The University of Florida health system is exploring ways to better engage Black adults in need of health care.
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A high risk of rip currents will make for dangerous beach conditions through the Memorial Day weekend.
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Jacksonville Mayor-elect Donna Deegan called the team "a brilliant group of leaders who collectively embody our guiding values."
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New construction and a strong real estate market will generate nearly $112 million extra in property taxes at the current tax rate.
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The home was sold to Edward and Kristianna Mylett of Chino Hills, California. He is a writer, podcaster and motivational speaker.
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Sheriffs and prosecutors say the public seems to have grown apathetic about attacks on police officers and police dogs.
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The city's solid waste division has set up special bins to collect glass at three sites.
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The preliminary forecast from the National Hurricane Center predicts 12 to 17 named storms, with five to nine hurricanes and one to four major hurricanes.
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Multiple communities on the First Coast will remember the nation's war dead with ceremonies in parks and at Jacksonville National Cemetery.
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The Florida Gators and Georgia Bulldogs have extended their agreement to play football in Jacksonville through 2025.
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A new ramp connecting the stern of the retired Navy destroyer to a wooden walkway means the USS Orleck is back in business as a Downtown historic attraction.
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PolitiFact and WLRN fact-checked claims about critical race theory, immigration and schoolbook bans made by Gov. Ron DeSantis' during his presidential announcement with Elon Musk on Twitter.
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Sadaf Knight, CEO of the Florida Policy Institute, breaks down how immigrants impact our economy and how responses to the new law could impact you
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Part of the major elections bill clears the way for Gov. Ron DeSantis to run for president without resigning from office.
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About 200 protestors gathered across from a downtown Miami hotel where fundraisers met with Gov. Ron DeSantis before he formally announced he was running for president.
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One week after a parent complained, Gorman's The Hill We Climb was moved. The NAACP chapter in Miami says it wants "to ensure that it takes more than one form to remove our history and heritage."
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Eighty-two percent of people lost coverage for procedural reasons, also known as "red tape" reasons, such as not having responded to mail, having outdated contact info, or computer glitches.
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A number of initiatives across the state aim to highlight the growing concern some parents and others have about book removals in public schools.
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The board saw a big change in January, when Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed six conservative trustees, who quickly fired the college's then president, and appointed former state education commissioner Richard Corcoran.
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A mysterious disease is spreading through the already endangered Florida panther population, and dozens of wildlife scientists are working to figure out how to stop it.
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Sasso, chief judge for the 6th District Court of Appeal, becomes the fourth woman to be appointed to the Florida Supreme Court by Gov. Ron DeSantis since he took office in 2019.
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A city official said there had been repair efforts underway on the outside of the apartment complex when it collapsed, after several bricks were reported to have fallen days earlier.
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The General Services Administration is giving away six lighthouses to nonprofits or government agencies willing to take care of them. Four lighthouses are being sold at auction.
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Military widows and widowers can lose military benefits if they remarry before age 55. NPR's A Martinez talks to Military Times reporter Leo Shane III about attempts to end the remarriage penalty.
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NPR's A Martinez speaks with Michael "Rod" Rodriguez, president and CEO of the Global War on Terrorism Memorial Foundation, about plans for a national monument, and how he is marking Memorial Day.
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NPR's Michel Martin speaks to researcher Samuel Bazzi about the lasting cultural and political impact of the northward movement of white Southerners in the early 20th century.
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Texas AG Ken Paxton has been suspended from office. He's awaiting a trial in the state Senate after the state House voted to impeach him over allegations of bribery and other misconduct.
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The Great Plains are facing increasing fire risks due to climate change, and efforts are underway to get prairie-dwellers to adapt to the new reality.
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The tire narrowly missed seats filled with spectators, and landed on a parked car.
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In this excerpt from WBEZ's Curious City podcast, we follow the story of one woman who arrived in Chicago from Venezuela last fall.
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George Michael Todd, a combat medic in Afghanistan, helped grapple with his own PTSD and that of other vets by making a rap album called Combat Medicine. "Doc Todd" died earlier this month.
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