Government & Politics
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Statues that decorated the monument to the Women of the Confederacy were removed from Springfield Park in Jacksonville and placed in storage in December. | Jacksonville Today
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House revives effort to protect monuments and statues

Critics contend the effort is primarily directed at preserving monuments supporting the Confederacy.…

By Jim Turner - News Service of Florida

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Visitors tour Daimler Coach's new U.S. headquarters in Jacksonville after its opening Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
2 hours ago

Daimler Coaches opens U.S. headquarters in Jacksonville

The Daimler facility will handle inspection, training, delivery, repair and service for the giant motor coaches.…

By Dan Scanlan

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A water shortage has left brown grass and dried-out foliage. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
3 hours ago

Duval and Baker residents asked to conserve water during shortage

The St. Johns River Water Management District ordered residents to avoid “wasteful and unnecessary water use.”…

By Dan Scanlan

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The Ramada by Wyndham Jacksonville I-95 by Butler Blvd. | Ramada
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Ramada could become affordable housing for vets

A nonprofit from New York has plans to convert the Ramada by Wyndham on Baymeadows Road.…

By Joe Lister - Jacksonville Daily Record

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Turning Point USA Founder Charlie Kirk speaks at The Believers' Summit 2024 at a Turning Point Action event in West Palm Beach on July 26, 2024. | Lynne Sladky, AP file
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House panel passes ‘Charlie Kirk Day of Remembrance’

Opponents like Rep. Angie Nixon of Jacksonville argued that the Kirk tribute would insult Black people.…

By Daniel C. Vock - News Service of Florida

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THE JAXSON | 11 Black cultural heritage sites to visit in Jacksonville

In honor of Black History Month, here are 11 historic Black cultural heritage destinations in Jacksonville to visit.…

By Ennis Davis

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A motorcyclist weaves around cones during a motorcycle safety class conducted by the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office on Saturday, Feb. 7, 2026..
1 day ago

Sheriff’s Office works to curtail motorcycle deaths

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is promoting its motorcycle safety program after five deaths already this year.…

By Michelle Corum

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St. Augustine's marquee Hotel Alcazar building glitters during the annual Nights of Lights event. | City of St. Augustine
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Nights of Lights judged a success, but cost remains a concern

City officials think they solved several problems with Nights of Lights, but more work remains.…

By Noah Hertz

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The Brooks Rehabilitation Neuro Recovery Center on University Boulevard South, showing some of the equipment and services expected at the Baptist Health location. | Brooks Rehabilitation
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Baptist Health teams up with Brooks to add rehab unit

Baptist Health will build its first inpatient rehabilitation center at its San Marco campus. Brooks Rehabilitation will run it.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Teresa Brady and her husband, Mark, follow one of her lawyers out of the courthouse after she was sentenced to 27 months in prison on February 9, 2026. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
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Teachers’ union leaders sentenced to prison for stealing $2.5M

The two former Duval County teachers’ union officers who together embezzled more than $2.5 million were sentenced Monday to prison.…

By Megan Mallicoat

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Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier at a news conference Monday, Feb. 9. 2026, in Green Cove Springs. | Facebook
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State subpoenas Jacksonville over immigration enforcement

The Deegan administration says it will comply with the immigration probe and is confident the city “acted lawfully.”…

By Mike Mendenhall

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EverBank Center is at 301 W. Bay St. in Downtown Jacksonville. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record
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EverBank seeks $10M to keep headquarters Downtown

EverBank wants taxpayer incentives to make up for the cost of operating Downtown instead of the suburbs.…

By Ric Anderson - Jacksonville Daily Record

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Publix Pours offers pizza, burritos, beer, wine and coffee inside the store. | Jacksonville Daily Record
2 days ago

2 Publix in Northeast Florida will include wine bars

Publix Pours will sell beer and wine, smoothies and expanded deli menus in Silverleaf and Fernandina Beach.…

By J. Brooks Terry - Jacksonville Daily Record

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Celebrate books and ice cream with a special book-inspired flavor at Mayday. | Submitted
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BIT OF JOY | Book-inspired ice cream

Mayday Ice Cream and the St. Johns County Public Library created a special ice cream flavor for Library Lovers’ Month.…

By Heather Henderson

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Josh O'Connor - USFWS (https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwssoutheast/5142785230; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/)
February 6, 2026

Strong winds and dry air bring wildfire warnings

Wildfire alerts — known as “red flag warnings” — are in effect from east-central Florida to the First Coast.…

By Irene Sans - Storm Center

Featured image for “Lawsuit challenges special session for redistricting”
Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference Aug. 12, 2025, in Tampa. | Chris O'Meara, AP file
February 6, 2026

Lawsuit challenges special session for redistricting

Voting rights advocates say Gov. Ron DeSantis doesn’t have the authority to call a special session on redistricting.…

By Mike Schneider - Associated Press

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Law enforcement officers guard outside an ICE processing facility in the Chicago suburb of Broadview on Nov. 21, 2025. | Nam Y. Huh, AP
February 6, 2026

Parents insist ICE is watching schools; superintendent says no

A Jacksonville parents group says at least 40 children are not attending school because of ICE activity.…

By Megan Mallicoat

Featured image for “Bolles receives $8M donation to maintain Hodges field”
George H. Hodges Field on the Bolles Upper School Campus. | The Bolles School
February 6, 2026

Bolles receives $8M donation to maintain Hodges field

The gift from the estate of Kernan and George H. Hodges Jr. is Bolles’ largest gift ever.…

By Dan Scanlan

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A former assistant police chief in St. Augustine has been arrested after an investigation into financial discrepancies at the Police Benevolent Organization. | St. Augustine Police Department
February 6, 2026

Former assistant police chief arrested in St. Augustine

Anthony Cuthbert is accused of taking thousands of dollars from the Police Benevolent Organization.…

By Dan Scanlan

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February 6, 2026

Impact Church sues new owner of Regency Square mall

Impact Church has filed two court complaints against mall owner Blackwater Regency since late 2025.…

By Max Marbut - Jacksonville Daily Record

Featured image for “#AskJAXTDY | How affordable is ‘affordable housing’?”
Ability Housing has opened Village at Cedar Hills, an affordable housing complex on Jacksonville’s Westside. | Michelle Corum, Jacksonville Today
February 6, 2026

#AskJAXTDY | How affordable is ‘affordable housing’?

An apartment listed as “affordable housing” may not seem affordable at all. Here’s why.…

By Noah Hertz

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UF Health Hospital in Gainesville. | Lauren Witte, Fresh Take Florida
February 6, 2026

UF reports measles on campus; cases spread in North Florida

New state data shows five measles cases in Duval County — all among children — and one in St. Johns.…

By Gabriel Velasquez Neira - Fresh Take Florida

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Angela Garcia Falconetti has been selected as interim president at the University of North Florida. | UNF
February 5, 2026

UNF picks Polk State president as interim leader

Angela Garcia Falconetti is a Jacksonville native and two-time graduate of UNF.…

By Dan Scanlan

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Mount Ararat Baptist Church on Myrtle Avenue North will become part of the U.S. Civil Rights Trail. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
February 5, 2026

Jacksonville sites added to U.S. Civil Rights Trail

The civil rights sites include Mount Ararat Baptist Church, where the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke in 1961.…

By Dan Scanlan