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The number of COVID-19 cases in Duval County has risen by 32% in the past month, according to data from the Florida Department of Health.
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The 31-foot-tall piece of art decorates a new traffic circle in front of Jacksonville University, reflecting the history and nature of Jacksonville. -
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care warned the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office three months ago that the jail's medical care was deficient. -
The new owner is Jim Franks, who also owns Flying Fish Taphouse. Reconstruction will take over a year, he says. -
The Jacksonville Beach institution plans to open in early 2024 in Concourse A, beyond the security checkpoint. -
One mother from Arlington is frustrated by the conditions and the repeated cancellation of swim lessons. "It's disgusting, and I am just really humiliated," she said. -
The nature center gives visitors an up-close experience with live snakes, frogs, turtles, lizards and other wildlife native to Florida. -
Mayor Donna Deegan has scheduled a series of public meetings to hear what's on people's minds. One meeting will take place in each City Council district. -
St. Johns County is seeking input from residents on what to do with the properties when the hall of fame moves to Pinehurst. -
City Council accepted a flat tax rate proposed by Mayor Donna Deegan, but your tax bill still could increase because of rising property values. -
Diana Greene is the new CEO of Children's Literacy Initiative, a nonprofit aimed at equity in education through "anti-racist early literacy instruction, support and advocacy."
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On Tuesday, the Florida House gathered in the Capitol for day two of a week-long special legislative session. -
In the federal racial gerrymandering case against the City of Miami, the judge rejected the city commission's map, saying it was unconstitutional. -
Rep. Dianne Hart, D-Tampa, released a statement Friday that accompanied a letter urging DeSantis and state Education Commissioner Manny Diaz to revise the standards. -
A statewide coalition of faith leaders has pledged to teach African American history, after the uproar over Florida’s new African American history standards. -
The middle school standards approved by the Florida state education board say students should learn about "skills" learned by slaves that could be "applied for their personal benefit." Several historians who have studied slavery cast doubt on this lesson’s educational value. -
As SB1718, the state’s strict new law targeting undocumented immigrants, faces a federal lawsuit, one college-bound student explains how the law has forced her Salvadorian family to go north. -
Alpha Phi Alpha says it's moving its 119th anniversary convention from Orlando due to “Governor Ron DeSantis’ harmful, racist, and insensitive policies against Black communities.” -
DeSantis shrugged off recent reports about high faculty turnover at New College of Florida, as the governor and other conservative leaders have sought to remake the small liberal-arts school in Sarasota. -
The startling 101.1 reading was recorded in Manatee Bay, near Everglades National Park. The rising ocean temperatures, driven by climate change, are already endangering nearby coral, experts say.
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There were no reported injuries on the plane, which was struck while preparing for takeoff, Southwest Airlines said. The plane safely taxied back to the terminal after the incident. -
A federal judge in Texas has blocked a new rule from the Biden administration that would have expanded access to overtime pay to millions more salaried workers across the U.S. -
Leavitt will be the youngest person to ever hold the job and is expected to deliver press briefings based on Trump's statement late Friday that he has "utmost confidence she will excel at the podium." -
Laura Helmuth announced her resignation from the long-running magazine after her statements on election night regarding Trump sparked outrage among conservatives. -
A $100 million lawsuit claims the agencies were aware of and were involved in the1965 assassination plot and failed to stop the killing of the civil rights leader. -
The 22-year-old nursing student's death fueled an emotional and politically charged debate over immigration and crime after authorities said the suspect was a man who entered the U.S. illegally. -
The Biden administration is touting the third anniversary of the bipartisan infrastructure law that pumped billions into roads, bridges, airports and more. But there's been little political benefit. -
Scientists say the pocket gophers were cranky about being moved into a devastated landscape for a day in 1980. But decades later, their short visit still has visible, and vibrant, effects. -
Police officers backed Trump's reelection, but police reform advocates wonder what that will mean for police accountability -
Despite outspending Republicans, Democrats didn't achieve some ambitious goals in state legislative races. The GOP continues to control more legislatures, though Democrats notched some victories.
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Just over a week after winning a second term, President-elect Donald Trump is moving swiftly to nominate key Cabinet positions. He’s named his campaign manager, Susie Wiles, as his chief of staff (00:40). And snowbirds have sought refuge in Florida for decades. But could back-to-back hurricanes and the prospect of more extreme weather chill their enthusiasm for our balmy winters? (19:36). The Florida Public Radio Emergency Network talks about the latest tropical disturbance (37:36). And as severe storms bring increasingly more rainfall to Central Florida, flooding remains a top concern (40:36). Also, it’s been a year since the Seminole Tribe slowly started to roll out mobile sports betting in the state (44:25).
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