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Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a push for pay raises for state law enforcement and firefighters during a Friday speech in Ponte Vedra Beach. | Governor's Office
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DeSantis seeks pay raises for state police and firefighters

Speaking in Ponte Vedra Beach, Gov. Ron Desantis said he will push for 20% to 25% pay raises.…

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New Toyotas are arranged on protective plastic on Thursday in preparation for this weekend's 2025 annual Jacksonville International Auto Show in the Prime Osborn Convention Center. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today
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Jacksonville International Auto Show opens with tariffs looming

Jacksonville’s annual auto show takes place this weekend at the Prime Osborn Convention Center.…

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NUMBER OF THE WEEK | Leaving on a jet plane

Jacksonville’s airport is in its busiest era yet. Our number of the week is the amount of travelers in December…

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Toasty Florida cools off as cold, rainy Florida returns

Several fronts are on the horizon. Could winter be back soon?…

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The Florida Legislature. | Gary McCullough, AP
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Florida lawmakers crack down on illegal immigration

Here’s how Northeast Florida legislators voted on the immigration measures.…

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State Attorney Melissa Nelson warns about the potentially deadly consequences of a game called "Senior Assassin." | News4Jax
1 day ago

Law enforcement warns about ‘Senior Assassin’ game

Teens around the area play the game with water guns, but police say the guns can be mistaken for the…

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Members of the Lift Every Voice and Sing Children’s Choir as well as The Ritz Voices are captured moments before they sing Lift Every Voice and Sing as part of a 125th anniversary celebration for the song inside The Bethel Church on Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
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On its 125th anniversary, ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ highlights Jacksonville’s past and promise

“Lift Every Voice and Sing” is being celebrated with five days of events and programming.…

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The University of North Florida is a member of the Atlantic Sun Conference. | UNF via Facebook
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Jacksonville considers funding for ASUN basketball tourney

City Council will consider spending $100,000 per year to host the Atlantic Sun Conference basketball championships.…

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Members of the The National Women's Liberation group and Planned Parenthood paint a wall commemorating the anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion on Jan. 10, 2019. in Gainesville. | Chris Day, Fresh Take Florida
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What the latest data shows about Florida’s abortion ban

Abortions in Florida have declined for the first time since Roe v. Wade was overturned in 2022.…

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February brings 40 more minutes of daylight

Days have been growing longer since Dec. 21, but the increase will accelerate quickly this month.…

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These adoptable pets are single and ready to mingle. | Jacksonville Humane Society
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BIT OF JOY | Valentine’s Day date with a pet

The Jacksonville Humane Society wants you to take a chance on love this Valentine’s Day weekend. Like dogs or cats…

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City archaeologists work on the site of an 18th century British redoubt — or fort — in the Lincolnville part of the historic city. | St. Augustine Archaeology Program
2 days ago

Buried beneath Lincolnville: a 240-year-old British fort

St. Augustine archaeologists have uncovered a first of its kind on a Lincolnville lot – a small British redoubt, or…

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This is the water gun that teens were using during a game of Senior Assassins. | Nassau County Sheriff's Office
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FDLE officer shoots teen as he plays ‘Senior Assassin’

Teens play the game using water guns to “assassinate” one another. The FDLE officer thought the gun was real.…

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Dinner Party plays as part of the Fort Mose Jazz & Blues Series on Friday.
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ARTS PICKS | Feb. 14-16

Jazz in St. Augustine, surf-themed art in Jacksonville Beach, and American roots music in Fernandina Beach are this weekend’s things…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to stop the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission from making "intrusive" checks on boaters. | WFSU
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DeSantis wants to stop ‘intrusive’ checks on boaters

Gov. Ron DeSantis says FWC officers use boat safety inspections as a pretense to pull over boaters.…

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San Sebastian Winery in downtown St. Augustine wants to add an adjacent marketplace. | St. Johns County Property Appraiser
2 days ago

San Sebastian Winery plans marketplace with restaurant

The proposal includes a restaurant, retail building and additional surface parking adjacent to the winery..…

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Legislators reject ‘bailouts’ for condo owners

Condo owners shouldn’t expect the state to pay for complying with new state laws after the Surfside collapse.…

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Stories entered in the Jax PBS Kids Writers Contest will be online for everyone to enjoy.
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BIT OF JOY | Jax PBS Kids Writers Contest

Know a young child who loves to write? Give them a shot at $100 in spending cash (plus bragging rights)…

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THE JAXSON | The Great Migration and Black Jacksonville

In honor of Black History Month, here are six ways Jacksonville reshaped the cultural demographics of the entire country.…

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A Jacksonville Solid Waste Division worker collects recyclables in 2022. | Dennis Ho for Jacksonville Today
3 days ago

Jacksonville raises residents’ trash fees

The annual fee that Jacksonville residents pay for trash collection is going up, after a 12-to-7 vote by the City…

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Anastasia State Park in St. Johns County was on of nine parks where the state proposed lodges, golf courses and other development last year.
February 11, 2025

Lawmakers move to block development at state parks

The state last year proposed lodges, pickleball courts and other development at Anastasia State Park and eight others.…

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The former Serenata Beach Club is now called the South Ponte Vedra Ocean Club. | News4Jax
February 11, 2025

Troubled Serenata Beach Club reopens under new owners

The private club, purchased by Kevin Merritt and Lynda-Culhane Merritt, is now called the South Ponte Vedra Ocean Club.…

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Adams Street, along with Forsyth Street, will soon become a two-way street. | Google
February 11, 2025

Adams and Forsyth will soon become 2-way streets again

Resurfacing could begin as early as this week as the one-way streets revert to two-way traffic.…

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Members of the Manasota chapter of the Florida Young Birders Club watch birds through binoculars at Red Bug Slough in Sarasota on Jan. 25, 2025.
February 11, 2025

COVID pushed kids outdoors. Now they’re into birdwatching.

More young birder groups are popping up for teens and tweens who enjoy getting outdoors together to gawk at wildlife.…