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The Blue Angels will not participate in the Sea and Sky Air Show this weekend.
2 days ago

Blue Angels grounded for Jax Beach air show

The U.S. government shutdown forced the Blue Angels to back out of this weekend’s Sea and Sky Air Show.…

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Contractors place a tree and American flag atop the last girder of Concourse B at Jacksonville International Airport.
2 days ago

Jacksonville’s airport expansion hits a milestone

The last girder was put in place for the new Concourse B at Jacksonville International Airport.…

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The entrance of the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens highlights two new exhibits. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

2 new Cummer exhibits explore meaningful landscapes

The Cummer’s two new visual art exhibits explore painting and watercolor landscapes as sites of memory.…

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Pills spill out of a bottle in an arrangement photo of prescription Oxycodone. | Mark Lennihan, AP file
2 days ago

Drug-related deaths fall in Northeast Florida

Drug-related deaths locally and statewide decreased dramatically last year for a variety of reasons.…

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Nonprofit leaders and others discuss affordable housing during an event in St. Johns County. From left are Bill Lazar with the St. Johns Housing Partnership, Bob Porter with D.R. Horton, Malinda Everson with Habitat, Aliyah Meyer with the St. Johns County Chamber of Commerce and Erick Saks with Operation Lifeline. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

How can St. Johns County create more affordable housing?

Local leaders outline solutions for affordable housing at a time when it’s desperately needed.…

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Former St. Johns County Fire Chief Scott Bullard. | News4Jax
2 days ago

Ousted St. Johns fire chief wins $500,000 in lawsuit

A jury found St. Johns County breached the contract rights of former Fire Chief Scott Bullard.…

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The path of Tropical Storm Melissa as of 11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025.
2 days ago

Melissa brings flooding and landslides to the Caribbean

Melissa is bringing severe flooding to the Dominican Republic and could hit Jamaica as a major hurricane this weekend.…

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Annie R. Morgan Elementary had served students on Jacksonville’s Westside since 1916 before it closed. Mater Academy plans to move into its vacant building. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
3 days ago

Charter school company hopes to operate within 25 Duval public schools

New rules from the state mean districts have to let some charter schools use their buildings for free.…

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Duval County School Board Chair Charlotte Joyce speaks during a School Board meeting. | Jacksonville Today
3 days ago

Duval School Board’s scaled-back request to hire own attorney will go to Tallahassee

A compromise bill says the city’s top counsel would have the final say over legal opinions issued by the school…

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Green Cove Springs drivers may see a Clay County deputy doing driver's licence checkd Friday.
3 days ago

Immigrant rights group blasts Clay County driver checkpoints

The Jacksonville Immigrant Rights Alliance says driver’s license checkpoints on Friday could be a tactic to round up immigrants.…

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JEA crews replace a pipe in Jacksonville. | JEA
3 days ago

#AskJAXTDY | Why is JEA replacing pipes near me again?

A Jacksonville Today reader wonders whether pipe replacement in San Jose duplicates work done earlier.…

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In taking over the space that used to house the Gypsy Cab Co., Purple Olive owners Kristen White and Peter Kenney renovated the space. | Old City PR
3 days ago

Purple Olive restaurant moves to former Gypsy Cab space

Purple Olive will open Friday on Anastasia Island after 21 years in St. Augustine Beach.…

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Osceola County students participate in a lesson.
3 days ago

Cellphone restrictions boost outcomes in Florida schools

Student test scores and problematic behaviors improved after cellphone restrictions took effect.…

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

St. Augustine Airport Authority loses another commissioner

Jennifer Liotta is the fourth Airport Authority board member to resign this year.…

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Eartha M.M. White Park in Oakland on the city's Eastside | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
October 22, 2025

New nonprofit would mete out Eastside community benefits funds

The nonprofit would manage the $40 million in public funds the Eastside will receive under the stadium community benefits agreement.…

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Kids Hope Alliance CEO Saralyn Grass served as a local celebrity during the 2025 I'm A Star Foundation Celebrity Basketball Classic. The game raised money for unhoused students in Duval County on July 26, 2025, at Riverside High School. |Photo by Will Brown
October 22, 2025

Saralyn Grass dismissed as CEO of Kids Hope Alliance

Grass had faced questions about whether her private consulting business conflicted with the Kids Hope Alliance.…

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The Rev. Adam Gray stands inside the sanctuary of his historic church in Riverside. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
October 22, 2025

Historic Riverside church gets answer to renovation prayer

Riverside Church at Park and King received a $359,534 national grant to rehabilitate its 99-year-old sanctuary.…

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Cars park on Centre Street, the historic main artery of Fernandina Beach. | News4Jax
October 22, 2025

Parking issue heads to the ballot in Fernandina Beach

City commissioners declined to kill a plan for paid parking downtown. Instead, voters will decide next year.…

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Richard Barry Randolph, 63, is scheduled to die by lethal injection Nov. 20 for a murder in Palatka. |
October 22, 2025

Execution set in convenience store killing in Palatka

Richard Barry Randolph is scheduled for execution Nov. 20 for raping and killing his former boss.…

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A map shows the next five days of Tropical Storm Melissa.
October 21, 2025

Tropical Storm Melissa crawls across the Caribbean

Melissa could become a hurricane by the end of the week, but will it pose a threat to Florida?…

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St. Johns County's entryway on State Road A1A. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
October 21, 2025

St. Johns County will not join lawsuit over development law

More than 20 municipalities are suing Florida over a new law that restricts local development.…

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Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia delivered reimbursements checks from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement to sheriffs from Northeast Florida Wednesday afternoon. From left are Putnam County Sheriff H.D. "Gator" DeLoach, Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook, St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick, Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters, Ingoglia and Bradford County Sheriff Gordon Smith. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
October 21, 2025

State CFO visits First Coast to reimburse police for ICE costs

Local law enforcement received payments for the costs of helping ICE arrest illegal immigrants.…

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Jacksonville University President Tim Cost speaks at commencement in May 2025. He has announced that he will retire as president. | Jacksonville University
October 21, 2025

JU President Tim Cost moves on to become chancellor

Tim Cost has led Jacksonville University for 14 years and will become chancellor in June or July.…

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Southeastern Grocers is rebranding itself as The Winn-Dixie Co. | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today
October 21, 2025

Winn-Dixie scales back to focus on Florida

Southeastern Grocers is rebranding as The Winn-Dixie Co. and selling stores in several states.…