is shutting down.…

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Attorney Ben Crump speaks at a news conference Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, with Erika McGriff of Jacksonville, a week after her arrest in a confrontation with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. | News4Jax
October 14, 2025

Attorney Ben Crump decries Jax police for violent arrests

The civil rights attorney defended a woman who was arrested after struggling with police outside her daughter’s school.…

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Deborah Parrish joins First Coast Crime Stoppers on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, to seek tips in her husband's slaying 13 years ago. With her are Crime Stoppers Executive Director Chase Robinson, left, and cold case homicide Detective Travis Oliver Sr. | First Coast Crime Stoppers
October 13, 2025

Widow pleads for tips in husband’s cold case killing

Julius Richardo Parrish died in a drive-by shooting 13 years ago — a cold case that remains unsolved today.…

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WWII pilot J.G. Ralph Cornelius Dupont was finally identified after 81 years of missing in action. | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
October 10, 2025

WWII pilot, missing since 1944, comes home for Hastings burial

The remains of pilot J.G. Ralph Cornelius DuPont were finally identified after he was missing in action for 81 years.…

Featured image for “Peg Leg Pete moves to new home and uncertain future”
City crews and volunteers move the deteriorated Peg Leg Pete statue early Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, to the Amelia Island Museum of History. | City of Fernandina Beach
October 9, 2025

Peg Leg Pete moves to new home and uncertain future

The deteriorated Peg Leg Pete statue was moved from the Fernandina waterfront to the Amelia Island history museum.…

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Barrels line a road project at Southside and Deerwood Park boulevards. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
October 9, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Why do some road projects seem to take forever?

It sometimes seems that road projects begin and then no one works on them for long periods. Why is that?…

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JTA's new NAVI, an autonomous downtown shuttle service, moves down East Bay Street. The service has low ridership three months after it began. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
October 7, 2025

Driverless Downtown shuttles are drawing few riders

Just over 100 people a day have used the NAVI shuttles, but the mayor and JTA predict the number will…

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Mayor Donna Deegan speaks at the opening of affordable homes in the Durkeeville community. She was joined by Jacksonville Housing Authority CEO Cheron Corbett, left, and City Council member Jimmy Peluso. | City of Jacksonville
October 6, 2025

Jacksonville unveils affordable homes in historic Durkeeville

The Durkeeville homes were officially opened Monday, one step toward more affordable housing.…

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Florida Department of Transportation workers make repairs to the Main Street Bridge.| FDOT
October 3, 2025

Main Street Bridge reopens all lanes for first time in weeks

The Main Street Bridge has been partly closed since September after a ship hit the bridge the month before.…

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McCoys Creek flows into the St. Johns River again as a steel barrier between them is lifted on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
October 2, 2025

At long last, McCoys Creek flows back to St. Johns River

A $52.8 million, six-year project restored McCoys Creek to prevent flooding in Mixon Town and nearby areas.…

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Green Cove Springs City Manager Steve Kennedy announced that he will retire in November.
October 1, 2025

Green Cove city manager will retire next month

Green Cove Springs City Manager Steve Kennedy will retire after eight years in the job.…

Featured image for “Wobbly Whale replaces iconic British pub in St. Augustine”
The Wobbly Whale Public House will open Saturday in the former home of the Kings Head British Pub. | The Wobby Whale Public House
October 1, 2025

Wobbly Whale replaces iconic British pub in St. Augustine

The Wobbly Whale Public House takes over the spot of Kings Head British Pub, which closed after 32 years.…

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Hubbard House CEO Gail Patin speaks Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025, about domestic violence. With her are Julia Edwards of Clay County's Quigley House, left, and Kellie Franklin of St. Johns County's Betty Griffin Center. | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
September 30, 2025

Domestic homicides rise after historic decrease in 2023

A new report shows that guns were used in a majority of the homicides and most the perpetrators were men.…

Featured image for “Joe Hinrichs out after 3 years as CEO at CSX”
Joe Hinrichs, former CEO of CSX. | CSX
September 29, 2025

Joe Hinrichs out after 3 years as CEO at CSX

CSX replaced CEO Joe Hinrichs with Linde PLC Chairman Steve Angel. The company gave no reason for the change.…

Featured image for “Emerald Trail breaks ground on segment through Downtown”
The Emerald Trail's next phase will add walking and biking lanes along Hogan Street through Downtown. | Groundwork Jacksonville
September 25, 2025

Emerald Trail breaks ground on segment through Downtown

The Emerald Trail’s next phase kicks off in the heart of Downtown Jacksonville.…

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Amazon has begun home delivery of Winn-Dixie groceries in Jacksonville. | Winn-Dixie/Amazon
September 25, 2025

Amazon now delivers Winn-Dixie groceries in Jax area

People can shop for Winn Dixie groceries through the Amazon app and get same-day delivery.…

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UF Health Jacksonville broke ground Wednesday on its fourth emergency and urgent care center. | UF Health
September 24, 2025

UF Health begins construction of 4th urgent care center

The UF Health facility will open in just over a year on Atlantic Boulevard near the Intracoastal Waterway.…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | How can we stop litter blowing off the Fuller Warren Bridge?”
Part of an office chair and other garbage litter the Fuller Warren Bridge, next to the bridge's mixed-use path. | Google
September 24, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | How can we stop litter blowing off the Fuller Warren Bridge?

A Jacksonville Today reader says litter blows off the bridge into the river and onto roads down below.…

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Florida East Coast rail lines as seen from the Baymeadows Road overpass. | Google
September 23, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Does the city regulate noise near rail lines?

A neighbor of the Florida East Coast rail line hears constant beeping every morning. She’s not sure where it comes…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | Why is there still trash on the highways?”
Trash lies in the Riverview area near Lem Turner Road. | Lindsey Kilbride, WJCT News
September 22, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Why is there still trash on the highways?

State and local governments spend a lot of money to clean up roadways. But a lot of trash remains.…

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The Deerwood Country Club, with its clubhouse. | Deerwood Country Club
September 19, 2025

Deerwood Country Club plans golf course renovation

Among the changes, Deerwood Country Club will add a six-hole short course called “The Approach.”…

Featured image for “Details begin to emerge in baffling Oakleaf shootings”
A police car blocks the road where several people were shot in Oakleaf on Monday, Sept. 15, 2025. | News4Jax
September 18, 2025

Details begin to emerge in baffling Oakleaf shootings

Sheriff’s officials say a 16-year-old boy shot and killed a gunman who burst into an Oakleaf home.…