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Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan takes questions at the ICARE Nehemiah Assembly on Monday, April 13, 2026. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

Deegan revives plan for affordable housing trust fund

Representatives at the ICARE Nehemiah Assembly pressed the mayor to earmark $10 million for the trust fund in her city…

By Mike Mendenhall

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A motorist fills the tank of a vehicle at a QuikTrip gasoline station on April 6, 2026, in Greenwood Village, Colorado. | David Zalubowski, AP

Gasoline prices expected to rise across Florida

Gasoline averaged $4.04 per gallon in Duval County on Monday, but the price had risen to $4.12 by Tuesday.…

By News Service of Florida

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St. Augustine's Treasury building, seen from the Bridge of Lions, is the tallest in the historic downtown's skyline, standing six stories tall. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

Five-star hotel approved in downtown St. Augustine

City commissioners unanimously approved plans for a hotel in downtown’s tallest building.…

By Noah Hertz

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John Morgan founded the largest personal injury law firm in the United States, Morgan & Morgan. | Kate Payne, AP

Attorney John Morgan says he won’t run for Florida governor

Morgan, an advocate of recreational marijuana, ended speculation about whether he’d be a candidate.…

By Douglas Soule - WUSF

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Satellite photo of the Atlantic basin.

How the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season could play out

Forecasters expect that tropical cyclone activity could resemble hurricane seasons in 2006, 2009, 2015 and 2023.…

By Andrew Wulfeck - Storm Center

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Winn-Dixie Co's headquarters building in Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record

City considering up to $12M in tax incentives for Winn-Dixie

The Jacksonville-based Winn-Dixie is asking the city for tax incentives to make investments in its headquarters building.…

By Joe Lister - Jacksonville Daily Record

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JEA is Jacksonville's city-owned electric, water, and wastewater utility. | File photo

State attorney subpoenas JEA about ex-mayor’s lobbying firm

Prosecutors are demanding records related to numerous controversies that have swirled around JEA and the City Council.…

By Nate Monroe - The Tributary

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The unemployment rate in the Jacksonville metropolitan area rose from 4.7% in December to 5.2% in August.

Unemployment in Jacksonville is highest since pandemic

Unemployment in the Jacksonville metro area rose from 4.7% in December to 5.2% in January.…

By Mark Basch - Jacksonville Daily Record

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A sign shows the official name of the Main Street Bridge. | Google maps

#AskJAXTDY | Why don’t all bridges have name plaques?

Many bridges in Jacksonville have plaques showing their names, but many do not. Why not?…

By Dan Scanlan

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A crash crumpled this school bus on Zoo Parkway in Jacksonville. | News4Jax

Safety concerns raised after school bus crashes

City Councilman Mike Gay wants FDOT to analyze whether conditions on Zoo Parkway lead to crashes.…

By Ariel Schiller - News4Jax and Jud Hulon - News4Jax

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OpenAI's ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York on May 18, 2023.

Florida’s attorney general launches probe into OpenAI

Attorney General James Uthmeier noted suspected harms that AI products cause to minors.…

By Gray Rohrer - News Service of Florida

A conceptual illustration of the renovated Ambassador Hotel — renamed as Hotel Merrydelle — in Downtown Jacksonville. | Gateway Jax Inc.

The Merrydelle: Historic Ambassador Hotel renamed under Marriott brand

The announcement comes as the city’s design review board gives Hotel Merrydelle its final approval to proceed.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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The Duval County Medical Examiner's Office. | News4Jax

Associate medical examiner on leave over social media post

Associate Duval County Medical Examiner Bob Pfalzgraf made a post that appeared to be about Donald Trump.…

By News4Jax staff

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Sheriff T.K. Waters announces the arrests of three officers on charges of filing false overtime claims. At his sideis Undersheriff Shawn Coursey. | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office

3 more Jacksonville cops accused of faking overtime

The three officers filed more than $33,000 in false overtime claims, the sheriff said. Another officer was arrested in February.…

By Dan Scanlan

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2026 hurricane season outlook.

Latest hurricane forecast predicts below-normal year

Colorado State University expects below-normal hurricane activity due to a likely transition into an El Niño.…

By Andrew Wulfeck - Storm Center

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The Related Group’s South Bank Residences is planned on the Downtown Jacksonville Southbank where the River City Brewing Co. restaurant was demolished. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Construction coming soon on Southbank residential tower

Mayor Donna Degan says the Related Group will break ground next month at the former River City Brewery site.…

By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record

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WHAT TO DO | PoetFest; Soraia show at The Walrus; Yoga with Tigers

A poetry fest in St. Augustine, an indie rock show in Murray Hill, and yoga with big cats are What…

By Amy Garrett

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A school bus and a truck collided Wednesday, April 8, 2026, near the Jacksonville Zoo and Botantical Gardens. | News4Jax

Another Duval school bus crashes on trip to the zoo

No one on the school bus was seriously hurt, but eight students were checked out at a hospital.…

By Dan Scanlan

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The Duval Schools headquaters building on Prudential Drive. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

Duval Schools students get longer Thanksgiving break

The School Board voted to give students and teachers the whole week off at Thanksgiving this fall.…

By Megan Mallicoat

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The coastal city of St. Augustine Beach has an estimated population of ab out 6,800 as of the 2020 census. | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

St. Augustine Beach considers term limits for commissioners

Voters will decide in November if St. Augustine Beach’s city commissioners should have term limits.…

By Noah Hertz

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Lawn watering restrictions are in place in Northeast Florida due to the drought. | St. Johns River Water Management District

#AskJAXTDY | Are golf courses restricted from watering during drought?

Northeast Florida residents are subject to water restrictions, but what about heavy water users like golf courses?…

By Dan Scanlan

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An aerial view of the former site of the Railway Express Agency Terminal.

THE JAXSON | 50 years of freight: The legacy of Jacksonville’s Railway Express Agency Terminal

For nearly half a century, the Railway Express Agency shaped Jacksonville’s economy and identity, leaving behind a legacy still felt…

By Ennis Davis

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Skyway cars move into the LaVilla station of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Friday is deadline to give your views on Skyway options

JTA is considering five Skyway options and wants to know which ones the public prefers.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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Sara Frasca is closing her restaurant so she can devote her energies to her consulting business, Point NorthEast. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Trasca & Co Eatery closing in Ponte Vedra Beach

Owner Sara Frasca says she’s closing Trasca & Co Eatery to focus on her consulting business, Point NorthEast.…

By Dan Macdonald - Jacksonville Daily Record

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