Country Carriages has operated its horse and carriage business in St. Augustine since 2004. | Courtesy Country Carriages

The Jacksonville Zoo & Botanical Gardens, will have a new entrance starting March 6, 2026. the $72 million structure is 25,000 square feet, and 50 feet tall at the highest peak. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today

A JTA Connexion Plus van. | Jacksonville Transportation Authority

Randy Fine speaks at the Florida Capitol in 2022 | Phil Sears, AP

JAXPORT CEO Eric Green addresses more than 600 people during the 2026 State of the Port on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026. | JAXPORT

Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico taking the oath of office in June 2025. | City of Jacksonville

A row of Mazdas are just some of the 200 new cars and trucks on display at the 2026 Jacksonville International Auto Show. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

Christian Madsen, a motor unit officer, is seen here in a Facebook video form the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. He is accused of taking thousands of dollars in overtime for work that was never done. | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, News4Jax

Jacksonville will erect 40 markers as part of its inclusion on the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. The first was unveiled inside Mount Ararat Missionary Baptist Church because the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke there in March 1961. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Fernando Hermida holds a bottle of Biktarvy, his HIV medication, in Charlotte, North Carolina on on May 27, 2024. | Laura Bargfeld, AP

Republican Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka of Fort Myers sponsored the bill on voter eligibility. | Colin Hackley, News Service of Florida file

An aerial view of Downtown Jacksonville | Jacksonville Daily Record

The Jacksonvill Transportation Authority is considering five proposals for the future of the Skyway.

A statue of abolitionist and orator Frederick Douglass now sits in downtown St. Augustine. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

EverBank Stadium, seen here in October 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

State Sen. Randy Fine of Melbourne has filed two bills related to immigration for the regular legislative session in March. He said he hopes they are taken up during the special session.

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

JEA CEO Vickie Cavey. speaks at the JEA board meeting Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, as board Chair Joe DiSalvo listens. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville Attorney Lamonte Carter and iCity Christian School Executive Director Terrie Hairston announce a group of private schools' lawsuit against Step Up For Students on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. | News4Jax

Police investigate the minibike crash Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. | News4Jax

A conceptual rendering of proposed changes to the Kirkpatrick Dam in the Rodman Recreation Area in Putnam and Marion counties. | State of Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference Aug. 12, 2025, in Tampa. | Chris O'Meara, AP file

UF Health Hospital in Gainesville. | Lauren Witte, Fresh Take Florida