April 1, 2024
A multicounty sex crimes task force has made 31 arrests and investigated hundreds of tips since it was created a…
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March 29, 2024
Jacksonville Zoo elephant recovering after dental surgery
Ali, an African elephant once owned by musician Michael Jackson, had complex surgery to move the last part of his…
March 29, 2024
Mayor signs Heroes Act to help city employees in military
The Heroes Act triples the amount of time the city wil pay employees who are called for duty overseas.…
March 28, 2024
OPINION | The citizens who stopped, exposed the JEA scheme
Before we close the book on the JEA scandal, let’s celebrate those who stopped the behind-the-scenes sale effort and revealed…
March 28, 2024
UF graduate campus gets green light in Jacksonville
The Florida Board of Governors approved plans for a University of Florida graduate campus Downtown.…
March 28, 2024
Jacksonville police officer jailed in sex case involving teen
Josue Garriga III is the same deputy who was cleared in the fatal shooting of Jaime Johnson in 2019.…
March 27, 2024
Marine fire station opens in renovated Mandarin home
Marine Fire Station 68 is situated in an area that has needed marine and shoreline fire protection for years.…
March 27, 2024
ARTS PICKS | March 29-31
Jacksonville Today Arts and Culture Editor Matt Shaw shares his arts and culture picks for the weekend.…
March 27, 2024
City’s oldest art festival returns this weekend in Mandarin
The Mandarin Art Festival has been an Easter weekend tradition in Jacksonville for more than five decades.…
March 27, 2024
JEA raises rates, but bills could fall
Although electric rates are rising, bills could fall because the cost of fuel for power plants has declined.…
March 26, 2024
PHOTO ESSAY | Jacksonville Alumnae Chapter welcomes first new Deltas in a decade
After 10 years, the Jacksonville Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta welcomed new members in front of a cross section…
March 26, 2024
USS Orleck celebrates 2nd anniversary as Jax Naval Museum with historic refit
Two years after the 79-year-old destroyer found its new home on the St. Johns River, the Orleck has new displays…
March 26, 2024
MOSH gets $10 million boost from CSX for new museum
The donation is the largest yet in a campaign to build a new Museum of Science & History on the…
March 26, 2024
Sex offender who hacked Jumbotron gets 220 years
Samuel Arthur Thompson was sentenced for hacking into the Jaguars’ Jumbotron, possessing child pornography and failing to register as a…
March 26, 2024
Dames Point Bridge protected against collision, mayor says
Protective “dolphins” around the Dames Point Bridge are meant to prevent a collapse like the one in Baltimore, says Mayor…
March 26, 2024
THE JAXSON | 4 influential Jacksonville women of the 19th century
In honor of Women’s History Month, here are four women who were influential in Jacksonville during the 19th century.…
March 25, 2024
Two dead in St. Augustine plane crash
A small plane crashed in the woods while trying to return to the Northeast Florida Regional Airport shortly after takeoff.…
March 25, 2024
DeSantis comes to Jacksonville to sign social media limits on kids
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed HB3 at Cornerstone Classical Academy, banning children younger than 14 from having social media accounts.…
March 25, 2024
St. Augustine seeks a name for new park
Work is continuing to create a park on an empty city lot at Weeden and DeHaven streets. The question now…
March 25, 2024
Carnival will continue to cruise from Jax through 2026
Jaxport on Monday extended its agreement with Carnival Cruise Line, which sails the Elation from Jacksonville to the Bahamas.…
March 25, 2024
Cellphones could be banned for Duval students
School Board member April Carney said she will propose a ban on cellphone use during the school day so students…
March 25, 2024
OPINION | Why the Deegan-Biden dynamic matters to Jacksonville this November
Mayor Deegan – who often talks about working across party lines – is going to be incentivized to be a…
March 25, 2024
Rents rising faster in Jacksonville than most of US
The asking price for an apartment in Jacksonville rose 8.2% in the past year, the sixth-largest increase among 50 cities…
March 24, 2024
REVIEW | Jacksonville Zoo monkeys with menu to some fans’ displeasure
The Jacksonville Zoo says it took food “in a different direction that would allow us to maximize our mission through…