June 26, 2024
The program will emphasize global health leadership and advanced management of health care facilities and institutions.…
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June 26, 2024
Extreme heat leads city to open new cooling centers
Jacksonville is opening an expanded number of cooling centers after a third straight day of high heat indexes.…
June 25, 2024
City Council OKs $1.4B ‘Stadium of the Future’ deal
The Jacksonville Jaguars’ $1.4 billion Stadium of the Future is a go. In a 14-1 vote, City Council on Tuesday…
June 25, 2024
Here’s what they’re considering for Metropolitan Park
An architectural firm has put together three concepts for the park based on input from the community.…
June 25, 2024
Catastrophic flooding forecast on First Coast in coming years
Hospitals, fire stations, schools and naval bases will flood annually in coming decades as a result of rising sea levels,…
June 25, 2024
Youth soccer clinic planned as UK teams compete in Jax
Two English Premier League clubs — the Wolverhampton Wanderers and West Ham United — will compete in the Statewide Cup…
June 25, 2024
SPORTS | Can the Jaguars return to the playoffs?
The No. 1 question for the Jaguars? Can they regain the form they showed late in 2022 and early in…
June 24, 2024
St. Augustine Commission kills parking rule update
It was not immediately clear why the parking measure was shelved at the last moment. …
June 24, 2024
Jacksonville adds cooling stations as summer heat grows
The city is expanding help for people who can’t cope with the extreme heat predicted this year and beyond.…
June 24, 2024
Unemployment falls across Northeast Florida
The jobless rate fell in every county in Northeast Florida in May. Education and health services gained the most jobs…
June 23, 2024
OPINION | Let’s build the cleanest, greenest stadium ever
The city of Jacksonville and the Jaguars should make every effort to build and operate the greenest sports stadium ever.…
June 21, 2024
St. Johns County explores North Beach seawall
The surge from flooding is getting higher in the North Beach and Vilano Beach community, and a seawall may be…
June 21, 2024
JEA widens hunt for lead water pipes
JEA is carrying out new federal guidelines to eradicate lead contamination that could cause serious health problems.…
June 21, 2024
Huguenot Park reopens after road was washed out
The road was rebuilt Saturday, and beachgoers flocked to the sandy stretches Sunday.…
June 20, 2024
OPINION | Gubernatorial myopia: DeSantis pencils out girls
One of the governor’s strike-throughs will have an outsized effect on Duval county’s vulnerable girls.…
June 20, 2024
City Council slices community benefits from stadium deal
Separately, Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan is considering land near Metropolitan Park for an “entertainment center.”…
June 20, 2024
Residents sue to stop morgue: ‘Brentwood’s not a cemetery!’
The Metro Gardens Neighborhood Association has filed suit against the city to halt construction of a medical examiner’s office in…
June 20, 2024
Jacksonville police union reaches contract agreement
Police officers would receive a 13% salary increase in fiscal 2024-2025. Corrections officers would get 15%.…
June 20, 2024
ARTS PICKS | June 21-23
The Soul Violinist, a local photography exhibit on our Beaches, and free Saturday at MOCA are this weekend’s Arts Picks.…
June 19, 2024
Duval is not alone in closing schools
A consultant suggests closing more than 30 Duval schools. Many of Florida’s large, urban districts are looking at the same…
June 19, 2024
OPINION | ‘School choice’ hits different for parents of color
It’s disingenuous to posit that the current assault on public education is divorced from race and class. …
June 18, 2024
Wildfire dangers rising in parched Northeast Florida
Northeast Florida is experiencing some of the driest conditions in the state, and the threat of wildfires could become serious…
June 18, 2024
Historic St. Augustine rectory to get refresh
Housing for clergymen of the Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine will receive a much-needed renovation.…
June 18, 2024
Jacksonville expedition will study white sharks in Europe
The nonprofit research group Ocearch is leaving Mayport to study white sharks in the waters off western Europe and the…