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Donald James Smith was sentenced to death for raping and strangling the child and leaving her body in a creek.
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Margaret Nooney Smith, 75, is jailed on fraud charges after authorities say she repeatedly misappropriated money from the Friends of the Jacksonville Public Library. -
A judge said opponents waited too long to seek an injunction against the sale of 4,000 acres from Union Carbide Corp. to Camden County.
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Monday is the deadline to register to vote in the race to fill a Jacksonville City Council at-large seat. The winner will help decide issues like recycling, traffic, environment, downtown development and racial harmony.
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A group called Sons of Confederate Veterans says Georgia law prohibits the removal of any monument on public property.
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Jacksonville brothers Matthew and David Medure opened M Brothers in Mayo Clinic on Jan. 10 for lunch. The restaurant features a bar and lounge, coffee shop and grab-and-go retail area.
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Owners of the 115-year-old building plan a nearly $4.8 million project to renovate the two-story space that will include a rooftop patio.
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The Cowford name represented the narrow spot on the St. Johns River where it was possible for ranchers to get their cows across the water.
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Republican state Rep. Sam Garrison says he'd use the money to screen school books harder. Opponents say good candidates won't run without pay.
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An art piece to educate the public about human trafficking is coming to Jacksonville this spring. It's the work of Rethreaded, a nonprofit that offers employment and support to survivors.
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The U.S. Justice Department will participate in oral arguments in a case that has drawn attention from states and groups across the country.
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The Commonwealth Fund study found that families in Florida were hit harder than any other state. On average, employees opting for family coverage had to pay $7,674. Those who opted for single coverage averaged the third highest rates in the nation – $1,811.
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U.S. District Judge Mark Walker compared the university's actions to those who capitulate in Hong Kong to the repressive policies of China's government.
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A bill that would carry out Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan to end the Florida Standards Assessments received unanimous approval Tuesday in its first Senate committee.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis largely stuck to priorities that he has outlined in recent weeks, such as providing a $1 billion gas tax break to motorists, boosting pay and providing bonuses for teachers, revamping elections laws and being a “law and order state.”
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Thousands of kids in Florida are testing positive for the coronavirus. Doctors say hospitals are seeing about as many patients as they did during the delta surge.
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Florida Education Association president Andrew Spar says a "massive exodus" of teachers is contributing to the shortage.
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Separately, between 800,000 and 1 million tests expired while in storage. Florida is seeking federal permission to use the tests anyway.
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A Florida lawmaker would let districts install cameras to record the entire room. Parents, staff, police and child-welfare authorities would have access.
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The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity on Tuesday announced that a formula used to determine the maximum number of weeks of benefits will revert from a pandemic-boosted 19 weeks to 12 weeks.
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People who are fired from educational institutions and governmental entities for refusing a vaccine will still be eligible for unemployment benefits.
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Laura Spears, 55, says she stumbled on her life-changing win a few days after buying a ticket for the Mega Millions jackpot. "I couldn't believe what I was reading," she says.
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After a video call with European allies, President Biden said there's unanimity on the threat posed by Russian troops on Ukraine's borders. Some allies are sending weapons to Ukraine. Others are not.
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The nearly 10-minute long song "Bat Out of Hell" opens the classic album by the late singer Meat Loaf. Music academics Elizabeth Wollman and Emily Gale take a close look at the epic track.
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America's librarians announce their top children's book picks virtually on Monday. Among the honors they're awarding are the 2021 Newbery and Caldecott medals.
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Opening arguments began in the trial of three former Minneapolis police officers who are being accused of violating George Floyd's civil rights when he was detained and killed by Derek Chauvin.
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NPR's Asma Khalid speaks with retired U.S. Navy Admiral James Stavridis about how to address a potential Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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President Biden confers with U.S. allies on Ukraine on Monday, as the U.S. pulls diplomatic families out of Kyiv and weighs beefing up troop deployments in the region over fears of a Russian invasion.
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Omicron has pushed U.S. hospitalizations to record levels, but what does an omicron illness actually look like? And who is getting very sick? Doctors around the country describe what they are seeing.
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NPR's Asma Khalid talks with Ed Augustin, correspondent for The Guardian in Cuba, about the ongoing trials against hundreds of people who participated in mass protests in the summer of 2021.
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A majority of the Afghans who fled to the U.S. when the Taliban took over last fall have now left the military bases where they've been living and are in the process of finding permanent homes.
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