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The Florida Legislature passed a development bill that St. Johns County argues would take away some of their local decision-making power. | Gary McCullough, AP
8 hours ago

St. Johns County wants governor to veto development bill

County commissioners say the bill would take away their authority over some development issues.…

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Sporting Jax majority owner Ricky Caplan, left, and club president Steve Livingstone flank the club's director of soccer, Mark Warburton, during an announcement March 20, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
10 hours ago

Sporting Jax names new team president

Sporting Jax announced Tuesday that’s its inaugural team president has departed the club.…

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The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Mason sails in the Red Sea in support of Operation Prosperity Guardian. | Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Chris Krucke, U.S. Navy
12 hours ago

USS Mason deploys from Naval Station Mayport

Families bid farewell to the USS Mason as the war with Iran leaves global tensions high.…

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Otto Aerospace plans to build its Phantom 3500 jet, shown in a rendering, at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville. | Jacksonville Daily Record
12 hours ago

Aircraft maker prepares for production at Cecil Airport

Otto Aerospace has obtained a demolition permit as a step toward making aircraft in Jacksonville.…

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Former JEA Chief of Staff Kurt Wilson testifies in front of the Jacksonville City Council's Special Investigatory Committee on JEA on March 23, 2026. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
1 day ago

Former JEA exec: Water fees have been an issue for years

Some city officials see the City Council’s probe into JEA’s capacity fee and personnel issues as political overreach.…

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Randy Britt, one of the regulars at James Weldon Johnson Park. He is one of the people featured in a new photo and storytelling exhibit. | Photo by Toni Smailagic
1 day ago

Meet the regulars at James Weldon Johnson Park

A photographer and a storyteller have created an exhibit introducing the people who make the park what it is.…

Featured image for “MOSH offers first look at 3 of its planned galleries”
MOSH has released renderings of three of 10 galleries at its planned Northbank museum. This one is called Nature & Culture. | MOSH, Ralph Appelbaum Associates
1 day ago

MOSH offers first look at 3 of its planned galleries

MOSH released illustrations of three galleries as it continues to raise money for a new Northbank museum.…

Featured image for “The fruit that made Florida is quickly disappearing”
Steve Crump holds a pair of oranges in his grove in De Leon Springs. A green orange is the tell-tale sign the tree is infected with citrus greening disease. | Tom Hudson
1 day ago

The fruit that made Florida is quickly disappearing

Citrus groves are shrinking from disease, disasters and development. The orange harvest is in a 30-year decline.…

Featured image for “Florida grapples with worst drought in more than 20 years”
Smoke from a wildfire seen in Bradford County. | Bradford County Fire Rescue
2 days ago

Florida grapples with worst drought in more than 20 years

Northeast Florida is experiencing an “extreme drought” — one of the driest areas of the state.…

Featured image for “The Block Jax opens with food hall, music, dog park and more”
Customers line up for the opening of Block Jax. | News4Jax
March 20, 2026

The Block Jax opens with food hall, music, dog park and more

Block Jax, just off Gate Parkway, is a family-oriented entertainment space built from shipping containers.…

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The Mossfire Grill building.
March 20, 2026

Restaurant investor buys former Mossfire Grill building

Veteran restaurant and bar owner Scott McAlister bought the Mossfire Grill building for $1.4 million.…

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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
March 20, 2026

Public safety complex planned in St. Johns County

The complex will combine a fire station with an operations center for the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.…

Featured image for “Teenage Mexican migrant dies in ICE custody in Florida”
A federal agent wears an Immigration and Customs Enforcement badge in New York on June 10, 2025. | Yuki Iwamura, AP file
March 20, 2026

Teenage Mexican migrant dies in ICE custody in Florida

The 19-year-old migrant, held in Glades County, “died of presumed suicide,” ICE said.…

Featured image for “Buckman Bridge repairs mean more backups this weekend”
Traffic in southbound lanes of the Buckman Bridge will be slowed this weekend during repair work. | Google
March 20, 2026

Buckman Bridge repairs mean more backups this weekend

An FDOT repair project on the Buckman Bridge could mean traffic delays from Orange Park into Mandarin.…

Featured image for “NASA hauls repaired moon rocket back to launch pad”
The Orion spacecraft sits on top of the NASA Artemis II rocket in the Vehicle Assembly Building before rollout to pad 39B at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral on Thursday, March 19, 2026. | Terry Renna, AP
March 20, 2026

NASA hauls repaired moon rocket back to launch pad

The Artemis II rocket could blast off as early as April 1 from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center.…

Featured image for “Astronomical spring arrives across Northern Hemisphere”
Spring in full bloom in Tallahassee. | Florida State University
March 20, 2026

Astronomical spring arrives across Northern Hemisphere

The 2026 vernal equinox was set to occur at 10:46 a.m. Friday as the amount of daylight grows.…

Featured image for “PolitiFact FL: Is Byron Donalds right that Florida school districts are to blame for property tax increases?”
Houses seen in a neighborhood in Port Saint Lucie, Florida, on Oct. 30, 2025.
March 20, 2026

PolitiFact FL: Is Byron Donalds right that Florida school districts are to blame for property tax increases?

Florida school districts have control over some property taxes, but all school taxes have some level of state control.…

Featured image for “Jacksonville commits $2M to help low-income homebuyers”
LIFT Jax purchased and renovated this home on Spearing Street on the Eastside in 2025 in order to sell it as an affordable housing property. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
March 19, 2026

Jacksonville commits $2M to help low-income homebuyers

The program will use construction loans and down payment assistance to help low-income homebuyers.…

Featured image for “Jacksonville firefighter arrested after fight at station”
A Jacksonville firefighter was arrested on a charge of battery after a fight at this fire station on Jones Road. | Google
March 19, 2026

Jacksonville firefighter arrested after fight at station

Joshua Jordan was charged with battery after confronting another firefighter over “some issues they were having.”…

Featured image for “State Black history museum is still a long ways off”
A historical display stands at the future site of the Florida Museum of Black History in West Augustine. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
March 19, 2026

State Black history museum is still a long ways off

For the second time, a bill regarding the Black history museum in St. Johns County failed to pass the Legislature.…

Featured image for “Florida bill eases Cuba restrictions — if leaders change”
A man rides a tricycle with his leashed dog running alongside him during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 16, 2026.
March 19, 2026

Florida bill eases Cuba restrictions — if leaders change

Lawmakers passed a bill that could increase business with Cuba if the island gets a new government.…

Featured image for “Pulse building demolished, nearly 10 years after massacre”
Excavators demolish the Pulse nightclub building on Wednesday, March 18, 2026. | City of Orlando, orlando.gov
March 19, 2026

Pulse building demolished, nearly 10 years after massacre

A memorial will replace the Pulse nightclub, where 49 people were killed in a mass shooting in 2016.…

Featured image for “How did Duval Schools’ 7 legislative priorities fare?”
The regular 2026 Florida legislative session ended March 13.
March 18, 2026

How did Duval Schools’ 7 legislative priorities fare?

Most of the district’s legislative priorities went unanswered this session.…

Featured image for “City Council panel seeks testimony from ex-JEA lawyer”
City Council member Ron Salem speaks to news reporters after a meeting Feb. 3, 2026. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today
March 18, 2026

City Council panel seeks testimony from ex-JEA lawyer

JEA says it will conduct its own independent investigation of workplace culture and alleged racism.…