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The Florida Department of Transportation is warning about more Buckman Bridge backups, like this one in 2022. | FDOT via News4Jax
October 17, 2025

Buckman Bridge backups could continue until spring

FDOT crews are closing lanes on the Buckman Bridge on weekends to replace metal joints.…

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Some Floridians report wanting to sell their homes due to high property taxes. Others say the local government services they fund make them worth it.
October 17, 2025

Lawmakers unveil ideas to reduce property taxes

Floridians may see these property tax proposals on the 2026 ballot.…

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Storm clouds hang on the horizon during rainy season.
October 17, 2025

Goodbye rainy season; hello cold fronts

As rainy season ends, some areas of North Florida are still dealing with a worsening drought.…

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October 16, 2025

2 Putnam County cops fired over double-dipping

Putnam sheriff’s Lt. Michael Wells and Detective Elias Rivera are accused of stealing $8,000 for unworked hours.…

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A view of the new roundabout in Murray Hill. | Florida Department of Transportation
October 16, 2025

Unusual roundabout opens after 4 months in Murray Hill

FDOT says the roundabout at Post Street and Old Roosevelt Boulevard will alleviate traffic congestion.…

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Jacksonville University is naming its Public Policy Institute after Preston Haskell, founder of The Haskell Co. He spoke at the university Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2025. | Jacksonville University
October 16, 2025

Preston Haskell makes $12M gift to Jacksonville University

The university will name its Public Policy Institute after Haskell, a longtime contributor and founder of The Haskell Co.…

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La Nina can reduce severe weather in Florida. | NOAA
October 16, 2025

How La Nina could shape our winter weather

NOAA has declared that a La Niña is underway, with wide-reaching implications for weather.…

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An illustration shows the interior of the proposed Starbucks in Downtown Jacksonville. | City of Jacksonville
October 15, 2025

Downtown Jacksonville Starbucks wins city incentives

The Starbucks franchise holder now will turn their attention to construction in the Bank of America Tower Downtown.…

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Orange Park Mall says teens under 18 will need an adult with them to enter the shopping center on Fridays and Saturdays. | Orange Park Mall, Facebook
October 15, 2025

Orange Park Mall restricts teens on Fridays and Saturdays

Anyone younger than 18 will need a parent or guardian with them to enter Orange Park Mall on those days.…

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JWB announced that it's distributing $20,000 to eight families to help with down payments for homes. | JWB
October 15, 2025

JWB helps renters with down payments during housing crisis

JWB helped eight families buy homes by contributing $20,000 to each of them for down payments.…

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Adventure Landing has operated for 30 years. | News4Jax
October 15, 2025

Adventure Landing closes permanently in Jax Beach

Adventure Landing closed its waterpark and arcade after 30 years off providing family entertainment.…

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The Mossfire Grill at 1573 Margaret St. in Five Points. | J. Brooks Terry, Jacksonville Daily Record
October 15, 2025

Mossfire Grill closing after 27 years in Five Points

In a post on Facebook, the Mossfire Grill said it would close Nov. 9. It did not give a reason.…

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The Freedom Tower is seen in downtown Miami on Aug. 8, 2025. | Daniel Kozin, AP
October 15, 2025

Judge blocks donation of Miami land for Trump library

A Miami activist sued after Miami Dade College donated downtown land to the state.…

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City Hall | Casmira Harrison, Jacksonville Today
October 15, 2025

City Council doesn’t support Duval School Board’s push for independent attorney

Without the Jacksonville City Council’s endorsement, the Duval School Board’s push for its own attorney is less certain.…

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Books line the shelves of the Brentwood Branch of the Jacksonville Public Library. | Jacksonville Public library
October 14, 2025

New books may be slower to reach library shelves

Baker & Taylor, the primary supplier of wholesale books to the Jacksonville Public Library, is shutting down.…

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Attorney Ben Crump speaks at a news conference Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2025, with Erika McGriff of Jacksonville, a week after her arrest in a confrontation with the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. | News4Jax
October 14, 2025

Attorney Ben Crump decries Jax police for violent arrests

The civil rights attorney defended a woman who was arrested after struggling with police outside her daughter’s school.…

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October 14, 2025

Proposed law would require teachers to take an oath

Teachers would take an oath pledging to support the Constitution and to act in a “nonpartisan manner.”…

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Protesters gather before the Oct. 7 board meeting to show support for a teacher removed over a social media post | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
October 13, 2025

Free speech fight simmers at Duval School Board

Board members are criticized over speech as they vote to settle with a teacher over his alleged free speech violation,…

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Deborah Parrish joins First Coast Crime Stoppers on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025, to seek tips in her husband's slaying 13 years ago. With her are Crime Stoppers Executive Director Chase Robinson, left, and cold case homicide Detective Travis Oliver Sr. | First Coast Crime Stoppers
October 13, 2025

Widow pleads for tips in husband’s cold case killing

Julius Richardo Parrish died in a drive-by shooting 13 years ago — a cold case that remains unsolved today.…

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October 13, 2025

Tropical Storm Lorenzo grows stronger, but no threat to land

Lorenzo, the 12th named storm of the season, is expected to stay out in the ocean and turn back east.…

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October 13, 2025

Adventure Landing in St. Augustine could be gone soon

Adventure Landing could be demolished and the site redeveloped for commercial use.…

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High tides cause damage and erosion along the coast of Northeast Florida.
October 13, 2025

Florida communities buy up properties to limit flooding damage

More than a dozen communities, including St. Johns County, have voluntary home buyout programs.…

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WWII pilot J.G. Ralph Cornelius Dupont was finally identified after 81 years of missing in action. | Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
October 10, 2025

WWII pilot, missing since 1944, comes home for Hastings burial

The remains of pilot J.G. Ralph Cornelius DuPont were finally identified after he was missing in action for 81 years.…

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The Menendez football program won its first district title in 2019. The Falcons hosted Ocala Vanguard on November 8, 2019, in their first home playoff game in school history. | Photo by Will Brown
October 10, 2025

Pedro Menendez field may be named after first principal

The football field at Pedro Menendez High School may be named for Bill Mignon, a longtime School Board member.…