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Empty polling booths inside the Duval County Supervisor of Elections Office. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
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Duval voter turnout lowest among urban Florida counties, as statewide turnout soared

At 55.1% voter turnout, Duval County had the lowest turnout among Florida’s urban counties in the midterm election.…

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Former Jacksonville City Councilmember Matt Schellenberg. | City of Jacksonville
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Ex-Jax Councilman Matt Schellenberg, who represented Mandarin, Southside, has died

Former City Councilmember Matt Schellenberg has died.…

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An artist's rendering of the planned 31,000-square-foot Publix at 119 W. Beaver St., part of a new building that will also include a 15-story residential tower and 400 parking spaces. | Gateway/Pearl Square
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#AskJAXTDY | What’s the return-on-investment for Downtown Jacksonville Publix project?

Downtown developers, business owners, and residents say a Publix is worth the price for the city. But what is Jacksonville’s…

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Downtown Jacksonville | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today
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Managing Editor

WJCT Public Media seeks an experienced Managing Editor to lead daily news coverage for Jacksonville Today and WJCT News 89.9…

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The new Hastings Community Center and Library is officially open | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
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Hastings branch of St. Johns County Library, community center opens doors

The new Hastings Community Center and Library is officially open to the public.…

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U.S. Attorney Gregory Kehoe announces indictments in a healthcare fraud scheme involving more than 20,000 claims for HIV medication and about $51 million in losses on Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. | News4Jax
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2 indicted, 3 guilty in Jacksonville healthcare fraud scheme involving HIV drugs

The alleged Medicaid and Medicare fraud scheme involved bribing people with cell phones to receive expensive HIV drugs that they…

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The Jacksonville Housing Authority Board meets Monday, Oct. 19, 2026. | Elizabeth Caldwell, Jacksonville Today
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Jacksonville Housing Authority under investigation after CEO fired amid bonus scheme

The Jacksonville Housing Authority is under legal scrutiny, including questions about a bonus the CEO tried to negotiate.…

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Atlantic Beach City Manager Kevin Hogencamp, center, speaks to the City Commission on Monday, Nov. 9, 2026. | City of Atlantic Beach
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Surprise move to fire Atlantic Beach city manager fails after debate

The Atlantic Beach City Commission wants a new city manager in place before next year’s budget talks begin.…

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St. Johns County Sheriff Rob Hardwick announced Thursday morning that the agency had arrested nearly 40 people in operations targeting sex offenders in September and October | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
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St. Johns County announces nearly 40 arrests for soliciting minors, sex offender non-registration

In one operation, St. Johns deputies posed as children on online platforms and ultimately arrested 15 suspects.…

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A swimmer uses an inflatable duck with a marker at Alki Beach Park, the Space Needle in the background on June 24, 2026, in Seattle. | AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson
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Direct flights from Jacksonville to Seattle coming in June 2027

Alaska Airlines will offer nonstop service from Jacksonville International Airport to Seattle-Tacoma International Airport beginning June 24, 2027.…

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Laborers work on a jobsite in the Newbrook neighborhood of St. Johns County’s SilverLeaf development. Homebuilders say increased immigration enforcement has driven workers away from SilverLeaf and similar large developments around Northeast Florida. | Joe Lister, Jacksonville Daily Record
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Immigration crackdowns: Homebuilders say they’re hurting the industry

A spike in immigration enforcement has forced both legal and undocumented workers out of Northeast Florida.…

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The Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair has moved to the new Jacksonville Fairgrounds on the Westside.
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WHAT TO DO | Jax Greek Fest; Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair; Fall Record Fair

A Greek Festival on the Southside, the Jax Fair on the Westside, and the Fall Record Fair in the Phoenix…

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A sign saying guns are prohibited is posted on the door of Duval Schools headquarters. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
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Baldwin principal fired over gun in car as School Board delays gun policy vote

The revised gun policy could come back to the board as soon as January.…

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An artist's rendering of the planned 31,000-square-foot Publix at 119 W. Beaver St., part of a new building that will also include a 15-story residential tower and 400 parking spaces. | Gateway/Pearl Square
2 days ago

Compromise incentive deal for Downtown Publix-anchored high-rise passes Jax City Council

On Tuesday, Jacksonville City Council narrowly approved a $50M incentive deal for Gateway Jax’s Publix grocery store and apartment project.…

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The St. Johns County School District is moving ahead with plans to build a high school in the sprawling Silverleaf community | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
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Plans move forward for Silverleaf high school

The St. Johns County School Board has approved plans for a new high school in the sprawling Silverleaf community.…

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A Skyway monorail train pulls away from the station near the Jacksonville Transportation Authority headquarters in LaVilla. | Jacksonville Daily Record
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State attorney subpoenas JTA for records involving top executives, NAVI

The latest subpoena adds to a string of document demands from the Jacksonville City Council and state law enforcement officials.…

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An illustration shows the planned Fire Station 22 in St. Johns County, with the Sheriff's Office Operations Center. | St. Johns County
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Amendment 3 fallout: St. Johns County puts fire station on hold, plans staff cuts

St Johns County officials say the financial strain from Amendment 3 on government services is “going to be painful.”…

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The Jacksonville Symphony will show the 100-year-old silent film, "The Flying Ace," with a new musical score on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2026. The film was produced in Jacksonville with an all-Black cast. | Jacksonville Symphony
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Jax-made silent film ‘The Flying Ace’ to soar with new score performed by Jacksonville Symphony

Six composers wrote the score that the Jacksonville Symphony will play at a Saturday screening of The Flying Ace.…

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When Broad Street (pictured) was still known as Bridge Street, T. E. Ceruti and his wife, known professionally as Madame Ceruti, operated businesses that brought together beauty culture, retailing and cigar making.
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THE JAXSON | The Cerutis of Bridge Street

The story of T.E. and Madame Ceruti offers a glimpse into an often-overlooked period of Jacksonville’s Black economic history.…

Featured image for “Duval School Board member’s anti-Islam social media post ignites firestorm of public comment”
Duval School Board member Tony Ricardo sits on the dais during a break in public comment at the Nov. 9, 2026, School Board meeting. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
November 10, 2026

Duval School Board member’s anti-Islam social media post ignites firestorm of public comment

Commenters expressed both strong support for and strong criticism of Ricardo, who did not publicly respond.…

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Samelia Adams listens during a Nov. 8 ceremony to commemorate her grandfather Benjamin Hart was held in Jacksonville’s Grand Park neighborhood. Hart was lynched by a mob in August 1923. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
November 10, 2026

Jacksonville lynching victim Benjamin Hart honored with commemorative marker

Lynching victim Benjamin Hart was remembered with a historic marker in Jacksonville’s Grand Park community more than 100 years after…

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NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney talk to students at Freedom Crossing Academy in St. Johns County during a live presentation | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
November 10, 2026

NASA astronauts aboard ISS answer SJC students’ burning questions

Students at Freedom Crossing Academy connected live with two NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.…

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State Attorney Melissa Nelson, right, joins reps from the Jacksonville Jaguars and Here Tomorrow to announce the sextortion crisis hotline. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
November 10, 2026

Sextortion hotline kicks off in Jacksonville with support from Jaguars

As sextortion cases rise, particularly targeting young males, the State Attorney’s Office and a suicide crisis nonprofit are teaming up…

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Raines High School Principal Vincent Hall is shown during an assembly April 12, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
November 10, 2026

Raines High School principal dies after 30 years with DCPS

Vincent Hall, the Raines alumnus, was named the 2025 DCPS Principal of the Year and was considered “a champion” for…