Florida first lady Casey DeSantis speaks as her husband, Gov. Ron DeSantis, looks on during his presidential campaign in May 2023. | Charlie Neibergall, AP

The Baker Correctional Institution became Florida's second immigration detention center. | Kaley Mantz, Fresh Take Florida

A Skyway monorail train pulls away from the station near the Jacksonville Transportation Authority headquarters in LaVilla. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Bus service at the Jacksonville Transportation Authority has been reduced and changed to reduce costs amid a $39 million budget shortfall. | Bill Bortzfield, WJCT News

Conquer Padel Club is coming to Jacksonville. The racket sport that is described as a combination of tennis and squash. | Jacksonville Daily Record

A closeup view of the planned 125,000-square-foot Museum of Science & History. | MOSH

A group of undocumented migrants stand by as they are processed by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents before deporation across the McAllen–Hidalgo–Reynosa International Bridge in McAllen, Texas, on March 13, 2026. | Felix Marquez, AP

St. Johns County voters will be asked in November about potentially paying a little extra to fund land conservation. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

A rendering of the Flagler Avenue Festival Street. | Downtown Investment Authority

Jacksonville police investigate an officer-involved shooting on Sunday, Oct. 12, 2026, on Mar Vic Lane near Dunn Avenue. | News4Jax

A third-floor view looking down on the food court and new concourse under construction at Jacksonville International Airport.

Water has already begun to flood the streets of St. Augustine. | News4Jax

From left, Kent Donahue. public information officer at the Florida Department of Health in Orange County; Tom Bendle with the department's Division of Disease Control; and Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo list to a speaker during a hearing Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, on school immunization requirements. | Florida Department of Health, Facebook

Satellite photo of Hurricane Isaias on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. | NOAA

A graphic novel adaptation of the literary classic "1984" was one of four books removed from Duval Schools' libraries at October's School Board meeting. | Kailyn Mallicoat, special to Jacksonville Today

The St. Augustine Airport, which is overseen by the St. Johns County Airport Authority. | St. Augustine Airport

The Florida Fifth District Court of Appeal Courthouse is in Daytona Beach. | Gamweb, Wikimedia Commons

Jackson volleyball coach Rochelle Strowder provided each of the five seniors on the 2026 team with a gift box after their Senior Night victory over Ed White on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026. From left: Jazmine Kelly, Brayla Hill, Davita Kelly, Natalia Hamilton and Skyler Mitchell. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Fat Tuesday plans to return to Jacksonville this month.

Rough surf ahead of Hurricane Isaias along the Gulf Coast. | City of Orange Beach

Wasabi Con this year includes a cosplay competition. | Wasabi Con via Facebook