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Roger Handberg, U.S. attorney for the Middle District of Florida, joins local and federal law enforcement officials to announce the indictment of two Jacksonville men. | News4Jax
August 21, 2024

2 indicted in drug-related shooting on I-95

The two Jacksonville men are suspected of running a large drug operation between California and Jacksonville.…

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Anastasia State Park/ | Florida Department of Environmental Protection
August 21, 2024

Lodge and pickleball proposed at Anastasia State Park

The Florida Department of Environmental Protection is considering similar developments around the state to expand access to parks.…

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St. Johns County's entryway on State Road A1A. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
August 20, 2024

2 incumbents lose seats on St. Johns County commission

Roy Alaimo and Henry Dean lose to challengers Ann Taylor and Clay Murphy, who are promising to slow growth in…

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August 20, 2024

Ashley Wells Cox wins 4th Circuit judge seat

Ashley Wells Cox was elected to the 4th Judicial Circuit Court bench, beating Nancy Cleaveland.…

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Former Jacksonville City Council member Brenda Priestly Jackson challenged state Rep. Angie Nixon. D-Jacksonville, in the Democratic primary. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 20, 2024

Nixon trounces Priestly Jackson in House District 13

With most of the vote counted, state Rep. Angie Nixon amassed more than 80% over Brenda Priestly Jackson in the…

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Cindy Pearson (seen here speaking at a board meeting on May 23, 2024) was reelected by a margin of less than 300 votes. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
August 20, 2024

Duval School Board: 2 Moms for Liberty candidates elected; Pearson wins narrowly

The Duval County School Board will have a Moms for Liberty majority in the fall.…

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Voters trickled into the Legends Center in Northwest Jacksonville throughout primary Election Day on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
August 20, 2024

Aug. 20 primary election results for Northeast Florida

Voters decided Tuesday on races for school board, county commission, judges, legislators and others.…

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Jacksonville at-large Councilman Matt Carlucci speaks during a meeting he hosted at City Hall Monday, August 19, 2024, to allow advocates of an affordable housing financing plan to explain it to council members. | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
August 20, 2024

Advocates hope to revive affordable housing plan

An affordable housing plan that could add 1,000 reasonably priced homes to Jacksonville is hanging in limbo.…

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Federal investigators raided the Kamiya restaurant last week. | News4Jax
August 20, 2024

Restaurant owners charged after immigration raids

Hua Yao Ke and Ping Ping Zheng are accused of harboring undocumented workers after raids at Kamiya 86 in Ponte…

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FCC Environmental Services took over trash pickup in St. Johns County on Aug. 1, 2024. | FCC Environmental Services
August 20, 2024

St. Johns County tosses new trash company

After only three weeks on the job, FCC Environmental is out as St. Johns County’s trash and recycling hauler.…

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Jacksonville's planning staff is recommending against a new cellphone tower near Nocatee, partly because it would be an eyesore for nearby homeowners. | City of Jacksonville
August 19, 2024

Nocatee residents fight Jacksonville cell tower

Residents have collected nearly 1,500 signatures opposing the tower, which they consider an eyesore and health hazard.…

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"On Allison's Wings" was dedicated Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, at Stockton Park. | Cultural Council of Greater Jacksonville
August 19, 2024

New public artwork offers peace to grieving families

“On Allison’s Wings” was dedicated to 15-year-old Allison Brundick Haramis and Angels for Allison, the nonprofit formed in her memory.…

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Baptist Health and Florida Blue are Northeast Florida's largest health care system and health insurance provider. The two have served Jacksonville for a combined 149 years. | Florida Blue; Baptist Health
August 19, 2024

Patients wait as Baptist Health and Florida Blue battle over costs

If the two do not come to an agreement, as many as 50,000 people will be forced to find new…

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DLP Capital Partners acquired this Vilano Beach property on the west side of State Road A1A. | Jacksonville Daily Record
August 19, 2024

Ocean Club RV park planned in Vilano Beach

DLP Capital Partners submitted plans for an RV park on almost 4 acres split by State Road A1A.…

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FCC Environmental Services will take over Clay County garbage collection on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024. | FCC Environmental Services
August 19, 2024

Decision due on St. Johns County’s trash troubles

St. Johns County may toss its new trash collector this week after a meeting with the company Monday.…

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Boston’s Restaurant & Sports Bar closed Sunday, according to its Facebook page. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record
August 19, 2024

Boston’s sports bar closes in North Jax after 15 years

The bar and restaurant at River City Marketplace called itself “the home of the gourmet pizza.”…

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Sen. Ben Sasse responds to questions by the University of Florida Board of Trustees in Gainesville on Nov. 1, 2022, as trustees decided whether to select Sasse as the school's next president. | Fresh Take Florida
August 19, 2024

Former UF President Ben Sasse defends his spending

Sasse responded to a report in The Independent Florida Alligator that spending more than tripled during his tenure.…

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Duval County voters will choose a county court judge this election season. | 4th Judicial Circuit Court
August 16, 2024

Two lead in fundraising for Duval judge’s seat

Four candidates are competing for one open judge’s seat in Duval County. They’ve raised tens of thousands of dollars among…

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The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is investigating a police shooting of a man in Arlington.
August 16, 2024

More DUI patrols possible if marijuana issue passes

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters opposes Amendment 3. He says he will consider increasing DUI patrols if voters approve it.…

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Grab-and-go lunches are being prepped at a Summer BreakSpot location in July. The meal sites, which are backed by Florida's Department of Agriculture, ramped up services in rural communities this summer after receiving additional funding from No Kid Hungry, according to a spokesperson. | Anais Rice, No Kid Hungry Florida
August 16, 2024

Florida opts out of summer food assistance for kids

For the second year, the state did not accept federal assistance through the Sun Bucks program, which helps parents cover…

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The Sea & Sky Air Show was canceled after the U.S. Navy Blue Angels told Jacksonville it “wanted to give another city a chance” at hosting the demonstration flying team.
August 16, 2024

Jacksonville works to replace canceled events

The Sea & Sky Air Show and Bethune-Cookman football game are out for 2024-25; Jax River Jams also may go…

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This 2007 Pierce fire truck is part of the surplus property that St. Johns County will auction off Saturday, Aug. 17. 2024. | St. Johns County
August 16, 2024

Want a fire truck? St. Johns County is auctioning one

The truck is among 80-plus pieces of surplus property the county will auction Saturday in St. Augustine.…

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August 16, 2024

Rare cold front brings a less humid, sunnier weekend

North Florida will still be humid, but not the oppressive humidity we’ve had for two months.…

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August 15, 2024

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Big bucks in Duval School Board elections

INTERACTIVE | See how money flows from PACs to the Duval School Board candidates…