Lifeguard Darnell Cooper instructs Marquis Bryant, 7, during a swimming lesson June 18, 2015, at Gwen Cherry Park in Miami. | Wilfredo Lee, AP

Josue Garriga III. | News4Jax

Passengers flee a bus that caught fire Friday, April 19, 2024, as St. Johns County residents traveled to Tallahassee. | Photo provided to News4Jax.

Residents attended a meeting of the Jacksonville Planning Commission on Thursday, April 18, 2024. Many protested plans for an animal processing plant. | J. Brooks Terry, Jacksonville Daily Record

Cars line up for gas at Costco Wholesale in Fairfax, Virginia.

Photographers Olis and Jo Garber are the, 2024 Miss Aggie Day award winners. | Mandarin Museum

An American Airlines Boeing 777 is framed by utility wires as it prepares to land at Miami International Airport on Jan. 27, 2021. | Wilfredo Lee, AP file

This was the plan for a fuel storage and rail depot on a 101-acre property in Dinsmore.

From left, Ricky Caplan, Becky Burleigh, Fred Taylor and Tim Tebow are part of the group that aims to bring women's and men's professional soccer to Northeast Florida. Sporting Club Jacksonville announced the plans in December 2023. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today

The Jacksonville Humane Society is dealing with an influx of kittens. l Jacksonville Humane Society

Religious chaplains will be permitted to act as school counselors in K-12 schools in Florida.

Metropolitan Park is seen looking east, where a stage once sat. | Dan Scanlan, Jacksonville Today

The Berkman Plaza II high-rise is imploded March 6, 2022.

Classic British motorcycles were part of a recent Riding Into History motorcycle concours 'd'elegance. | Dohms Creative, Riding Into History

This house in San Marco sold for $283,000 in 2016. Today it's listed for $485,000. | Jessica Palombo, Jacksonville Today

Willie Williams spent more than 44 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

Demand is increasing to feed food-insecure people in Northeast Florida. l Feeding Northeast Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill that will lead to the history of communism being taught from kindergarten through 12th grade. | Phil Sears, AP file

Brian Lapointe, an algae bloom expert at Florida Atlantic University’s Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute, is deep into his research on how to best dispose of large sargassum mats landing on Florida and Caribbean beaches every summer. | Florida Atlantic University, WGCU

The plan for Riverfront Plaza, including a cafe with rooftop playground and a planned waterfront restaurant. | Downtown Investment Authority

University of Florida students walk through Turlington Plaza on April 9, 2024. | Lee Ann Anderson, Fresh Take Florida