Randy Roguski Senior News Editor

Randy comes to Jacksonville from the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, where as metro editor, he led investigative coverage of the Parkland school shooting that won the 2019 Pulitzer Prize for public service. He has spent more than 40 years in reporting and editing positions in Illinois, Iowa, Missouri, Ohio and Florida. 

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An illustration shows the renovated Chipper Jones Stadium at The Bolles School. | The Bolles School
July 25, 2025

Bolles School names stadium after alumnus Chipper Jones

Jones, a Hall of Famer for the Atlanta Braves, was the lead contributor to the stadium renovation.…

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Jim Furyk salutes the crowd after winning the U.S. Senior Open at Omaha Country Club on July 11, 2021. | Z Long, Omaha World-Herald via AP
July 22, 2025

Furyk & Friends leaving Jacksonville for Palm Coast

The Champions golf tournament will take place in Jacksonville for the last time this year.…

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HabiJax staff and volunteers work to erect the frame of a new home in October 2024. | HabiJax
July 21, 2025

Habijax adopts new name as it expands into Nassau and Baker

The organization, now called First Coast Habitat for Humanity, also has a new interim leader.…

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Sandy, a female mixed breed, is one of dozens of dogs available for adoption in Jacksonville. She has been at the shelter since Oct 24. | Jacksonville Animal Care and Protective Services
July 16, 2025

Jacksonville animal shelter packed with dogs in need

Animal Care and Protective Services aims to find homes or foster families for 100 dogs by the end of the…

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Shoppers are reflected as they walk by a TJ Maxx storefront in North Andover, Massachusetts, in May 2017. | Elise Amendola, AP
May 12, 2025

TJ Maxx will open Sunday in Jacksonville Beach

The store will open in the South Beach Regional shopping center. It will be the sixth TJ Maxx in the…

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Mayor Donna Deegan speaks at a groundbreaking Wednesday, March 26, 2025, for the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine at Jacksonville University. | Jacksonville University
March 26, 2025

JU breaks ground on region’s first 4-year medical school

Jacksonville University and the Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine will accept students in 2026.…

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Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis unveils the Florida Cancer Connect initiative at the Ackerman Cancer Center in Jacksonville on Aug. 3, 2022. | Raymon Troncoso, Jacksonville Today
February 18, 2025

UNF poll finds support for Casey DeSantis as governor

Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis had a 30% favorable rating in a new poll from the University of North Florida.…

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A Southwest Airlines plane lands at Manchester Boston Regional Airport in June 2023. | Charles Krupa, AP
February 7, 2025

Southwest and Breeze add flights at Jacksonville airport

Southwest is adding a flight to Austin, Texas, and Breeze has begun flying to New Haven, Connecticut.…

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The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office blocks the Hart Bridge on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
January 22, 2025

After a dusting of snow, deep freeze persists on First Coast

Roads remained treacherous Wednesday after Northeast Florida awoke to a freeze, sleet and, in some place, snowflakes.…

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Cars travel on a snow covered highway Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, in Houston. | David J. Phillip, AP
January 21, 2025

Northeast Florida battens down for rare blast of winter

Public officials encourage people to stay off the roads as a winter storm coats the area with freezing rain and…

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January 6, 2025

Jacksonville Jaguars fire Head Coach Doug Pederson

Updated at 4:12 p.m. Monday. The Jacksonville Jaguars have fired Head Coach Doug Pederson after a disappointing 4-13 season. Owner…

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December 23, 2024

Development moves ahead at Jones Bros. Furniture building

A permit has been issued to convert the vacant Jones Bros. building into apartments and co-working space.…

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An illustration shows the planned UF campus near Prime Osborn Convention Center.
December 12, 2024

UF picks Prime Osborn area for new high-tech graduate campus

University of Florida trustees will vote Friday on a new campus that would include the Florida Semiconductor Institute.…

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The U.S. Navy Blue Angles participate in the Jacksonville Sea & Sky Air Show at Jacksonville Beach on Oct. 22, 2023. | Will Brown
December 10, 2024

Blue Angels add Jax to the schedule in 2025

The Blue Angels had not scheduled an appearance in Jacksonville in 2025, but the schedule opened up when another show…

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Avelo Airlines will flight twice a week between Jacksonville and New Haven, Connecticut. | Avelo Airlines
December 9, 2024

Hello, Avelo: Jax adds airline with flights to New Haven

Avelo Airlines will offer nonstop service between Jacksonville and Tweed-New Haven Airport on Friday and Mondays.…

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In a file photo, two Allegiant Airlines jets taxi at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. | David Becker, AP
November 19, 2024

Allegiant Airlines announces 3 new flights from Jacksonville

Allegiant Airlines will add nonstop flights from Jacksonville International Airport to Akron-Canton, Des Moines and Grand Rapids.…

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November 15, 2024

Tropical Storm Sara unlikely to threaten Florida

The threat of Tropical Storm Sara appeared to dissipate in Florida on Friday, but heavy rain is possible around Wednesday.…

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The Jacksonville Symphony performs at Jacoby Symphony Hall. | Jacksonville Symphony
October 24, 2024

Jacksonville Symphony receives record $5M gift

The Jacksonville Symphony has received its largest gift ever, a $5 million donation from longtime supporters Preston and Joan Haskell.…

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October 24, 2024

Rep. Aaron Bean leads Democrat Holloway by 7 points

A poll by the University of North Florida shows Bean with a much smaller lead than his winning margin in…

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The collapsed dock is shown at Sapelo Island, Georgia. | Lewis M. Levine, AP
October 22, 2024

Families seek answers in dock collapse that killed 4 from Jax

Civil rights attorney Ben Crump is representing the families of Jacksonville residents who died in the dock collapse.…

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Former president Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris are the 2024 presidential nominees for the Republican and Democratic parties. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 21, 2024

Trump leads Harris by 10 points in Florida, UNF poll finds

The poll also found that voters largely support a constitutional amendment to legalize marijuana use by adults.…

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This dog, named Blueberry, attacked a toddler in Putnam County. | News4Jax
October 16, 2024

Dog seriously injures toddler in Putnam County

The dog bit the 2-year-old boy after the child pulled his ear, police said.…

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The Amelia Island lighthouse. | U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 14-1
October 15, 2024

Amelia Island lighthouse is beaming again

The Amelia Island Light, the oldest existing lighthouse in Florida, was inoperative for 18 months.…

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Flooding in Downtown St. Augustine on the afternoon of Thursday, Oct. 10, following Hurricane Milton. | Carly Zervis, special to Jacksonville Today
October 10, 2024

St. Johns County lifts evacuation order; St. Augustine Marina remains closed

People who were ordered to evacuate in St. Johns County for Hurricane Milton can now return home; St. Augustine announces…