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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is forecasting 14 to 21 named storms during the upcoming hurricane season, making it the seventh consecutive above-normal year.
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The city of Jacksonville installed a permanent marker honoring veterans in James Weldon Johnson Park. -
The $1.1 million project is the next phase of a $10 million renovation, scheduled to be completed for the venue’s centennial celebration in 2027.
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Voting-rights groups went to the state Supreme Court on Monday as they try to keep alive the possibility of blocking a congressional redistricting plan that would make it harder to elect a Black U.S. House member this year in North Florida.
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With COVID-19 protocols lifted and people pinching pennies, emergency management officials anticipate that people will opt for public shelters rather than drive to hotels hundreds of miles away.
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The 47-foot-deep channel is expected to help alleviate supply chain disruptions, although environmentalists worry it will worsen flooding along the St. Johns River and increase erosion.
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The new city park will become part of the multiuse Emerald Trail. Work will begin when the Fuller Warren Bridge improvements are finished.
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After five years. the popular restaurant will close May 30 as the operators retire. Barrique was known for its inspired and modern cuisine plus its Old-World ambiance.
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Economist Ken H. Johnson says the nation faces a housing crisis that will lead to deep financial losses for millions of homeowners — except in places like Florida. Here, homes and apartments could remain unaffordable for some time.
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Jacksonville City Councilman Reggie Gaffney is proposing an ordinance that would reimburse employees up to $4,000 a year for travel related to "reproductive rights," including terminating a pregnancy.
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The rate fell to 2.2% while the average hourly wage in the Jacksonville area rose to $33.22 in April.
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A Florida Senate committee approved a reform bill Monday, but some members said it should do more to provide relief to homeowners — or wouldn’t do enough to shore up the industry.
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An appellate panel ruled Monday that a Florida law targeting social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter unconstitutionally restricts their First Amendment rights.
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The state Legislature this week will consider issues such as roof damage claims, litigation and reinsurance.
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Data released Monday showed that 2,018 inpatients had COVID-19, up from 1,941 in a Friday count.
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After rejecting math textbooks, state criteria now draw the line on what can be included in social studies materials.
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Lee has guided elections in a state with a history of election controversies. While many states stumbled through the 2020 elections, Florida had relatively few problems.
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The state Department of Children and Families announced that is ending the OUR Florida program, a federally funded rent and utility assistance program.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a measure into law Monday to honor the 100 million people, he says, who have fallen victim to communist regimes around the world. The observance will be added to public school curriculums.
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The decision will almost certainly keep in place for this year’s elections the controversial 2021 law that created additional hurdles for voters to cast ballots by mail.
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The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has approved a rule change that will extend what had largely been nighttime alligator hunting — between 5 p.m. and 10 a.m. — to 24 hours during the season.
National News
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The small town of Uvalde, Texas, is a place where Friday night football rules and its claim to fame is being the hometown of actor Matthew McConaughey.
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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with San Antonio Express-News reporter Jacob Beltran about the latest develops in the Uvalde, Texas, elementary school shooting.
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Timothy Hale-Cusanelli is the latest defendant to face trial for his alleged role in the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol riot. Federal prosecutors say he was intent on inciting a second "civil war."
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NPR's Ailsa Chang speaks with Rebecca Salinas, a digital journalist at K-SAT TV, about the latest from the Uvalde school shooting in Texas.
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On Tuesday afternoon, a gunman walked into an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, and killed 15 people. At a press conference, Gov. Greg Abbot said the suspected shooter is dead.
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NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer talks with Marc Duvoison, the editor in chief of the San Antonio Express-News, about the shooting that left 15 dead at a Texas elementary school and is known about the shooter.
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Fourteen children and a teacher are dead, according to the governor of Texas, after a shooting at a Texas elementary school in Uvalde earlier today.
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Tuesday is the final day for voters to cast a ballot in the Georgia primaries. The most watched races are for governor, U.S. Senate and secretary of state.
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A shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, marks the 27th such school shooting in the U.S. this year.
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Will the U.S. be able to salvage the remnants of the Summit of the Americas? And what does the growing boycott mean for U.S. influence in Latin America?
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