February 19, 2024
Supporters say the bill is needed because more bears are venturing into residential areas in North Florida.…
February 19, 2024
Florida kids speak out against social media restrictions
Facebook, Instagram and TikTok would likely become off-limits under a proposed ban on social media accounts for anyone under 16.…
February 16, 2024
Duval wants to consolidate two gifted schools
School district staff will recommend consolidating R.V. Daniels Elementary School with R.L. Brown Gifted and Talented Academy.…
February 16, 2024
Two swastikas found on UNF bathroom stalls
The Chabad of Southside fosters peace after the first antisemetic display on campus since 2021.…
February 16, 2024
Rising costs sinking big projects in Downtown Jax
The city may seek new proposals for the American Lions tower at Riverfront Plaza and for Hardwick at Ford on…
February 16, 2024
Nassau County Schools sued over curriculum materials
The group Citizens Defending Freedom has sued Nassau County Schools to get access to materials in a behavioral health curriculum.…
February 16, 2024
Florida House passes Buffet Highway bill
The bill would designate State Road A1A, from the Florida Keys to Nassau County, as “Jimmy Buffett Memorial Highway.”…
February 16, 2024
Tens of thousands of workers in Florida have just lost their labor unions. More is coming.
A sweeping anti-union bill signed last year has destroyed collective bargaining rights across the state — rights protected by the…
February 16, 2024
Jacksonville University honors former Sheriff Nat Glover
Jacksonville University’s Public Policy Institute will name its Master in Public Policy Minority Fellowship Program in honor of former Sheriff…
February 15, 2024
Jury selection begins in JEA conspiracy trial
The trial of JEA executives Aaron Zahn and Ryan Wannemacher is expected to last about four weeks.…
February 15, 2024
Drug verdict overturned after prosecutors overstep
Prosecutors Richard Giglio and Joseph Licandro distored evidence by repeatedly referring to the defendant’s previous arrest, an appellate court ruled.…
February 15, 2024
Investigation into stepbrothers’ murders revived after 12 years
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is trying to solve the murders of John Franklin Ragin Jr. and Eric Dwayne Stubbs in…
February 15, 2024
Why movies set in Florida aren’t filmed here anymore
Jacksonville was once known as the “Winter Film Capital of the World.” Now movies set in Florida are actually filmed…
February 14, 2024
Eastside children open their hearts through podcasting
A new podcast at Richard Lewis Brown Academy has given children a chance to express themselves to a wide audience…
February 14, 2024
Should schools teach the history of communism?
Rep. Robert Charles Brannan III of Maccleny proposes that schools teach the history of communism in grades as low as…
February 14, 2024
City Council gives officeholders power over lawsuits
Legislation approved Tuesday will make it harder for the city of Jacksonville to settle lawsuits without approval of the office…
February 14, 2024
More drink choices coming at Clay County Fairgrounds
County commissioners voted to allow the sale of canned cocktails during events with 500 or more people — including the…
February 14, 2024
UF Health included in plan to boost behavioral health care
UF Health Jacksonville would become a teaching hospital in behavioral health under two bills in the Florida Legislature.…
February 14, 2024
The flamingo may finally take its place as Florida’s state bird
Two bills in the Legislature would dethrone the noisy and occasionally combative mockingbird as the reigning state bird after nearly…
February 14, 2024
Pro basketball will return to Jax on Sunday
The Jacksonville 95ers, the city’s new pro basketball team, will play its first exhibition game Sunday afternoon at Jacksonville University’s…
February 13, 2024
DeSantis wants to ‘drop the hammer’ on retail thieves
Gov. Ron DeSantis proposed legislation to increase the penalties on retail thieves and porch pirates.…
February 13, 2024
Nonprofit merger helps fill need for menstrual products
Feeding Northeast Florida has merged with longtime partner Renewing Dignity, which works to eliminate “period poverty.”…
February 13, 2024
Duval hopes to hire schools superintendent by July
The Duval School Board suspended its search for a superintendent in October due to a shortage of qualified applicants. The…
February 13, 2024
Jacksonville International Auto Show rumbles into town
The 38th annual Jacksonville International Auto Show will take place Friday through Sunday at the Prime Osborn Convention Center.…