An agriculture-themed mural adorns the side of a building along Hastings' historic Main Street. The mural was painted by artist Kelsey Montague in 2025. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today

The Related Group’s South Bank Residences is planned at 835 Museum Circle, on the Downtown Jacksonville Southbank where the River City Brewing Co. restaurant was demolished. | Jacksonville Daily Record

Will McNeil Jr. sits in his car seconds after his window is smashed and he is punched in the face during a traffic stop, as recorded on his video camera. | Will McNeil Jr.

Mayor Donna Deegan, center, speaks with students at Kreative Minds Academy in Jacksonville's Garden City neighborhood before awarding books as part of a literacy initiative funded by a $1 million gift from the Gate Foundation. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

Rep. Sam Garrison, R-Fleming Island, was formally designated Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025, to become the next Florida House speaker. | Tom Urban, News Service of Florida

Ashlyn Croff, 33, poses with her gun while hunting for a Florida black bear Dec. 11, 2025. The Pensacola native was one of just 172 people to win a hunting permit during the first Florida bear hunt in a decade. | Fresh Take Florida

The renovation of EverBank Stadium is about 10% complete, the Jaguars say.

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Alistair Dove, CEO of Jacksonville's Museum of Science & History. | File photo

The Jacksonville Jaguars won the AFC South title after a 41-7 win over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Jan. 4, 2026. The Jaguars (13-4) closed the regular season with eight straight wins. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

A judge with a gavel. | Adobe stock/Lightfield studios

CSX Corp. headquarters is at 500 Water St. in Downtown Jacksonville. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record

A right whale named Boomerang and her new calf were spotted about 9 miles east of the St. Mary’s River entrance in Florida on Jan. 1, 2026. | Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute

Duval School Board members watch to see if a motion to add Schools of Hope to the board's 2026 legislative platform will pass. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today

Atlantic Beach City Manager Bill Killingsworth | City of Atlantic Beach

Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference, Aug. 12, 2025, in Tampa. | Chris O'Meara, AP file

Signs like these help people parking at Neptune Beach's Town Center. | Neptune Beach

Drivers must stop from either direction for a stopped school bus. | News4Jax

Centre Street in historic Fernandina Beach will get paid parking this spring. | City of Fernandina Beach

A badge signifies that someone is on jury duty in Duval County. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today

Rodman dam, formally known as the Kirkpatrick Dam, has stood for decades despite efforts by environmental groups, Florida governors and federal bureaucrats to get rid of it. | Florida Parks

The Shands Bridge connects Green Cove Springs with St. Johns County. The bridge will be closed during the coming weekend. | Florida Department of Transportation