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Sheriff T.K. Waters discusses the Model Citieis Intiative while U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche and other officials listen Friday, Nov. 11, 2026. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
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National Model Cities Initiative awards Jacksonville $73M to fight crime

The Model Cities Initiative will pay for new police officers, more training ad better forensic capabilities.…

Featured image for “A South Florida air charter company is running Deportation Depot’s ambulances”
Ambulances and a police car sit outside of Deportation Depot at Baker Correctional Institution on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026. | Simone Endress, Jacksonville Today
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A South Florida air charter company is running Deportation Depot’s ambulances

Tropic Air Rescue made a hefty contribution to Gov.-elect Byron Donalds after launching the Deportation Depot business.…

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Signs barring firearms at St. Augustine's Visitor Information Center have been removed after a legal challenge from a gun rights organization | Photo courtesy City of St. Augustine
5 hours ago

St. Augustine to pay $40,000 in lawsuit over guns at visitors center

The nonprofit Florida Carry sued the city in July for prohibiting guns at the Visitor Information Center.…

Featured image for “St. Augustine’s new bike share aims to get more wheels on the road”
The new DRIFTERS City Bike Share program lets riders pick up rental bikes from docking stations around St. Augustine including at the St. Augustine Amphitheatre, the Lightner Museum and Bog Brewing Company on West King Street | Photo courtesy Old City PR
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St. Augustine’s new bike share aims to get more wheels on the road

The bike share program aims to get more people to see the area outside of their cars. …

Featured image for “‘The Cummer at 65’ highlights ever-expanding collection, sheds light on the art of acquisition”
New acquisitions on view as part of 'The Cummer at 65' include a large-scale painting by Maia Cruz Palileo (left) and two Picasso prints (center and right), among others | Cummer Museum
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‘The Cummer at 65’ highlights ever-expanding collection, sheds light on the art of acquisition

New exhibition highlighting the Cummer’s latest acquisitions includes nods to its porcelain collection, revered gardens and a couple Picassos.…

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WHAT TO DO | Hastings Fall Harvest Festival; Jacksonville PorchFest; Right Whale Festival

A two-day celebration of agriculture in Hastings, PorchFest in Springfield, and the Right Whale Festival in Fernandina Beach are What…

Featured image for “Could a Downtown Publix be the first casualty of Amendment 3 in Jacksonville?”
An artist's rendering of the planned 37,000-square-foot Publix at 119 W. Beaver St., part of a new building that will also include a 15-story residential tower and 400 parking spaces. | Gateway/Pearl Square
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Could a Downtown Publix be the first casualty of Amendment 3 in Jacksonville?

A tie vote in a City Council committee left the fate of a Downtown residential tower and Publix in limbo.…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | Why did JTA cut bus routes the day before Election Day?”
Buses maneuver at JTA's Jacksonville Regional Transportation Center in LaVilla. | JTA
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#AskJAXTDY | Why did JTA cut bus routes the day before Election Day?

A Jacksonville Today reader says JTA’s cuts made it hard for voters to get to the polls.…

Featured image for “Charges refiled in fake voter guide case in St. Johns County”
County Commissioner Sarah Arnold, former St. Augustine Beach Mayor (and current City Commissioner) Dylan Rumrell and County Commissioner Christian Whitehurst. | St. Johns County, St. Augustine Beach
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Charges refiled in fake voter guide case in St. Johns County

Five people face misdemeanor charges in connection with a phony voter guide designed to look like the real one.…

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An early morning view from Anastasia State Park near St. Augustine | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
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St. Johns voters give resounding yes to land conservation referendum

Voters in St. Johns County overwhelmingly supported a conservation land measure.…

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U.S. Sen. Ashley Moody of Florida. | Steve Cannon, AP
3 days ago

Republican Ashley Moody edges Angie Nixon for US Senate seat

The incumbent Moody will keep the seat she has held since 2024, when Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed her.…

Featured image for “Clay County voters renew school tax, keep commissioner salary cap, elect Edwards”
A sign designating a polling place is seen on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
3 days ago

Clay County voters renew school tax, keep commissioner salary cap, elect Edwards

Clay County voters made decisions on two local issues and elected a new member to the five-person Board of County…

