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A fishing boat heads out to sea as the sun breaks through the clouds in Surfside. | Wilfredo Lee, AP
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Florida revamps red snapper fishing after court issues ban in South Atlantic

The FWC rescinded an executive order expanding red snapper fishing in state waters.…

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Sandalwood High School. | News4Jax
2 hours ago

Former JROTC instructor accused of making students behave as dogs

Cail Morris Jr., a JROTC instructor at Sandalwood High School, was charged with child abuse.…

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Conservative activist Charlie Cook, founder of Turning Point USA, was gunned down during a public appearance in Utah. | Gage Skidmore, Wikipedia Commons
3 hours ago

Florida biologist wins $485,000 for her firing over Charlie Kirk post

Brittney Brown was fired after reposting a meme claiming Kirk wouldn’t care about children being shot.…

Featured image for “Former Ponte Vedra Beach players take deft first touch from soccer pitch to medical field”
Munir Adamo helped the Ponte Vedra boys soccer team finish 25-0-0 in the 2015-16 season. The Sharks became one of the few boys soccer teams in Florida history to finish the season unbeaten and untied. | Will Brown
19 hours ago

Former Ponte Vedra Beach players take deft first touch from soccer pitch to medical field

Dr. Munir Adamo and Dr. Nikita Kostrubsky helped Ponte Vedra soccer achieve perfection. A decade later, the two have a…

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The National Shrine of Our Lady of La Leche in St. Augustine. The 2026 National Eucharistic Pilgrimage will start there Sunday. | Catholic Diocese of St. Augustine.
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National Eucharistic Pilgrimage launches Sunday in St. Augustine

The pilgrimage will start at the site of the first Catholic Mass in 1565 at the founding of St. Augustine.…

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Jacksonville Jazz Fest returns this weekend to The Ford on Bay. | Jazz Fest via Facebook
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WHAT TO DO | Jacksonville Jazz Fest; Blue Crab Fest; Native wildflower field trip

Jacksonville’s Jazz Fest, Palatka’s Blue Crab Festival and a guided wildflower walk in Green Cove Springs are What to Do…

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NOAA hurricane outlook predicts below-normal tropical activity

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says an El Niño is likely to suppress hurricane activity.…

Featured image for “PolitiFact FL: Alligator Alcatraz may close. Trump and DeSantis statements clash with facts.”
"Alligator Alcatraz" is shown during construction in the Florida Everglades on July 4, 2025. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP
1 day ago

PolitiFact FL: Alligator Alcatraz may close. Trump and DeSantis statements clash with facts.

PolitiFact found that Ron DeSantis and Donald Trump miscast information about costs and detainees.…

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One of Nassau County's new marine patrol boats skims through the water. | Nassau County Sheriff's Office
1 day ago

New Nassau County patrol boats help rescue 2 from sinking ship

The patrol boats were put into service in time for Memorial Day, the unofficial start of the boating season.…

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House Budget Chair Lawrence McClure, left, and Senate Budget Chair Ed Hooper take questions from reporters during last year's budget-making process on June 13, 2025. | Douglas Soule, WUSF
1 day ago

Behind closed doors: How Florida’s state budget gets made

Legislative leaders are negotiating next year’s budget, a secretive process Gov. Ron DeSantis likens to selecting a pope.…

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An act on stage at the Jacksonville Jazz Festival in 2017. | Jacksonville Jazz Festival
1 day ago

Jacksonville Jazz Festival will ring from Downtown stages this weekend

The Jazz Festival, founded in 1979, remains free of charge from Thursday through Sunday.…

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A rendering shows the $160 million hotel, convention center and office project proposed by Corner Lot and investment partner Aspect Holdings LLC on the Northbank of Downtown Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record
2 days ago

Culinary Institute gets show of support for riverfront campus in Jacksonville

A City Council committee signaled support for $35 million in incentives to lure the Culinary Institute of America.…

