Councilman Michael Boylan is preparing legislation that he sees as critical in the battle against disease and drug overdoses. He says reluctant City Council members will be convinced once they see the success around the state.
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When a marker is installed Sunday, people planning the memorial say they hope it will help Jacksonville come to terms with that legacy.
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Friends and families will come together at Smalls Park on Jacksonville’s northside Sunday to remember those they’ve lost to COVID-19.
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The election is 17 months away, but candidates are stockpiling cash to blitz voters with advertisements, mailers and phone calls.
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The nonprofit Farm Share will distribute free food to about 500 food-insecure households.
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Potential refunds could be pulled from other parts of the city’s budget or federal COVID relief dollars instead.
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Five candidates are seeking to replace Sheriff Mike Williams, who has reached his term limit.
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Jacksonville suspended curbside recycling last week because of a backlog in regular trash pickup. Although the city plans to resume recycling at some point, no one knows for sure when.
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Acting General Counsel Jason Teal disclosed to city officials last year that he was in a relationship with a coworker in the Office of General Counsel, where he has worked for 21 years. Then he signed off on salary increases last month for 11 employees, including the one he had disclosed a relationship with.
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The Hendricks at San Marco will include 133 apartments, three-level parking garage and amenities such as a fitness center, clubhouse and a resort-style swimming pool.
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The state has seen its cases and hospitalizations decline, but an analysis from the New York Times finds its death rate is still among the highest in the country.
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To cover the additional costs, counties could reduce the number of ballot drop-off boxes, making voting less convenient.
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Temperatures are expected to be 5 to 10 degrees cooler Sunday and Monday across a large portion of Florida thanks to a noticeable fall front.
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The bill, filed by Sen. Keith Perry, R-Gainesville, would put the prohibition on school mask requirements into state law.
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With the industry poised to mushroom, health regulators are asking lawmakers for nearly $13 million to more than double the number of workers in the office that oversees medical marijuana issues.
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Citizens Insurance CEO Barry Gilway tells lawmakers that a 'sea of red ink' is overwhelming insurers across Florida.
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Teton County Coroner Dr. Brent Blualso said the body of the missing Florida woman lay in the wilderness since her death in mid to late August.
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Afternoon highs are on track to approach or achieve their daily records, especially Thursday and Friday mainly over the interior and Gulf side of the peninsula.
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An expert said communities could use the data to predict trends in cases.
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The ruling sets the stage for a showdown over Republican legislators’ efforts to make it more difficult for Floridians to vote by mail and for organizations to conduct voter-registration drives.
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Following the Atlanta spa shootings in March, many Asian adoptees reported feeling unable to express their fear and sadness to their white families. Adoption agencies are trying to bridge the gap.
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In Southern California, the Alisal Fire has been burning for a week along one of the most scenic stretches of the coast north of Santa Barbara. It is now 78% contained.
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A restaurant in Washington, D.C., is offering donated welcome meals of traditional food to newly arriving Afghans. The chef cooking those meals knows what it's like to leave home and family behind.
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In many hospitals, the only thing keeping ICUs fully staffed is a rotating cast of traveling nurses. Hospitals are having to pay them so much that their staff nurses are tempted to hit the road too.
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Three white men are accused of murdering Ahmaud Arbery, a Black man shot and killed as he was jogging down a residential street after being chased by pickup trucks. Jury selection begins Monday.
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Vanessa Bryant and others who lost family members in the January 2020 helicopter crash that killed Kobe Bryant sued Los Angeles County over leaked photos of the crash scene that were allegedly shared.
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It's the second deadly shooting at the Louisiana school within four days. Louisiana State Police is investigating both shootings.
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Megan Rice spent two years in federal prison while in her 80s after breaking into a government security complex to protest nuclear weapons.
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Morey, a well-known surfer in Southern California in the '50s and '60s, invented the Boogie Board in 1971 in Hawaii. Morey's invention remains a popular choice for those wanting to ride some waves.
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In 2020, Washington, D.C., had the highest number of homicides in 16 years. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with people who've experienced gun violence: Ryane Nickens, Cathy Feingold and Jackie Bensen.
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