SouthEast Development Group has submitted an unsolicited public-private partnership proposal that would stretch from the former Jacksonville Landing site to southeast of TIAA Bank Field.

While changes inside the Sheriff's Office have been made since three high-profile murders in 2018, members of the LGBTQ+ community still feel targeted.

Sarah created a device that uses artificial intelligence to gauge the body's response to music, as a way to guide music therapy.

Duval is among six districts challenging a state health department rule aimed at preventing student mask requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Farm Share, the food distribution nonprofit, will be giving away food this Saturday in Jacksonville.

Homeowners with a homestead exemption can expect at most a nominal increase when they get their bills from Duval County in November.

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office thinks it can make money off a misdemeanor probation program that has been a loser for the Salvation Army.

People have been hauling piles of recycling to 15 drop-off spots since Jacksonville suspended curbside pickup two weeks ago, but some of it is just going into the landfill.

Passidomo becomes only the third woman to hold one of the most-powerful positions in the state. She praised the efforts of state leaders to put Florida “well on our way to recovery” as it endures a second year of the global COVID-19 pandemic.

Legislation from state Rep. Tracie Davis, a Jacksonville Democrat, aims to avoid the "nightmare" some people experience after winning big.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday called for a special legislative session next month to push back against White House attempts to require workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19.

The gunman's defense team is hoping to avoid the death penalty that prosecutors are seeking for the murders of 17 students and staff in Parkland, Fla.

The confessed Parkland school shooter may face the death penalty after a hearing Wednesday. Here's what that could mean, some of the history of the penalty in Florida, and a timeline for what's next in his case.

The lawsuit from graduate student Anthony Rojas contends that the University of Florida should refund fees to students who were forced to learn remotely last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is one of numerous similar lawsuits filed against universities and colleges across the state.

More than 900 manatees have died so far this year, nearly twice the average number and a death rate not seen since 2013. Some of the state funding would expand acute care networks where distressed manatees are treated.

The high-stakes court fight unfolding over the off-again, on-again abortion law newly passed in Texas threatens to throw into confusion plans by Florida lawmakers to pass a similarly restrictive law banning abortions after a physician can detect a fetal heartbeat.

The Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) says of the jobs initially lost during the pandemic, nearly 80% have been recovered. In addition, the agency's Deputy Secretary Adrienne Johnston says there are more people in the labor force now than in February of last year. But Rep. Anna Eskamani, D-Orlando, says issues remain with the state's unemployment assistance system.

The ruling by Circuit Judge Layne Smith was a victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has led efforts to prevent businesses from requiring customers to show proof they are vaccinated against COVID-19 --- an issue that has become known as requiring vaccine passports.

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.

To cover the additional costs, counties could reduce the number of ballot drop-off boxes, making voting less convenient.

Students began protesting outside the university center nearly two weeks ago, citing moldy dorm rooms and other problems. They say they won't leave until their demands are met.

Officials are looking into four confirmed cases of the dangerous bacteria discovered in the sprays. Two deaths associated with the bacteria are being investigated.

NPR's Sarah McCammon talks with Dana Graber Ladek of the International Organization for Migration in Mexico and Yael Schacher of Refugees International on the future of the "Remain in Mexico" policy.

Arizona Democrats are pressing Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, D-Ariz., over her handling of negotiations on the party's big spending package in Congress.

Actor Alec Baldwin says he is "full cooperating" with the investigation into how he discharged a prop gun on a New Mexico movie set Thursday, killing a crew member and injuring the film's director.

The Border Patrol recorded nearly 1.7 million apprehensions in the past year, eclipsing the record set in 2000. Still, the number of migrants crossing illegally is likely far below the all-time high.

Republican nominee for Virginia governor, Glenn Youngkin, is getting plenty of support from the Trump camp. But Youngkin has been noticeably absent from their rallies to support him.

A coalition of civil rights and criminal justice reform groups said a White House proposal for restricting synthetic drugs related to fentanyl will not curb the overdose epidemic.

NPR's Audie Cornish speaks with Paul Kwami, director of Fisk University's Jubilee Singers, and pianist Nina Kennedy on the 150 commemoration of the Jubilee Singers Fundraising tour.

The Biden administration hopes to help fund its agenda by cracking down on tax evasion, spotting cheats using account information from banks. It's drawing opposition from GOP lawmakers and banks.