Featured image for “Wells Fargo Center is now called 1 Independent”
Wells Fargo Center at 1 Independent Drive W. was built in 1975. | Jacksonville Daily Record
April 30, 2024

Wells Fargo Center is now called 1 Independent

New owners are talking with two financial institutions about the name atop the building.…

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The Duval Schools administration building. | Claire Heddles, Jacksonville Today
April 30, 2024

Duval Schools could cut 700 teachers and staff

The Duval Teachers Union will try to find positions for employees whose jobs are eliminated.…

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A University of Florida police officer and a Florida Highway Patrol trooper walk a handcuffed protester away from the site on the university's campus, where law enforcement arrested nine pro-Palestinian protesters April 29, 2024. | Vivienne Serret, Fresh Take Florida
April 30, 2024

2 from Jax among protesters arrested at UF

Nine pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested late Monday after occupying a campus plaza for days.…

Featured image for “Voter registration groups scale back after new restrictions”
Tallahassee resident Julian Boise puts a completed voter registration form in his mailbox after volunteers with the Big Bend Voting Rights Project visited his home on the city's South Side on August, 19, 2023. | Valerie Crowder
April 30, 2024

Voter registration groups scale back after new restrictions

A state law that took effect last July increased fines for voter registration groups, and some elections offices say they’ve…

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April 30, 2024

Florida’s 6-week abortion ban takes effect Wednesday

Until the law changes, abortions are allowed in Florida up to 15 weeks. The change has people on both sides…

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Jacksonville City Council President Ron Salem is creating a special committee to investigate Downtown development. | Bill Bortzfield, Jacksonville Today
April 29, 2024

New committee seeks answers on Downtown development

Jacksonville City Council President Ron Salem is creating a special committee to examine the work of the Downtown Investment Authority.…

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Three EV race cars zip past a course worker Saturday, April 27, 2024, during a race at Florida State College at Jacksonville. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
April 29, 2024

EV racers from Florida zip around FSCJ course

With electric cars becoming more popular, automotive technology students race for fun and knowledge in the Electrathon of Florida.…

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Beach renourishment efforts started Monday, April 29, 2024, along Duval County's beaches. l Steven Ponson, Jacksonville Today
April 29, 2024

Beach renourishment begins along Duval shoreline

The beach restoration is the first in Duval County since 2019. The federal government pays the $32 million cost.…

Featured image for “Cooper’s Hawk applies for permit in Mandarin”
Cooper’s Hawk Winery & Restaurant is planned for 10601 San Jose Blvd. in the Mandarin Landing shopping center. | Cooper's Hawk Winery & Restaurant
April 29, 2024

Cooper’s Hawk applies for permit in Mandarin

Cooper’s Hawk opened its first Northeast Florida restaurant at The Markets at Town Center.…

Featured image for “Tunis appears set to replace Panda House in Riverside”
A sign on the Panda House building in Riverside says Tunis in coming. | Ric Anderson, Jacksonville Daily Record
April 29, 2024

Tunis appears set to replace Panda House in Riverside

Panda House has been in business 20 years but will close April 30 at Post and King streets.…

Featured image for “Sea turtle nesting season begins this week”
A leatherback turtle leaves Crescent Beach in St. Johns County. | St. Johns County.
April 29, 2024

Sea turtle nesting season begins this week

Local governments and environmental agencies are asking people to take precautions so nesting turtles aren’t deterred.…

Featured image for “Plant Vogtle Unit 4 goes online, providing power to JEA”
Georgia Power's Plant Vogtle Unit 4. | Georgia Power
April 29, 2024

Plant Vogtle Unit 4 goes online, providing power to JEA

JEA says about 13% of its customers’ power is now supplied from Plant Vogtle’s Units 3 and 4 in Waynesboro,…

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To pilots, especially ones in mortal danger, air traffic controllers are voices at the end of a lifeline. | Illustration by Sydney Johnson, Fresh Take Florida
April 29, 2024

When private pilots falter, air controllers are saviors of skies

On the ground, air traffic controllers are average people, exposed to the threat of emotional trauma in one of the…

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April 26, 2024

Duval Schools apologizes for errors over arrested teacher

The district acknowledged that a teacher at Douglas Anderson School of the Arts should have been removed his classroom immediately.…

Featured image for “Ponte Vedra Concert Hall to close one year for renovations”
The Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, pictured this year. When it reopens next year, it will look different on the outside and will accommodate more people. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
April 26, 2024

Ponte Vedra Concert Hall to close one year for renovations

Work will begin soon on $11 million worth of renovations that will enlarge the stage and seating.…

Featured image for “Worker safety stressed as nine who died are honored”
Audience members bow their heads in prayer Friday, April 26, 2024, as nine workers who died on the job last year in North Florida are remembered. Their names are displayed on cards on the empty row of chairs at the Northeast Florida Safety Council's Workers’ Memorial ceremony. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
April 26, 2024

Worker safety stressed as nine who died are honored

The Northeast Florida Safety Council says worker deaths are preventable with proper training and practices.…

Featured image for “JEA shines a light for people considering solar power”
These solar panels on David Byers' home in Springfield face the east and the morning sun. A matching set is installed on the western roof for the afternoon sunlight. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
April 26, 2024

JEA shines a light for people considering solar power

JEA has a new program, the Solar Concierge, that helps customers who want to add solar panels to their rooftops.…

Featured image for “Jury urges death penalty in Nassau deputy’s murder”
Nassau County Deputy Joshua Moyers.
April 26, 2024

Jury urges death penalty in Nassau deputy’s murder

Convicted killer Patrick McDowell made an unusual statement saying he deserved a death sentence.…

Featured image for “Weather Service debuts experimental ‘heat risk’ index”
A worker takes a water break under the sun. The Florida Legislature earlier this year passed a law that restricts local governments from creating tougher heat protections for workers. | Jacksonville Today file photo
April 26, 2024

Weather Service debuts experimental ‘heat risk’ index

The Heat Risk Index identifies unusual heat for individual locations, matching data on heat illnesses with temperatures.…

Featured image for “Fuel storage plan may track west, to a different neighborhood”
This was the plan for a fuel storage and rail depot on a 101-acre property in Dinsmore.
April 25, 2024

Fuel storage plan may track west, to a different neighborhood

Dinsmore residents managed to drive away a proposed bulk fuel storage yard, but the plan could pop up in another…

Featured image for “Jacksonville man sentenced for hate crimes on Black women”
The U.S. Justice Department building in Washington, D.C, | Alex Brandon, AP
April 25, 2024

Jacksonville man sentenced for hate crimes on Black women

Frederick Pierallini III pleaded guilty to accosting two Black women with a shotgun in separate hate crimes.…

Featured image for “St. Johns invites residents to learn about local government”
St. Augustine | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
April 25, 2024

St. Johns invites residents to learn about local government

The county is starting SJC 101, a citizen’s academy to educate people about how their government works.…

Featured image for “Kamala Harris headed to Jacksonville in abortion push”
Mayor Donna Deegan welcomes Vice President Kamala Harris to Jacksonville on July 21, 2023. | Claire Heddles, Jacksonville Today
April 25, 2024

Kamala Harris headed to Jacksonville in abortion push

The vice president will campaign here Wednesday as Democrats try to make abortion a key issue in the 2024 elections.…

Featured image for “Jaxport gets federal grant to reduce truck emissions”
Trucks line up at Jaxport. | Jaxport
April 25, 2024

Jaxport gets federal grant to reduce truck emissions

The Talleyrand Marine Terminal is one of two port facilities in Florida that will share more than $8 million to…