Featured image for “Sporting Jax Women host first Gainbridge Super League semifinal”
Sporting Jax Women are 6-4-4 at Hodges Stadium during its inaugural season in the Gainbridge Super League. Sporting Jax was winless in its first four home matches, but has since earned 20 out of 30 possible points at home. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

Sporting Jax Women host first Gainbridge Super League semifinal

The Sporting Jax Women will host the Carolina Ascent at Hodges Stadium on Sunday.…

Featured image for “New sites added to Duval’s list of endangered historic structures”
The Laura Street Trio of historic buildings at Forsyth and Laura streets in Downtown Jacksonville are shown Nov. 11, 2024. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record
2 days ago

New sites added to Duval’s list of endangered historic structures

Besides endangered properties, the History Center listed some that have become success stories through preservation.…

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An artist's depiction shows the Southbank Residences next to Friendship Fountain in Downtown Jacksonville. | Related Group
2 days ago

Southbank Residences begins construction after years of delays

Southbank Residences represents the first new luxury high-rise on Jacksonville’s riverfront in over a decade.…

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A dolphin leaps from the water at Marineland Dolphin Adventure. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
2 days ago

Marineland rebounds from dark days. Now staff say the park is thriving.

Six months ago, all signs pointed toward bankruptcy for Marineland Dolphin Adventure.…

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A member of the Navy Band Southeast plays taps during a Memorial Day observance at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Wall. | U.S. Navy Photo by Nick Davis
2 days ago

Memorial Day events fill the weekend from Jacksonville to Palatka

Memorial Day weekend will include fireworks, music and remembrances of military members lost in war.…

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2 days ago

THE JAXSON | Jacksonville’s forgotten emancipation history  

For Jacksonville, the story of emancipation is especially significant. During the Civil War and Reconstruction, the city became both a…

Featured image for “JEA execs subpoenaed as council investigation opens door to charter changes”
Rory Diamond is one of three people on the Jacksonville City Council's Special Investigatory Committee on JEA on Monday, April 13, 2026. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
3 days ago

JEA execs subpoenaed as council investigation opens door to charter changes

City Council’s Finance Committee authorized three subpoenas Tuesday including one for JEA CEO Vickie Cavey.…

Featured image for “Jaguars statue moved from EverBank Stadium — but only for a while”
The Jaguars statue outside EverBank Stadium. | Visit Jacksonville
3 days ago

Jaguars statue moved from EverBank Stadium — but only for a while

The iconic Jaguars statue, named Touchdown, will return in 2028 after the stadium renovation.…

Featured image for “Siding with church, St. Johns County rejects alcohol at Hastings pizza parlor”
An agriculture-themed mural adorns the side of a building along Hastings' historic Main Street. The mural was painted by artist Kelsey Montague in 2025. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
3 days ago

Siding with church, St. Johns County rejects alcohol at Hastings pizza parlor

Main St. Pizza & Ice Cream had sought permission to sell beer and wine across from First Baptist Church.…

Featured image for “Former University of Alabama president selected as lone finalist to lead UF”
Stuart Bell speaks at a commencement ceremony at the University of Alabama, Thursday, May 1, 2025, in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He stepped down at Alabama shortly after and is the lone finalist for the University of Florida presidency.
May 19, 2026

Former University of Alabama president selected as lone finalist to lead UF

A search committee recommended Stuart Bell as UF president, after a decade in the position in Alabama.…

Featured image for “WATCH: Rep. Angie Nixon protests US House map, leading to her arrest”
Rep. Angie Nixon, D-Jacksonsville, stages a sit-in at Gov Ron DeSantis' office on Friday, May 15, 2026. | Angie Nixon, Facebook
May 19, 2026

WATCH: Rep. Angie Nixon protests US House map, leading to her arrest

Nixon staged a sit-in outside the office of Gov. Ron DeSantis, saying Republicans gerrymandered congressional districts.…

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May 19, 2026

Goodbye cold fronts, hello sea breezes: Florida’s rainy season is arriving

The weather pattern changes in Florida as the rainy season starts. Rain is needed and welcomed.…