Deonca Gordon speaks during a news conference Friday, April 3, 2026, about the violent arrest of her son. | News4Jax

Read Jax is a literacy campaign designed to get all Duval County students reading on grade level by the end of third grade. Duval County Public Schools, the Kids Hope Alliance and the Jacksonville Public Education Fund are among the organizations that have collaborated for Read Jax since 2021. | Ben Brown, Special to Jacksonville Today

A recent Deck the Chairs holiday exhibit in Jacksonville Beach, which will now be run by the new Students in the Arts Alliance. | Deck the Chairs

BestBet is accused of failing to accommodate pregnant employees. This is the BestBet sign on Monument Road. | Cyd Hoskinson, Jacksonville Today

The rear end of a school bus was crumpled when a truck hit the bus. | News4Jax

JEA is considering raising rates again because of a budget shortfall. | Jacksonville Today file photo

The historic Mandarin Community Club is home Easter weekend to the 58th Mandarin Art Festival. | Mandarin Art Festival

Two northbound lanes of the Buckman Bridge will be closed this weekend for repairs. | Google Maps

St. Augustine's Easter Parade has floats and appearances by pirates and bunnies.

An early voting site in Duval County. l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today.

Highlands Middle School student Xavier Howard won the shot put at the first track and field meet held at the Bob Hayes Track and Field at Matthew Gilbert Middle School on Tuesday, March 31, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Cats like these kittens are trapped outside St. Augustine and taken to clinics in Jacksonville and Clay County. St. Johns County has no program to spay, neuter and vaccinate cats and return them to the outdoors. | Photo courtesy Adrienne Arnone

Students at SP Livingston take part in a new initiative designed to cultivate student wellness through screen-free, outdoor learning. | Duval County Public Schools

The drought has left low water levels across North Florida. | File photo, Jacksonville Today

Over 100,000 may attend the 40th Clay County Agricultural Fair between now and April 12. | Clay County Agricultural Fair

A Duval County school bus with the new camera installed behind its extendable flashing stop sign. The camera will record cars that pass a stopped school bus. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

These Bolles students were among thousands who registered to vote during a recent Duval County competition. | Duval County Supervisor of Elections

Ryan May learns on Match Day 2026 on Friday, March 20, 2026, that he will have an otolaryngology residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Duval Schools' headquarters building, pictured here in March 2026, was going to be sold to Chase Properties, but the deal collapsed. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

A triangular yellow sign marks this Jacksonville fire station as a safe haven for parents to surrender newborn babies anonymously. | Eric Prosswimmer, Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department

The Jacksonville Jaguars have opened their headquarters at One Tower Court, across from Everbank Stadium. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today