September 18, 202412 sewer overflows due to heavy rain this month that ‘overwhelmed’ JEA’s systemRecent storms have caused a dozen separate JEA sanitary sewer overflows this month.…By Dan Scanlan
September 17, 2024Fix on the way for St. Johns County Ocean PierSt. Johns County OK’d spending $3 million to fix up its oceanfront pier.…By Noah Hertz
September 17, 2024376-home neighborhood axed near St. Augustine Lakes over overcrowding, flooding fearsThe St. Johns County Commission denied a proposal to build 376 homes near St. Augustine Lakes.…By Noah Hertz
September 17, 2024What’s in store for the I-95/Emerson Street interchangeFDOT has started a project to widen I-95 north of Emerson Street. The plan also adds a Median U-Turn interchange…By Dan Scanlan
September 17, 2024Help name FSCJ’s new manta ray mascotFSCJ just unveiled its new mascot, a blue manta ray. Submit name suggestions through Sept. 27.…By Dan Scanlan
September 17, 2024Hispanic Heritage Month celebration highlights Jacksonville’s increased outreach effortsMaria Kellermann is executive director of the Venezuela Marka Foundation, a nonprofit that celebrates Venezuelan heritage and provides vocational training…By Will Brown
September 16, 2024JTA wins grant to buy second St. Johns River Ferry boatA federal grant means the JTA can purchase a second ship to augment service on the St. Johns River Ferry.…By Dan Scanlan
September 16, 2024Jax area rainfall already above average before September delugeEven before the extremely wet beginning of September, August in North Florida had marked a return to above-average rainfall across…By Dan Scanlan
September 16, 2024Where do bikes fit into St. Augustine’s pedestrian-friendly Downtown plan?St. Augustine wants to turn a major historic Downtown thoroughfare into “the best mile in Florida,” but some cyclists are…By Noah Hertz
September 16, 2024New medical center on the way in West Augustine, thanks to county, state fundingSt. Johns County has broken ground on a new medical center in a historically underserved community. …By Noah Hertz
September 15, 2024Florida Blue, Baptist negotiations stall as deadline approachesWith two weeks left before their current contract expires, the two appear no closer to reaching an agreement.…By Will Brown
September 15, 202415% of registered Duval voters are inactive, a huge rise since state law changedThe number of voters who are one missed election away from being removed from the rolls has risen sharply since…By Will Brown
September 13, 2024Kids’ soccer camp offered before Jags game on Oct. 6The one-day kids’ soccer camp will be held a the Flex Field ahead of the Colts vs. Jaguars game on…By Dan Scanlan
September 13, 2024Veteran Jacksonville police officer charged with kidnapping, stalking womanA veteran Jacksonville police officer remains jailed on $1.25 million bail in Nassau County after his arrest.…By Dan Scanlan
September 13, 2024NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Jacksonville’s BridgesHow many people drive across each of Jacksonville’s bridges on an average day…By Megan Mallicoat
September 12, 2024Douglas Anderson hired teacher after state said he was drunk at previous school — now he’s removed for alleged misconductState records show that at the time the arts school hired him, he was facing state discipline for having been…By Megan Mallicoat
September 12, 2024Nassau County school books settlement reached36 books will be returning to school libraries after being removed last year after children’s book authors and parents sued…By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
September 12, 2024FSCJ opens Nassau County’s first state college commercial truck training centerFlorida State College at Jacksonville has cut the ribbon on its new Commercial Vehicle Driving program in Nassau County.…By Dan Scanlan
September 12, 2024Locally owned company buys Serenata Beach Club for $1.5 millionThe Serenata Beach Club in Ponte Vedra Beach was sold at auction on Thursday for $1.5 million.…By Tiffany Salameh - News4Jax
September 12, 2024Jacksonville congressional district debated in Florida Supreme CourtThe Florida Supreme Court heard arguments about the constitutionality of a congressional redistricting plan that Gov. Ron DeSantis championed in…By Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
September 11, 2024A visitor ‘favorite’ ape dies at Jax Zoo, the 4th from Shigella outbreakTuesday, the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens announced the death of 3-year-old Kevin.…By Steven Ponson
September 11, 20245 Duval students arrested for threatening schools, the youngest 11 years oldThe sheriff and school superintendent jointly announced the arrests of five young students on charges of making threats against their…By Dan Scanlan
September 11, 2024Permanent fire station coming to Jacksonville’s Cedar PointGround was broken on Fire Station 76, which will replace a temporary station in Northeast Jacksonville.…By Dan Scanlan
September 11, 2024‘Agrihood’ would bring 3,300 homes to St. Johns CountyBoston-based Freehold Communities, the developer of Shearwater in St. Johns County, is working with St. Augustine landowners on a new…By J. Brooks Terry - Jacksonville Daily Record