February 27, 2025
Nearly 75,000 people are paying more for medical care because UF Health and United Healthcare have not reached an agreement.…
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February 27, 2025
St. Augustine gives residents a look inside government
The city is launching a Citizens Academy program to help people learn the ins and outs of the city’s operations.…
February 27, 2025
Distressed pilot lands with help from St. Johns police helicopter
A Sheriff’s Office helicopter lit up a landing strip in the dark so a private pilot could land.…
February 27, 2025
BIT OF JOY | Bongo baby born at Jacksonville Zoo
The unnamed calf was born Feb. 19 to first-time mom Cayenne…
February 26, 2025
New Longshoremen’s contract is good news for Jax
The Longshoremen estimate the contract will bring at least $25 million of additional wages into the local economy.…
February 26, 2025
Group rallies against possibility of new Duval jail
The Jacksonville Community Action Committee says money should be spent on community needs instead of a new jail.…
February 26, 2025
Jacksonville lawmaker seeks more religion in schools
State Rep. Kimberly Daniels filed a bill that would allow school staff to engage in religious activities with students.…
February 26, 2025
St. Augustine moves to reduce Lake Maria Sanchez flooding
A plan adopted this week will allow the city to build a seawall to limit flooding from the lake.…
February 26, 2025
City Council gives final approval for Surf Park
Council granted a rezoning request for a mixed-use development and surf park in eTown.…
February 25, 2025
City Council OKs Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office move to Brooklyn
JSO will move from the nearly 48-year-old Police Memorial Building Downtown to the Florida Blue tower. …
February 25, 2025
Camden County cop won’t be charged in fatal shooting
A Georgia prosecutor says Sgt. Buck Aldridge was justified when he shot Leonard Cure during a traffic stop.…
February 25, 2025
Pollo Tropical closes last 3 restaurants in Jacksonville
The Miami-based restaurant chain said it planned to focus on “higher growth markets in Florida.”…
February 25, 2025
Costs increase for raising Jaxport power lines
JEA has agreed to contribute $32.5 million toward raising power lines to allow larger cargo ships to and from Jaxport. …
February 25, 2025
Monopoly, Jax style: Want to buy Friendship Fountain?
The new Jacksonville version of Monopoly includes 22 cultural and historical landmarks.…
February 25, 2025
Atlantic Beach park puts youth baseball on the sidelines
Baseball players were asked Sunday to leave Jack Russell Park to make way for the farmers market.…
February 25, 2025
10 issues to watch during Florida’s legislative session
Lawmakers will consider hundreds of bills during a session that begins next week.…
February 24, 2025
DeSantis announces state DOGE to root out waste
Gov. Ron DeSantis is creating a panel to review about 900 state positions, university spending and local government.…
February 24, 2025
Work is underway to convert Adams and Forsyth streets
Downtown drivers can expect months of delays as crews begin to convert Adams and Forsyth streets back to two-way traffic.…
February 24, 2025
To boost early childhood literacy and health, Duval is sending doctors out with books
A literacy program will use a federal grant to place books in the hands of mothers almost immediately after they…
February 24, 2025
Historic Mandarin farmhouse may survive after all
A City Council committee recommended demolishing the 145-year-old farmhouse, but an alternative may be in the works.…
February 24, 2025
St. Johns County deputies vote against unionizing
A representative from the Fraternal Order of Police said the vote was 180 against unionization and 102 in favor.…
February 24, 2025
After scrutiny, Duval jail adds medical staff to bolster care
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care has taken the jail off probation.…
February 24, 2025
Court sides with Duval teacher over Facebook posts
The appellate court overturned the suspension of Sandalwood High School teacher Thomas Caggiano.…
February 21, 2025
DeSantis fills seat on St. Augustine Port Authority
Lynda Kirker, a St. Augustine resident, is a retired chief financial officer of Flagler Hospital.…