Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that will lead to the history of communism being taught from kindergarten through 12th grade. | Phil Sears, AP file

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters speaks at a news conference.

Gov. Ron DeSantis gives his State of the State address to start the 2022 legislative session. | Tom Urban, News Service of Florida

St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick has filed for reelection. | News4Jax

Jacksonville General Counsel Michael Fackler listens to City Council questions Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2024, about the removal of Confederate statutes from Springfield Park.

Crews are in the process of demolishing the old South Beach Grill restaurant in Crescent Beach to make way for a new beach walkover and parking l St. Johns County

Crews work to demolish 40-foot sailboat that has been stranded on Jacksonville Beach since October. | Travis Gibson, News4Jax

Cigars International plans a store, bar and lounge in The Strand at Town Center. | Jacksonville Daily Record

A sign warns of dune restoration at Little Talbot Island in 2016. | Blake Allen, WHCT News 89.9

Curbside recycling pickup is ending in Clay County later this year. | Randy Roguski, WJCT News 89.9

The first phase of the St. Johns County Police Athletic League's new athletic complex in Elkton will include three football fields, one encircled by a running track. | St. Johns PAL

The lowest gas prices in Northeast Florida are in Clay County.

Breton is the first shark tagged during Ocearch's Expedition Nova Scotia 2020. He is named for Cape Breton, where he was tagged.

The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to take up a case about a 2021 Florida law that would place restrictions on major social-media companies.

Charles Scriven died surrounded by family on Christmas Day. | Travis Gibson, News4Jax

Florida for the first time is offering a sales tax holiday as students return from the winter break.

Nease midfielder Austin Mills is introduced prior to the 2023 Holiday Cup. Nease High School hosted the third annual Holiday Cup, a four-team doubleheader aimed at raising dollars and donations for charities in Northeast Florida. (Will Borwn, Official Florida FC

The statue of a mother and child honoring "The Women of our Southland 1861-1865" hangs from a crane Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023, after its removal from a monument in Springfield Park. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9

This is the site plan for Concourse B at Jacksonville International Airport.

A new law requires drivers to move over if they see a disabled vehicle on the side of the road. | News4Jax

Jim Jones III, the owner of the Jim’s Place nightclub at 7900 Arlington Expressway, is retiring and closing the club for good. | Dan Macdonald, Jacksonville Daily Record