Sen. Clay Yarborough, R-Jacksonville, sponsored a bill that prohibited local governments from using taxpayer dollars to fund diversity, equity and inclusion offices and programs. He spoke during a bill signing Wednesday, April 22, 2026, in Jacksonville. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Hilliard Volunteer Fire Department firefighter James Crews. | Nassau County Sheriff's Office

The St. Johns County School District faces a budget shortfall that the superintendent blames partly on private school vouchers. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

Two fires burning near the Clay–Putnam County line have merged into the massive Railroad Fire. | Jesse Hanson, Newsw4Jax

The Whole Foods grocery store in Brooklyn will open May 21 with giveaways to the first 300 customers. | Ric Anderson, Jacksonville Daily Record

The first quad building of townhomes at Coastal Haven will be complete in summer. | Leah Foreman, Jacksonville Business Journal

Georgia Department of Corrections inmate fire teams are assisting with the Brantley County fires. | Georgia Department of Corrections

A statue of children reading in front of DCPS headquarters | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

Volunteer lifeguards take part in a recent Opening of the Beaches parade in Jacksonville Beach. | City of Jacksonville Beach

Pink the sea turtle looks at the camera while at the Turtle Hospital in Marathon. | Courtesy of the Turtle Hospital

Gov. Ron DeSantis tosses a pen to a member of the audience after signing a bill that will outlaw diversity, equity and inclusion in local governments on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. DeSantis is joined by members of the Florida Legislature who supported the bill, from left, Rep. Kiyan Michael, R-Jacksonville; Rep. Dean Black, R-Jacksonville; Sen. Clay Yarborough R-Jacksonville; and Rep. Berny Jacques, R-Seminole. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

New Toyotas wait for inspection and installation of options at the new Southeast Toyota Distributors facility at JAXPORT's Blount Island Marine Terminal. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

A Clay County Fire Rescue unit battles the Railroad Fire at the Clay/Putnam County line on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Clay County

The first Potbelly Sandwich Works shop in Northeast Florida is set to open May 5 in the Deerwood Village shopping center across from Florida State College at Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record

A massive wildfire burns in Southeast Georgia. | News4Jax

People sit in front of a makeshift memorial outside the student union at Florida State University in Tallahassee on April 17, 2025, after a campus shooting. | Kate Payne, AP

Tampa International Airport hosted Florida's first manned air taxi demonstration in November 2023. | Tampa International Airport, St. Pete Catalyst

A 4,100-acre wildfire burns around the Clay–Putnam County line on Tuesday, April 21, 2026. | Clay County Fire Rescue

The 2026 Student Mental Health Conference gave nearly 500 Duval County Public Schools students a chance to share specificity about their mental health programming needs. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

House Speaker Daniel Perez takes questions on the House floor after his chamber approved eight bills on Jan. 15, 2026, the third day of Florida's legislative session. | Douglas Soule, WUSF

A 500-acre blaze near Connor-Nelson Road in West Hilliard lights up the sky early Sunday, April 19, 2026. | Florida Forest Service