August 30, 2023
A relief fund that’s helped Jacksonville recover from past hurricanes and the COVID-19 pandemic has been reactivated in response to…
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August 30, 2023
Condemned building collapses onto street during storm
A condemned building partly collapsed Wednesday during the height of Hurricane Idalia’s wind and rain assault on Jacksonville. The former…
August 30, 2023
City Council legend E. Denise Lee dies at 71
Local leaders remembered the longtime Northside councilwoman as a tireless champion for the community.…
August 30, 2023
Duval Schools will resume classes Friday
Duval Schools will remain closed Thursday. Clay County and St. Johns County schools plan to return to class.…
August 30, 2023
Memorial Park balustrade falls victim to another hurricane
The winds from Hurricane Idalia once again destroyed the concrete balustrade at Memorial Park in the Riverside neighborhood — a…
August 30, 2023
Power outages spread across Jacksonville area
Although Hurricane Idalia was causing limited damage Wednesday in Northeast Florida, power outages were spreading across the region.…
August 30, 2023
Florida evacuated 4,000 prisoners ahead of Idalia
The state moved prisoners from 35 facilities to more robust buildings better equipped to survive dangerous conditions.…
August 30, 2023
Hurricane Idalia cuts a path through North Florida
Hurricane Idalia made landfall about 7:45 a.m Wednesday near Keaton Beach. Tropical storm winds were expected to hit Jacksonville later…
August 29, 2023
Idalia’s winds expected to hit Jax early Wednesday
The National Hurricane Center predicts 1 to 4 inches of rainfall on the First Coast and a storm surge of…
August 29, 2023
Black scholars will mobilize in Jacksonville next month
Leaders of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History say they won’t be deterred by racial…
August 29, 2023
Jacksonville demonstrators decry white supremacy, point fingers at DeSantis
A rally in James Weldon Johnson Park changed into a demonstration against white supremacy after Saturday’s racist shooting.…
August 28, 2023
Dollar General shooter may have targeted another store
Ryan Christopher Palmeter drove first to a Family Dollar store but left when he saw a security guard, the sheriff…
August 28, 2023
How to prepare for the arrival of Idalia
People in Northeast Florida are advised to prepare for a hurricane-force storm that is likely to hit the Gulf Coast…
August 28, 2023
Closings mount ahead of Tropical Storm Idalia
Duval County Public Schools will be closed Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, and all after-school activities will be canceled.…
August 28, 2023
Abercrombie & Fitch plans fall return to St. Johns Town Center
Abercrombie & Fitch will return to St. Johns Town Center in the space vacated by Soft Surroundings.…
August 28, 2023
Idalia expected to hit Florida as a major hurricane Wednesday
Hurricane Idalia is expected to cross the state toward Northeast Florida as a Category 1 or 2 hurricane. Jacksonville is…
August 28, 2023
Dollar General shooting aligns with anniversary of racist violence of Ax Handle Saturday
Sunday’s vigils for the racially motivated shooting occurred on the 63rd anniversary of Ax Handle Saturday.…
August 27, 2023
Jacksonville labor leaders, March on Washington attendee reflect, 60 years on
Jacksonville’s own A. Philip Randolph’s activism and mastery of mobilization helped make the March on Washington a reality.…
August 26, 2023
Three dead in racial shooting at Dollar General in Jacksonville
Sheriff T.K. Waters said the gunman killed three Black individuals and then turned the gun on himself.…
August 25, 2023
Mayor and finance board spar over diversity chief funding
The Finance Committee recommended slicing a portion of the mayor’s budget that would have paid for a chief of diversity.…
August 25, 2023
Northeast Florida schools say teachers can’t show PragerU videos
Conservative advocacy group PragerU says Florida teachers can now show the group’s videos in class. Districts in Northeast Florida disagree.…
August 25, 2023
Transgender students fear backlash over bathroom rule
The law bars transgender students and staff at state colleges from using restrooms and locker rooms that align with their…
August 25, 2023
Rare Sumatran tiger dies at Jacksonville zoo
Lucy, who was 12, likely died of a bloodborne infection, the zoo said. Lucy was one of the first tigers…
August 25, 2023
Design approved for Daily’s and Bold City in LaVilla
After months of debate, the Downtown Development Review Board voted 5-2 to approve the two-story Daily’s, Bold City Brewery and…