4 minutes ago Downtown Jacksonville Starbucks wins city incentivesThe Starbucks franchise holder now will turn their attention to construction in the Bank of America Tower Downtown.…By Mike Mendenhall
46 minutes ago Orange Park Mall restricts teens on Fridays and SaturdaysAnyone younger than 18 will need a parent or guardian with them to enter Orange Park Mall on those days.…By Dan Scanlan
3 hours ago JWB helps renters with down payments during housing crisisJWB helped eight families buy homes by contributing $20,000 to each of them for down payments.…By Michelle Corum
5 hours ago Adventure Landing closes permanently in Jax BeachAdventure Landing closed its waterpark and arcade after 30 years off providing family entertainment.…By Marcela Camargo - News4Jax
7 hours ago Mossfire Grill closing after 27 years in Five PointsIn a post on Facebook, the Mossfire Grill said it would close Nov. 9. It did not give a reason.…By Dan Macdonald - Jacksonville Daily Record
7 hours ago Judge blocks donation of Miami land for Trump libraryA Miami activist sued after Miami Dade College donated downtown land to the state.…By Kate Payne - Associated Press/Report for America
16 hours ago City Council doesn’t support Duval School Board’s push for independent attorneyWithout the Jacksonville City Council’s endorsement, the Duval School Board’s push for its own attorney is less certain.…By Mike Mendenhall
1 day ago New books may be slower to reach library shelvesBaker & Taylor, the primary supplier of wholesale books to the Jacksonville Public Library, is shutting down.…By Dan Scanlan
1 day ago Attorney Ben Crump decries Jax police for violent arrestsThe civil rights attorney defended a woman who was arrested after struggling with police outside her daughter’s school.…By Dan Scanlan
1 day ago Proposed law would require teachers to take an oathTeachers would take an oath pledging to support the Constitution and to act in a “nonpartisan manner.”…By News Service of Florida
2 days ago Free speech fight simmers at Duval School BoardBoard members are criticized over speech as they vote to settle with a teacher over his alleged free speech violation,…By Megan Mallicoat
2 days ago Widow pleads for tips in husband’s cold case killingJulius Richardo Parrish died in a drive-by shooting 13 years ago — a cold case that remains unsolved today.…By Dan Scanlan
2 days ago Tropical Storm Lorenzo grows stronger, but no threat to landLorenzo, the 12th named storm of the season, is expected to stay out in the ocean and turn back east.…By The Associated Press
2 days ago Adventure Landing in St. Augustine could be gone soonAdventure Landing could be demolished and the site redeveloped for commercial use.…By J. Brooks Terry - Jacksonville Daily Record
2 days ago Florida communities buy up properties to limit flooding damageMore than a dozen communities, including St. Johns County, have voluntary home buyout programs.…By Florida Public Radio Emergency Network
October 10, 2025 WWII pilot, missing since 1944, comes home for Hastings burialThe remains of pilot J.G. Ralph Cornelius DuPont were finally identified after he was missing in action for 81 years.…By Dan Scanlan
October 10, 2025 Pedro Menendez field may be named after first principalThe football field at Pedro Menendez High School may be named for Bill Mignon, a longtime School Board member.…By Noah Hertz
October 10, 2025 Why the death penalty is being used more this yearFlorida leads the nation in use of the death penalty, with 13 executions this year after just one last year.…By R.J. Rico - Associated Press
October 9, 2025 Former Duval teachers union president pleads guiltyTeresa Brady admitted she and another union official conspired to cash in fraudulent leave time.…By Megan Mallicoat
October 9, 2025 Why the city thinks incentives for Downtown Starbucks make senseJacksonville officials say a Starbucks in the Bank of America Tower would be a sign of health for Downtown.…By Mike Mendenhall
October 9, 2025 Fleming Island lawmaker designated as House speakerRepublican Rep. Sam Garrison will be the first House speaker from Clay County since John Thrasher in 1999 and 2000.…By Jim Turner - News Service of Florida
October 9, 2025 Peg Leg Pete moves to new home and uncertain futureThe deteriorated Peg Leg Pete statue was moved from the Fernandina waterfront to the Amelia Island history museum.…By Dan Scanlan
October 9, 2025 2 Jacksonville roads would be renamed for Charlie Kirk under proposed billA state lawmaker has filed a bill to rename roads for Charlie Kirk at UNF and other colleges and universities.…By Vera Lucia Pappaterra - WUFT
October 9, 2025 #AskJAXTDY | Why do some road projects seem to take forever?It sometimes seems that road projects begin and then no one works on them for long periods. Why is that?…By Dan Scanlan