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The NOC Rucks walking group is the subject of a trademark complaint. | News4Jax
January 6, 2025

Nocatee developer challenges walking group over its name

A developer of Nocatee alleges that the name of the NOC Rucks walking group violates the company’s trademark.…

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Work on San Pablo Road included new traffic lanes, sidewalks, crosswalks and bike lanes. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
January 3, 2025

JTA completes San Pablo Road improvements

The work — including new traffic lanes, crosswalks and bike lanes — is expected to make San Pablo Road safer.…

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Lockers in a St. Johns County school. | News4Jax
January 3, 2025

Nassau and St. Johns schools score among best in state

St. Johns County schools ranked second in the state in 2024 and Nassau third, both with “A” grades.…

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Photographer Lydia Ritter snaps a photo during the Analog Club’s film photography pop-up event in St. Augustine Dec. 13. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
January 3, 2025

Analog photography is back. St. Augustine photogs develop community around film 

A new club in St. Augustine is celebrating photography the old fashioned way.…

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Manatees and tourists crowd the Three Sisters Spring at Crystal River, Florida, on a cold morning. | Courtesy Thomas Pluckhahn
January 3, 2025

Study finds manatees may be ‘recent immigrants’ to Florida

Results from archaeological digs have shown few manatee bones in Native American settlements in Florida.…

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An illustration shows the Jacksonville Armada soccer stadium in Downtown Jacksonville. The team plans to break ground on the stadium this year and begin play there in 2025. | Jacksonville Daily Record
January 3, 2025

Jacksonville Armada buys land for Downtown stadium

The Jacksonville Armada Football Club bought 34 vacant properties from the city for $1.…

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January 3, 2025

Series of cold fronts will bring arctic blast to Florida

The coldest air of the season will likely affect much of Florida, if not all of it, during the next…

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January 2, 2025

Sexual assault victims get more help in St. Johns County

The Betty Griffin Center will expand services for sexual assault victims at Ascension St. Vincent’s St. Johns hospital.…

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Jacksonville City Council raised garbage fees but also provided relief for people who can't afford the increase.
January 2, 2025

Higher garbage fees proposed in Jacksonville

City Council member Matt Carlucci is proposing to raise garbage fees while protecting low-income residents against fee increases.…

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Police collect evidence Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2024, in the slaying of a man on Division Street. | News4Jax
January 2, 2025

Jacksonville ends 2024 with record low homicides

Murders, manslaughters and justifiable homicides fell by more than half last year, records show.…

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January 2, 2025

Florida accuses Starbucks of race-based hiring

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody has filed a complaint against Starbucks with the state Division of Administrative Hearings.…

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January 2, 2025

Hopes rise for Jacksonville’s economy in 2025

A monthly survey of manufacturing firms shows optimism about the economy after a stagnant end to 2024.…

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The adult right whale Caterpillar surfaces next to its mother’s head in this aerial image taken on Monday, Dec. 30, 2024, off Ponte Vedra Beach. | Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
January 2, 2025

Baby right whales sighted with mothers off Ponte Vedra

Two endangered North Atlantic right whales — and their calves — were spotted earlier this week offshore from the Guana…

Featured image for “Jacksonville insurer Florida Blue fights feds over ratings”
The Florida Blue office complex in Brooklyn. | Jacksonville Daily Record
December 31, 2024

Jacksonville insurer Florida Blue fights feds over ratings

Florida Blue says key Medicare ratings didn’t account for major flooding in Broward County in 2023.…

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The Jacksonville Housing Authority is moving toward hiring a new CEO.
December 31, 2024

Jacksonville housing agency could have new CEO on March 3

The Jacksonville Housing Authority inched closer to hiring a new CEO this week after a year of tumult at the…

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This redistricting plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis eliminated the old Congressional District 5, a Black-majority district that stretched from Jacksonville to west of Tallahassee.
December 31, 2024

10 big legal cases to watch in Florida in 2025

The legal issues include a contested redistricting plan in North Florida.…

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December 31, 2024

Year-end travel forecast and frigid air in Florida

People who are traveling to end the year somewhere else should keep a close eye on the weather forecast.…

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A Meridian Waste garbage truck. | Meridian Waste
December 31, 2024

When is garbage pickup this week?

The New Year’s holiday will delay garbage collection in Clay and St. Johns counties.…

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December 30, 2024

Fitness center planned at Shad Khan’s new office building

A commercial gym is shown on plans for the office building near the Four Seasons Hotel & Residences.…

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Southern Grounds plans to open Thursday at 124 King St., at King and Riberia streets in the St. Augustine historic district. | Southern Grounds
December 30, 2024

Southern Grounds will open this week in St. Augustine

The Southern Grounds in St. Augustine will be the fourth location in Northeast Florida.…

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High temperatures will remain in the 70s in Jacksonville on Tuesday, but colder weather is coming. | National Weather Service Jacksonville
December 30, 2024

Freeze possible as North Florida cools down in new year

A freeze is possible over the weekend as a cooldown hits North Florida.…

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Jacksonville Sheriff's Office Director Joe Cowan announcing Monday's arrest of a corrections officer. | News4Jax
December 30, 2024

Veteran corrections officer accused of domestic battery

A Jacksonville corrections officer was arrested after an argument with a family member, the Sheriff’s Office says.…

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A general view of the Old Capitol and current Florida Capitol buildings on Feb. 8, 2023, in Tallahassee. | Phil Sears, AP
December 30, 2024

New year will bring 10 new laws in Florida

Ten laws approved in 2024 will take effect Wednesday, but restrictions on social media for children will not be immediately…

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Florida Power & Light Co. crews work on lines.
December 30, 2024

FPL proposes to raise base electric rates

Bills for FPL customers would rise an average of 2.5% annually from 2025 through 2029.…