Jacksonville City Council member Will Lahnen, right, who chairs the Finance Committee, has found $30 million in cuts, much of which could end up paying for public-safety projects. That falls well short of the hundreds of millions city officials would have to carve out in future years if voters approve Amendment 3 in November. | City of Jacksonville

Dog attack victim Roland Moore stands in his family's driveway on Marquis Drive on July 10, 2026. | Simone Endress, Jacksonville Today

Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonsville, stages a sit-in at the office of Gov Ron DeSantis on May 15, 2026. | Douglas Soule, WUSF

Publix CEO Kevin Murphy was among 70 employees who sorted canned food and other items on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. Publix announced it will donate $25 million to combat food insecurity and hunger across its eight-state footprint. Feeding Northeast Florida will receive $1.1 million of the money. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Jacksonville City Council Finance Chair Will Lahnen, left, speaks to Council member Jimmy Peluso during the 2026 budget debate as Council President Nick Howland looks on. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

Hope McMath and her attorney, John Phillips, speak at a news conference about the case against her teaching license on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

Each year Cumberland Island hosts 25% to 30% of the loggerhead nests in Georgia | Center for Biological Diversity

Franklin Sheriff AJ "Tony" Smith places a bags over a Flock automated license plate reader on Sept. 1, 2026. Smith learned the cameras continued to take pictures despite unplugging them.

Flooding from overloaded storm sewers in northern Hillsborough County from Hurricane Milton in October 2024.

Jacksonville Civic Council President and CEO Dennis Whittle speaks Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, at Jacksonville City Hall. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

A rendering of the completed Interra Apartments, formerly the FBI headquarters, in Arlington. | Interra Apartments

Former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn is surrounded by family and supporters as he leaves the Bryan Former JEA CEO Aaron Zahn walks out of the Bryan Simpson U.S. courthouse in Downtown Jacksonville after being convicted of conspiracy and wire fraud March 15, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

A statewide government watchdog group issued its "2026 Florida TaxWatch Voter Guide to Florida's Constitutional Amendments" on Friday, September 18, 2026.

Baptist Health is opening a new emergency room at its recently opened medical campus in Silverleaf | Baptist Health

Jacksonville Area Legal Aid CEO Jim Kowalski announces a new tool Friday, Sept. 18, 2026, to help renters spot housing violations. | News4Jax

Florida's soon-to-be $15 minimum wage will be adjusted for inflation in the future.

JTA Interim CEO Cleveland Ferguson III speaks to news reporters Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026, at the transit agency's headquarters in LaVilla. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

St. Augustine's first green stormwater project features bioswales that will capture and filter rainwater before it drains back to the Matanzas River | Simone Endress, Jacksonville Today

A historical display stands at the future site of the Florida Museum of Black History in West Augustine. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Michael Shannon was selected by the board of trustees as the next president of the University of North Florida. | Special to the Daily Record

The state's 28 public colleges must adopt policies to prohibit students from using AI to work on graded assignments without permission. In K-12 schools, parental consent will be required for students to use AI. | InfiniteFlow,

QuiltFest returns to the Prime Osborn Convention Center this weekend.

Jared Perdue, the state Transportation secretary and newly appointed interim director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, asked legislators for $250 million on Sept. 11, 2026, to help pay off debts related to "Alligator Alcatraz." | The Florida Channel