March 27, 2024
Although electric rates are rising, bills could fall because the cost of fuel for power plants has declined.…
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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…
March 24, 2024
SPORTS | More work left for Jaguars after free agency haul
The Jacksonville Jaguars signed eight veterans from other teams during free agency, so here are their needs heading into the…
March 22, 2024
New Berlin Road widening worries some residents
Residents are worried about traffic flow during a road construction project in the Oceanway community.…
March 22, 2024
#AskJAXTDY l Why can’t I vote at any polling place on Election Day?
A Jacksonville Today reader wonders why voters can’t cast their ballots at any polling location, the same as they can…
March 22, 2024
Search for missing Putnam boy ends in tragedy
Mason Newstead, a 4 year-old child with special needs, was found dead in the St. Johns River, about a block…
March 21, 2024
OPINION | Can’t get it out of my mind
With the federal conviction last week of JEA’s former CEO, our local morality tale about extreme self-interest at the public’s…
March 21, 2024
$20k for homebuyers up for grabs under Ameris redlining settlement
More than 300 Jacksonville area families are going to receive $20,000 apiece as part of a regional bank’s settlement with…
March 21, 2024
St. Johns County beach renourishment delayed
Closures will start soon at Mickler’s Landing as part of St. Johns County’s $40 million beach renourishment project.…
March 20, 2024
Personal data breached in Jacksonville Beach cyberattack
Cyber criminals who attacked Jacksonville Beach’s computer systems may have obtained people’s personal information, the city said.…
March 20, 2024
Now you can take the kids to the mosquito museum in St. Augustine
The Anastasia Mosquito Control District is ready to welcome families to the Vector Disease Education Center in St. Augustine.…