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A photo and letter from Xavier Nicoll is posted on the kitchen of his grandparents Bill and Julie on April 24, 2025, in Naples. Xavier has been incarcerated longer than his original sentence due to behavioral issues during virtual school. | Marta Lavandier, AP
August 14, 2025

For incarcerated students, online school is a disaster

Despite evidence that online learning failed many students in the pandemic, Florida relies on it for juvenile detention.…

By Bianca Vázquez Toness - Associated Press

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The biggest job losses in Northeast Florida continue to be in the financial activities sector, which had a net loss of 5,500 jobs over the past 12-month period. | Jacksonville Daily Record
July 18, 2025

Unemployment in Northeast Florida hits post-pandemic high

The jobless rate in the Jacksonville metropolitan area rose from 3.6% in May to 4.2% in June.…

By Mark Basch - Jacksonville Daily Record

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According to the United States Department of Agriculture, over 100 dairy herds across the country have been infected with the flu. There are no reported cow infections in Florida. | Kerry Sheridan, WUSF
June 28, 2024

Florida begins testing cows as bird flu spreads to dairy cattle

Experts worry that the virus is mutating and could spread from human to human, creating another pandemic.…

By Aileyahu Shanes - WUSF

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A special committee is exploring how to speed up development in Downtown Jacksonville. | Monty Zickuhr, Jacksonville Daily Record
February 12, 2024

Remote work leaves more offices vacant Downtown

Office vacancies are the highest they’ve been since 2014 — up to 25.1% on the Northbank.…

By Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record

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Volunteers stock bags at the Mandarin Food Bank last week. | Claire Heddles, Jacksonville Today
April 10, 2022

Climbing costs leave Jacksonville families struggling for food

Jacksonville mom Krista Jones is buying beans instead of meat for protein. It’s one of the creative steps she’s had…

By Claire Heddles

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