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Trucks come and go from the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigration detention center in the Florida Everglades on Aug. 28, 2025. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP file
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‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detainees transferred out during hurricane season

All detainees were sent to other immigration centers, but the future of “Alligator Alcatraz” is unknown.…

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Former Trout Creek Academy Principal Katherine O'Connell smiles with flowers she received from rapper Fetty Wap | News4Jax
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St. Johns County principal sues over her removal in yearbook controversy

Principal Katherine O’Connell was placed on leave after rap lyrics appeared in the school’s yearbook.…

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An illustration of The Village at Seven Pines. | Jacksonville Daily Record
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5 restaurants announced for Village of Seven Pines shopping center

The restaurants will be part of Seven Pines, a master-planned community at Butler and I-295.…

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The Melanin Market's Juneteenth Celebration, along A. Philip Randolph Blvd. on the Eastside, is one of its largest festivals of the year. | Submitted, Melanin Collaborative Group
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Where to commemorate Juneteenth across Northeast Florida

Jacksonville and St. Augustine groups will observe the 160th anniversary of the first Juneteenth celebration.…

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THE JAXSON | Jacksonville’s working waterfront in 1930  

This collection of historic photographs capture the maritime and industrial character of the city’s working waterfront in 1930.…

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Bank of America and other companies have anchored the 42-story Downtown tower at 50 N. Laura St. since it was built in 1990. | Karen Brune Mathis, Jacksonville Daily Record
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Bank of America Tower is now known as Jax Tower at 50 North

Bank of America has reduced its presence in the tower and no longer has naming rights to the building.…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis disagrees with the Republican Party of Florida about debate plans. | J. Scott Applewhite, AP
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DeSantis clashes with Florida GOP over absence of gubernatorial debate

The party says only U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds has qualified for a debate. The governor has an issue with that.…

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Tropical Storm Arthur forms, but it’s not a direct threat to Florida

Heavy rains threaten Texas and the Deep South after Arthur becomes the season’s first tropical storm.…

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JEA headquarters is at 225 N. Pearl St. | Jacksonville Daily Record
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JEA employees happy on the job, but survey rates leadership lower

The survey polled 59% of JEA’s administrative and frontline workers as a City Council investigation continues.…

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Men joined in the fight to prevent domestic violence at the 16th annual Stand Up & Stride Domestic Violence Awareness Walk in Jacksonville in 2025. | Hubbard House
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Hubbard House’s new initiative helps men prevent domestic violence

Hubbard House’s Not My City program aims to help men prevent violence and become a positive influence.…

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Fans that are part of a cooling system are seen on the roof of a data center April 27, 2026, in Hillsboro, Oregon. | Jenny Kane, AP
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St. Johns County is latest to consider moratorium on data centers

County Commissioner Ann Taylor said moratoriums in other counties make St. Johns a “sitting duck” for a data center.…

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The best way to lower home prices? There may be many answers

Baker County needs more affordable homes, but building is not the only answer, experts say.…

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After filing for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization, West Marine Inc. said it is closing 59 stores, including two in the Jacksonville area. | Special to the Jacksonville Daily Record
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West Marine closing 2 Northeast Florida stores after bankruptcy filing

Nationwide, West Marine will close 59 stores, but three will remain open in the Jacksonville area.…

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Elizabeth Caldwell interviews a protester June 9, 2025, outside City Hall in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Protesters were opposing the deployment of the Marines and National Guard to Los Angeles. | Mike Simons
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Hello, I’m Elizabeth Caldwell, Jax Today’s new investigative reporter

I’m a Fort Myers native who traveled to every continent on Earth before landing in Jacksonville.…

Featured image for “Bold City closing Downtown tavern but will continue to brew in Jax”
Bold City Brewery was one of the first craft breweries in Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record
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Bold City closing Downtown tavern but will continue to brew in Jax

Bold City said it would move its brewing equipment to its production facility on Rosselle Street.…

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Cameras on Duval County school buses will capture images of people passing illegally. | Nancy Guan, WUSF
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#AskJAXTDY | Who gets the money from Duval school bus tickets?

Duval Schools ticketed thousands of drivers last month for passing school buses illegally. See where the money went.…

Featured image for “Civil rights rabbi to visit St. Augustine, 60-plus years after his arrest with MLK”
The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. speaks at a rally at St. Paul AME Church in St. Augustine on June 11, 1964. | AP
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Civil rights rabbi to visit St. Augustine, 60-plus years after his arrest with MLK

Rabbi Allen Secher is the last surviving rabbi in a group arrested for protesting segregation.…

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Johnson & Johnson's manufacturing campus for ACUVUE lenses is at 7500 Centurion Parkway. It also is building a distribution center near Jacksonville International Airport. | Johnson and Johnson
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Johnson & Johnson to invest $1B in vision operations in Jacksonville

The healtcare company plans to invest in advance vision manufacturing and packing for ACUVUE contact lenses.…

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Photo of the Royal Palm Pointe Fountain in Vero Beach.
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The hottest temperatures ever recorded in Florida aren’t as hot as it seems

Florida is known for its sunshine and heat, but the state’s hottest air temperature is actually lower than nearly every…

Featured image for “LaVilla heritage trail is unveiled at Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park”
From left, Jacksonville City Council member Ju'Coby Pittman, Mayor Donna Deegan and urban planner Ennis Davis observe one of the heritage markers that were placed as part of the LaVilla Lift Ev’ry Voice & Sing Heritage Trail. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 12, 2026

LaVilla heritage trail is unveiled at Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing Park

The LaVilla trail features 22 markers that celebrate history and culture within the Downtown Jacksonville community.…

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June 12, 2026

Adventure Landing site headed for redevelopment in St. Augustine

A site plan calls for demolishing Adventure Landing and replacing it with five commercial outparcels.…

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Clark Bros. is one of two Riverside restaurants that announced it is closing. | News4Jax
June 12, 2026

Two Riverside restaurants closing; Amici in St. Augustine could be next

Clarke Bros. and Prospect Five Points announced they will close, and Amici in St. Augustine said it might.…

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June 12, 2026

Colorado State predicts fewer storms in updated hurricane season forecast

Colorado State now predicts 13 named storms, including six hurricanes and two major hurricanes.…

Featured image for “10 years after Pulse, a community’s heartache, grief and growth”
Hundreds gather to grieve on June 12, 2018, outside of the Pulse Nightclub. Ten years after the Pulse Nightclub shooting, the community remains changed both in ways of pain and grief, but also in embracing communities from around the region, experts say.
June 12, 2026

10 years after Pulse, a community’s heartache, grief and growth

Experts, family, and community members weigh in what is widely considered Orlando’s darkest day.…