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Gov. Ron DeSantis announces the Florida State Guard will be deployed to the U,S, border with Mexico during an appearance in Jacksonville on Feb. 1, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
February 1, 2024

DeSantis is sending Florida State Guard to southern border

In an appearance in Jacksonville, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state will send the Florida State Guard to Texas to…

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A Jacksonville Fire & Rescue truck parks at a recent city event on Jacksonville's Northside l Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
February 1, 2024

#AskJAXTDY l Why are firetrucks dispatched when there’s no apparent fire risk?

A Jacksonville Today reader wonders whether it’s a waste of resources to send firetrucks when there’s no fire.…

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The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is investigating a police shooting of a man in Arlington.
February 1, 2024

Sheriff wants more power over lawsuit settlements

City legislation would give Jacksonville officials the ability to veto whether a lawsuit involving their office is settled before a…

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The Chase Bank branch at 1140 Dunn Ave. in North Jacksonville. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record
January 31, 2024

Chase Bank to add 10 branches in Northeast Florida

Two of the new branches will be in low-to moderate-income areas in Jacksonville and St. Augustine.…

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Samples of Florida driver's licenses and learner permit. | Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
January 31, 2024

Jacksonville’s trans community fears new driver’s license rule

Florida is mandating that the gender listed on a driver’s license must match a person’s sex at birth.…

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Safety fencing goes up on Wednesday around the Rise Doro apartment building as the city prepares to demolish most of it after a fire gutted the structure. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
January 31, 2024

Demolition permit set for burned-out apartments

The city says demolition will occur “as switly as possible” at Rise Doro apartments Downtown.…

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Jacksonville Beach City Hall | Google
January 31, 2024

Jax Beach services returning after ‘cybersecurity event’

Jacksonville Beach has released few details about why its information systems collapsed, but staff are restoring systems as quickly as…

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January 31, 2024

Home building gets back to normal in Northeast Florida

Building permits for single-family homes declined in 2023, but they outpaced the years before the pandemic.…

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The fire-ravaged Rise Doro shows where parts of the seventh floor walls collapsed due to damage from the fire that hit it late Sunday. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
January 30, 2024

Demolition looms for fire-ravaged Rise Doro complex

Firefighters continue to hose down hotspots inside the apartment complex, two days after the fire struck.…

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Dwayne Alexander resigned as president and CEO of the Jacksonville Housing Authority. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
January 30, 2024

Housing Authority CEO abruptly resigns, saying he feels forced out

President and CEO Dwayne Alexander was the third major departure from the agency in recent weeks.…

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A portion of County Road 210 in northern St. Johns County will be expanded to six lanes to help alleviate traffic congestion. l Steven Ponson, WJCT News 89.9
January 30, 2024

Traffic relief coming to CR 210 in St Johns County

Construction is underway on a project to widen County Road 210 in northern St. Johns County to alleviate a major…

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Jennie McKeon, WUWF Public Media
January 30, 2024

Proposal would make it harder to amend state Constitution

Under the proposal, constitutional amendments would need support from 66.67% of voters to pass, up from the current 60%.…

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January 30, 2024

Florida may ban people from sleeping on public property

Rep. Sam Garrison of Fleming Island sponsored a bill that prevents cities and counties from letting people sleep or camp…

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Angie’s Subs, based in Jacksonville Beach, has opened a quick-service restaurant at Jacksonville International Airport. | Jacksonville International Airport
January 30, 2024

Angie’s Subs opens at Jacksonville airport

The restaurant has opened with limited hours on Course A, beyond the security checkpoint, in order to train staff.…

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Capt. Sandy Yawn | Jacksonville Daily Record
January 30, 2024

Capt. Sandy Yawn buys Nocatee home for $1.6 million

Yawn appears on the Bravo series “Below Deck Mediterranean.” She also has planned a restaurant in LaVilla.…

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MOSH is planning a $100 million museum on the Northbank in Downtown Jacksonville. | MOSH
January 29, 2024

MOSH misses deadline, but new museum still in the works

The Museum of Science & History missed a deadline to raise $40 million for its move to the Northbank, but…

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January 29, 2024

Judge tosses out FAMU discrimination case

U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle rejected a lawsuit that alleged the state has discriminated against Florida A&M University in funding…

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January 29, 2024

Pizza concept now planned for San Marco Theatre

Restaurateur Al Mansur stepped back from plans for a Flying Iguana there, but he will be an investor in the…

Featured image for “Massive fire torches Rise Doro apartments Downtown”
More than 100 firefighters battle a fire Jan. 29, 2024, at the Rise Doro apartments. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
January 29, 2024

Massive fire torches Rise Doro apartments Downtown

The fire dealt a blow to Downtown development just a month before the new apartment building was set to open.…

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January 29, 2024

One-fifth of Florida’s farmland could be paved over by 2070

Much of Florida’s history has been defined by what we grow. But a new study says development could threaten much…

Featured image for “Climate migration affects Florida’s aging population”
Beach erosion by storm waves leaves this house ready to fall. |
January 29, 2024

Climate migration affects Florida’s aging population

As the Sunshine State grows older and larger, sea level rise is prompting people, especially younger workers, to move inland.…

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY l What happens with the money set aside to remove Confederate monuments?”
Statues that decorated the monument to the Women of the Confederacy were removed from Springfield Park in Jacksonville and placed in storage in December.
January 26, 2024

#AskJAXTDY l What happens with the money set aside to remove Confederate monuments?

There was already money in the budget for the removal of the Confederate statues at Springfield Park. A reader asked…

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January 26, 2024

How to change your party affiliation ahead of an election

The deadline to register to vote or change your party affiliation ahead of the March primary is coming up Feb…

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Contractors install construction fencing Friday around the city's planned Riverfront Plaza. | Dan Scanlan, WJCT News 89.9
January 26, 2024

Riverfront Plaza construction is about to begin at Landing site

Fences have been erected as work begins to transform the fomer Jacksonville Landing into a waterfront park.…