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Previous Previous State Seeks OK to Enforce Social Media Law TALLAHASSEE — Arguing that a district judge’s ruling “puts millions of kids at r… Next Next Up Next Up Evening Briefs: Fall Committee Weeks Set | Lawmakers Sworn In Featured Lawmakers Pass $115.1B Budget, End Session By Jim Turner and Tom Urban 8 hrs ago Facebook Twitter Email Sine die House Speaker Daniel Perez (left) and Senate President Ben Albritton (right) took part in a traditional hanky-drop ceremony marking the end of the legislative session.
June 17, 2025

Florida lawmakers pass $115B budget and tax breaks

Democratic Rep. Angie Nixon of Jacksonville cast one of only two dissenting votes against the budget.…

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Hundreds of people crowd downtown St. Augustine in November 2024 to see the annual Nights of Lights. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
June 16, 2025

St. Johns County may kick in $1M more for Nights of Lights

St. Augustine has asked for more money to help the holiday event run more smoothly this year.…

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Fireworks explode over Downtown Jacksonville. | Visit Jacksonville
June 16, 2025

Jax returns July 4th fireworks to single site Downtown

The city will no longer stage fireworks from up to five sites, a practice started during the pandemic.…

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June 16, 2025

Heat exposure cases often unreported in Florida

Heat-related deaths doubled from 1999 to 2023, with 21,518 deaths recorded during that period.…

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The Rodman Dam on the Ocklawaha River near Palatka.
June 16, 2025

State budget reignites fight over Rodman dam

A budget plan finalized Friday sets aside $6.25 million to restore the Ocklawaha River.…

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June 16, 2025

BIT OF JOY | Shania Twain helps feed local families

Superstar singer Shania Twain is making a big donation to Feeding Northeast Florida.…

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Michael Bernard Bell was sentenced to death for the 1993 shooting deaths of two people outside a Jacksonville bar. | Florida Department of Corrections
June 16, 2025

DeSantis OKs execution in Jacksonville murders

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for Michael Bernard Bell, which would be a record-tying eighth execution this year.…

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St. Johns County Schools are bracing for a budget deficit. | Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
June 13, 2025

New law requires bus routes for students near highways

A St. Augustine legislator sponsored a law that lists highways as a dangerous condition for students walking.…

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A suspect was handcuffed after a Jacksonvillle police K9 subdued him.
June 13, 2025

Middleburg teacher accused of sexual conduct with child

A teacher at Calvary Christian Academy has been charged with soliciting a child for sex.…

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Data: Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. | Chart: Megan Mallicoat, Jacksonville Today
June 13, 2025

NUMBER OF THE WEEK | St. Johns’ high rate of boating accidents

Florida loves its boating, with more than 1 million seaworthy vessels registered in just the last year. At the same…

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Seriously damaged vehicles sit on the third deck of the hourly parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport, where a fire broke out last month. | Jacksonville Aviation Authority
June 13, 2025

First cars moved off burned garage at Jacksonville airport

A crane was used to remove some vehicles from atop the parking garage at Jacksonville International Airport.…

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June 13, 2025

This was the hottest May in decades in North Florida

The average high temperature in Jacksonville was 88.8 degrees, the highest in recent history.…

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An aerial illustration shows what the University of Florida’s graduate campus in LaVilla could look like once it's all built. | Downtown Investment Authority, UF
June 12, 2025

Jacksonville advances $130M deal for UF campus

A City Council Committee of the Whole voted 15-0 to support a development agreement with the University of Florida.…

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LISC Jacksonville CEO Irvin "Pedro" Cohen returned to his alma mater, Raines High, to announce the creation of a $5 million fund that will spur homeownership in six historically underresourced neighborhoods in Jacksonville. He called it one of the highlights of his professional career. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
June 12, 2025

Jax nonprofits put $5M toward increasing homeownership

United Way will allocate $4 million, while LISC Jacksonville will provide another $1 million to developers to build homes in…

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Memphis Redbirds players warm up before playing the Jumbo Shrimp at Vystar Ballpark on May 22. | Heather Henderson
June 12, 2025

BIT OF JOY | VyStar Ballpark nominated for best in the country

VyStar Ballpark, home of the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, is in the running to be named the Best Triple-A Ballpark in…

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Zachary Degross is acused of leaving a threatening comment on social media. | Jacksonville Sheriff's Office
June 12, 2025

Jacksonville man accused of threatening Trump protesters

Police say the man threatened to run over demonstrators during No Kings Day rallies on Saturday.…

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Changes are ahead for Crispy’s Springfield Gallery restaurant and bar at 1735 N. Main St. | Jacksonville Daily Record
June 12, 2025

Changes coming to Crispy’s restaurant in Springfield

A new ownership group is changing the business name and renovating the upstairs to add a lounge area.…

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The St. Johns River Ferry. | File
June 11, 2025

Mayport’s ferry will sail again Friday after ramp repairs

The ferry has been out of service since hitting a ramp while departing Mayport Landing in May.…

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June 11, 2025

WHAT TO DO | Alex Trendler Reads Your Mind; Amp farmers market; Batty bike tour

A mentalist show, the Amp’s farmers market and a batty bike tour are What to Do this weekend, June 13-15.…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law a measure that changes the name of the Northeast Florida Regional Airport back to the St. Augustine Airport. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
June 11, 2025

St. Augustine Airport takes back its old name

The Northeast Florida Regional Airport is returning to the name it had 15 years ago: the St. Augustine Airport.…

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A officer from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission blocks traffic in a westbound lane of Atlantic Boulevard as Amazon delivery trucks exit the new facility. | Image courtesy of Jacksonville Today reader Pablo S.
June 11, 2025

#AskJAXTDY | Why is Amazon blocking Atlantic Boulevard?

A Jacksonville Today reader says a westbound lane is sometimes blocked, leading to traffic backups.…

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Historic Hastings High School is located at 6195 S.W. Main St. | St. Johns County School District
June 11, 2025

Old Hastings High to soon become First Coast Technical College campus 

Originally built in 1924, Hastings High School is on the National Register of Historic Places.…

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The new 228,000-square-foot Duan Family Building at Jacksonville's Mayo Clinic campus. | Mayo Clinic
June 11, 2025

Mayo Clinic in Jax will offer groundbreaking cancer therapy

A new Mayo Clinic facility will be the first in North America to treat aggressive cancers with carbon ion therapy.…

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Otto Aviation's production corporate jet the Phantom 3500 that it hopes to build at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville | Jacksonville Aviation Authority
June 11, 2025

Airplane maker tax break, Downtown board independence, air-quality study pass City Council

The Jacksonville City Council had a full slate Tuesday night which included a $20 million incentives agreement to bring start-up…