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The Duval County jail
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OPINION | Where should the new Duval County Jail go?

An equity question lingers over putting a new Duval County Jail in historically disadvantaged areas. But can the jail still be…

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Raines freshmen Ameer Mabane, left and Nicholas Davis, right, celebrate the team's 14-0 season during a community parade. Jacksonville celebrated the Raines Vikings winning the FHSAA Class 3A state football championship with a community parade on Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
1 day ago

PHOTO ESSAY | Raines football celebrated in Northwest Jacksonville

The Raines Vikings marched down Moncrief Road with their hard-fought state championship trophy during a community parade on Saturday.…

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Picolata is a small community along the St. Johns River in west St. Johns County. The area's history goes back centuries, but very little physical evidence remains of forts and other structures that once stood. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

You may not know Picolata, but this couple is trying to preserve it

Picolata, in St. Johns County, was once a river crossing and the site of a fort, but much of the…

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Justin Golden stands with attorney Kenneth Williams as he is sentenced to 30 years in prison in his baby's death. | News4Jax
2 days ago

Dad gets 30 years for running over baby and killing him

Justin Golden admitted he put his 8-month-old baby on the road but said he did not intend to kill him.…

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Raines football players are all smiles during a school pep rally to celebrate the undefeated Vikings on Thursday, Dec. 18, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
3 days ago

Raines football champions celebrated with pep rally and parade

A parade to honor the William M. Raines football program will begin at Lonnie Miller Park at 9 a.m. Saturday.…

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This sign now shows the planned location of the new eighth-mile Hicken Power Dragstrip at Callahan Speedway. | Image in Time Photography
3 days ago

Drag strip starts construction, the first track since 2017

Racing could begin in May or June at the new drag strip at Callahan Speedway, next to a go-kart complex.…

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The bed in the execution room. | Florida Department of Corrections
3 days ago

Florida Supreme Court upholds death penalty law

Florida allows the death penalty without a unanimous jury recommendation — one of the nation’s lowest standards.…

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The Florida Supreme Court determines whether proposed constitutional amendments are limited to single subjects and the proposed ballot language is clear.
3 days ago

Recreational marijuana issue sent to Supreme Court

The Supreme Court must decide whether a proposed constitutional amendment meets legal requirements.…

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A sand snowman
3 days ago

Another cold front pushes through North Florida

A cold front brings welcomed showers and storms to North Florida, but it will fizzle as it crosses the state.…

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Jacksonville skyline as seen from the Southbank in November 2024.
December 18, 2025

Moving to Jacksonville? 10 to-do’s for new residents | JAX TODAY GUIDE

Moving to Jacksonville, Florida? Here are 10 to-do’s for new Jacksonville residents.…

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A student from Fort Caroline Elementary sits in the district's new 3D printing lab on Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
December 18, 2025

New 3D printing lab lets students explore engineering

Duval Schools students test-drive technology like 3D printing and learn real-world skills at the district’s STEM center.…

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The entrance to the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens, which just received a $3.5 million bequest from the estate of the late Betsy Lovett. | Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens
December 18, 2025

Cummer Museum receives one of its biggest gifts ever

The estate of philanthropist Betsy Lovett has bequested $3.5 million to the Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens.…

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Local musician Joe Starkey died Dec. 10, 2025, in a road rage incident. | Family photo
December 18, 2025

Attorney demands justice in musician’s road rage death

Joe Starkey was shot death Dec. 10 in an incident that his attorney calls a road rage homicide.…

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The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds demonstration flying team will perform in the 2026 NAS Jax Air Show, NAS Jacksonville confirmed. | Jacksonville Daily Record
December 18, 2025

Thunderbirds will join Blue Angels for air show at NAS Jax

The Air Force Thunderbirds and the Blue Angels will perform separately at NAS Jacksonville in 2026.…

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Mayor Donna Deegan (third from left) with the team who won the second Jax Litter League challenge | Wes Lester, city of Jacksonville
December 18, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Jax Litter League winners

A team from the Northside won the 2nd Jax Litter League contest.…

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Jacksonville City Council President Kevin Carrico taking the oath of office in June 2025. | City of Jacksonville
December 18, 2025

After contentious 6 months, City Council VP and mayor pitch unity

Political observers note a particularly contentious second half of 2025 between City Council leaders and the mayor’s office.…

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Rendering of Sulzbacher Enterprise Village, to be completed by the end of 2026. | Sulzbacher
December 18, 2025

#AskJAXTDY l When will Sulzbacher hire for manufacturing jobs?

Enterprise Village will include manufacturing and jobs training that will be open to the community.…

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The rural countryside of Suwannee County. | Guy Bryant, stock.adobe.com
December 18, 2025

Florida Senate will try again to bolster rural counties

The “rural renaissance bill” is back and ready to be heard by the full chamber in January.…

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A toll booth at the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. | Google Maps
December 18, 2025

DeSantis suggests scrapping tolls for Florida residents

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants tourists to shoulder the cost of tolls instead of Florida residents.…

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Land within the Coastal Headwaters Longleaf Forest Florida Forever Project will be protected in Escambia County. | Lauren Yoho, Wildpath
December 17, 2025

State will protect 2,060 acres in Putnam County

The $5.6 million expenditure is part of $27 million approved statewide to protect 21,500 acres.…

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December 17, 2025

WHAT TO DO | Vinegar at Spinster Abbott’s; Holiday Disco Market; Luminaria

A show by the band Vinegar in St. Augustine; a holiday disco market in Springfield; and the Riverside/Avondale Luminaria are…

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Roadwork on SR 16 will remain a priority in St. Johns County. | News4Jax
December 17, 2025

SR 16 remains top priority among St. Johns County roads

Many projects have already begun on SR 16, and the corridor is expected to see even more traffic with development.…

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A Duval Schools sign hangs on a fence at Long Branch Elementary, one of the district's planned school closures. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
December 17, 2025

City Council members ask for voice on school closures

Council members Ju’Coby Pittman and Jimmy Peluso say school closures have implications beyond the school district.…

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Jaguars nose tackle DaVon Hamilton is all smiles with 9-year-old Jayden Parker during the team's annual Shop with a Jaguar event on Monday. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
December 17, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Shop with a Jaguar

Jacksonville Jaguars players brought joy to kids at the annual Shop with a Jaguar event this week.…