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The iconic Jacksonville Beach Pier, battered by Hurricanes Matthew and Irma, officially reopened Wednesday after three years of reconstruction.
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A plan presented to the School Board calls for more than $1 million more than last year to go toward protecting schools in the fast-growing district. -
Higher overnight temperatures can cause health issues, especially for people who work outside and those with underlying health conditions.
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“Not anywhere in the past have we had six consecutive seasons above normal,” said Matthew Rosencrans, NOAA’s lead for the seasonal hurricane outlook
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The number of vacant jobs is up 23% from the start of the last school year — and almost double the year before.
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The state has appealed a judge's ruling that would have set aside Florida's new abortion law.
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Howard Fineman has sold his five Ashley HomeStores and distribution center to 1915 South, which plans to renovate and expand.
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The Related Group plans to build RD River City Brewery Apartments, a 326-unit apartment complex overlooking the St. Johns River in Downtown Jacksonville.
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Jacksonville pharmacists Derick McElveen and Theron Douglas have formed Everyday Fresh Club, providing products tailored for Black men by Black men.
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Hurricane Matthew destroyed the last 300 feet of the pier in 2016, and Irma wreaked additional damage the next year.
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The firefighter says a chief gave him a choice: cut his hair or go home with no overtime. He chose to go home.
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A state appeals court this month will wade into a dispute about whether the University of Florida should refund fees to students who were forced to switch to remote learning in 2020 during the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Andrew Spar, Florida Education Association president, said the latest series of Supreme Court rulings has already muddied separation of church and state.
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The law, labeled by critics as "Don't Say Gay," restricts how schools can teach about sexual orientation and gender identity. The White House called the law discriminatory.
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Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis removed Dr. Lisa Gwynn from the Florida Healthy Kids Board for expressing concerns about COVID-19 vaccine access for kids younger than 5. She talks about why she's still worried.
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The Florida Supreme Court approved Gov. Ron DeSantis' request to impanel a grand jury to investigate issues such as smuggling undocumented children into the state.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a law Monday that requires criminal and sexual-offender background checks for apartment-complex employees.
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The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation on Friday approved an average 6.4% rate increase for homeowners with “multiperil” policies — by far the most-common type of policy.
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The bill would have done away with permanent alimony and set up maximum payments based on the duration of a marriage.
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The law, which restricts the way race-related issues are taught, could affect Title IX training programs.
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Gillum, along with state House candidate Sharon Lettman-Hicks, is accused of soliciting money with false promises and disguising it for Gillum's personal use.
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For decades, the fire towers in New York's Adirondack Mountains defended the wilderness against fires. The soaring structures offer a vantage point high above summits to take in beautiful sunrises.
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Texas state Sen. Roland Gutierrez and Uvalde Mayor Don McLaughlin say they've received complaints about the Uvalde Together Resiliency Center.
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The Highland Park shooting suspect doesn't seem to be associated with a ideological or political bent. But extremism researchers say these kinds of acts may actually be part of a troubling new trend.
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A federal judge in Texas last year declared the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program dead but left it intact while his order is appealed by the Justice Department and advocacy groups.
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NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with Ipas Central America and Mexico director Maria Antonieta Alcalde about what the U.S.'s abortion rights movement can learn from reproductive rights wins in Latin America.
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Several remains from the Philadelphia bombing of the MOVE house in 1985 have yet to be released. The bombing left several dead, including children.
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In 2019, rising rap star Nipsey Hussle was shot and killed outside his own South LA clothing store. A jury has just found the shooter, a man named Eric R. Holder, guilty of first degree murder.
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For decades, it was impossible to say that a specific weather event was caused, or even made worse, by climate change. But advanced research methods are changing that.
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Soaring rental prices are putting pressure on childcare facilities. Many private facilities are also renters, which means they are incredibility vulnerable.
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Cost-conscious consumers are getting some relief at the gas pump. After hitting record highs, gas prices have fallen by nearly 25 cents a gallon. But it may be too late to save many summer road trips.
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One week after the reversal of Roe v. Wade’s federal abortion protections, Florida is in a court battle over a new law restricting abortions to 15 weeks. Abortion supporters say a right to privacy enshrined in the state constitution protects the right to choose.
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