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Duval voters overwhelmingly pass 1-mill renewal; all 3 school board races close

School Board winners were all endorsed by current reps, so the board’s political makeup is unlikely to change.…

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The parking lot at voting Precinct 407 was packed just before noon Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026, at Southpoint Baptist Church on Tiger Hole Road. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
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Full election results for Florida and the First Coast

Jacksonville Today has complete election results for statewide races, local offices and ballot issues.…

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Duval School Board member Tony Ricardo is one of six board members who voted to remove the book "Identical" from school shelves in April 2025. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
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School Board member urged to resign over anti-Islam social media post

Tony Ricardo shared a social media post calling Islam a “political cult masquerading as a faith.”…

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Jacksonville Transportation Authority CEO Nat Ford speaks at the topping-out ceremony for the U2C Autonomous Innovation Center near Broad and Water streets in LaVilla. | Jeffrey Leeser via Jacksonville Daily Record
November 2, 2026

Former JTA CEO Nat Ford to testify before City Council in January

JTA’s finances were “a disaster” by July 2025, a past CFO told a council committee Monday.…

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Jacksonville attorney Charlie "Chuck" Farah Jr. | Farah & Farah
November 2, 2026

Florida Supreme Court suspends attorney Chuck Farah for 90 days

The court said Farah took on far more cases against tobacco companies than he could handle.…

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Attorney Pedro Echarte discusses crimes reported at an apartment complex where a 19-year-old man was shot to death. | News4Jax
October 30, 2026

Family sues apartment complex after teen is shot to death in home invasion

The lawsuit claims The Marley at Trout River Apartments failed to provide security despite hundreds of crimes.…

Featured image for “MOSH hits $100M fundraising mark; $50M still sought”
A rendering released in September shows the planned Museum of Science & History on the Downtown Northbank. | MOSH
October 30, 2026

MOSH hits $100M fundraising mark; $50M still sought

MOSH said it could break ground on its new Northbank museum even before the full amount is raised.…

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Empty polling booths inside the Duval County Supervisor of Elections Office. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 30, 2026

Who will win Duval’s Hispanic voters? Both parties have tried.

Hispanic voters are now 7% of Duval’s electorate, and they could play a role in determining who wins.…

Featured image for “JTA interim chief says ‘buck stopped with CEO’ in agency’s financial crisis”
JTA Interim CEO Cleveland Ferguson III speaks to news reporters Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at the transit agency's headquarters in LaVilla. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
October 29, 2026

JTA interim chief says ‘buck stopped with CEO’ in agency’s financial crisis

JTA Interim CEO Cleveland Ferguson also announced Wednesday that he would not seek the permanent position.…

Featured image for “Jacksonville icon Johnnetta Betsch Cole celebrates 90th with A.L. Lewis gala”
Johnnetta Betsch Cole sits in her American Beach home on Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. Cole, who turned 90 earlier in the month, will celebrate her milestone birthday with a fundraiser for the A.L. Lewis Black Opportunity & Investment Fund. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 29, 2026

Jacksonville icon Johnnetta Betsch Cole celebrates 90th with A.L. Lewis gala

Johnnetta Betsch Cole will celebrate her 90th birthday with a gala raising money to close health and education gaps in…

Featured image for “Tony Moore appointed inaugural CEO of Jax Riverfront Alliance”
Tony Moore is the first CEO of the Jax Riverfront Alliance. | Jax Riverfront Alliance
October 29, 2026

Tony Moore appointed inaugural CEO of Jax Riverfront Alliance

The Jax Riverfront Alliance works with the city and other groups to enhance Jacksonville’s riverfront.…

Featured image for “WHAT TO DO | ‘Phantom of the Opera’; ‘Nosferatu’;’Feeding Beatrice’; Persimmon Festival”
Experience "The Phantom of the Opera" like never before: With a live-improvised organ score.
October 29, 2026

WHAT TO DO | ‘Phantom of the Opera’; ‘Nosferatu’;’Feeding Beatrice’; Persimmon Festival

Two silent classic horror films with live musical scores, a “spine-chilling gothic tale” on stage, and Eat Your Yard’s Persimmon…