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Florida saw over 8,900 confirmed coronavirus cases Friday morning, a new daily record, per the state Department of Health’s latest update. 

The JEA Board of Directors unanimously approved a transaction on Friday that will lead to the closure of one unit at the coal-fired Scherer power plant in Georgia, which is one of the single largest point sources of carbon emissions in the country. 

The USS Jacksonville has a new commander to lead the sub on what is expected to be its final chapter with the Navy.

That haze in the air around the First Coat Friday is dust from the Sahara Desert.

Fans of the late Tom Petty are in for a treat.

Friday the Department of Business and Professional Regulation (DBPR) announced it is suspending drinking alcohol at bars, "effectively immediately."

St. Augustine City Commission voted unanimously on Friday to enforce an indoor mask mandate, with enforcement beginning Saturday at 12:01 a.m.

Jacksonville-based supermarket chain Winn-Dixie is getting national attention due to its name. The word “Dixie” is a nickname for the Civil War-era South. 

A recent poll from Florida Atlantic University finds that the coronavirus pandemic has not significantly changed the way Floridians feel about climate change.

This year the city of Jacksonville is expanding its fireworks show to six locations around town.

Plans are in the works at the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville to be able to substantially reduce the time patients spend in the hospital.

Some are calling for a citywide mask ordinance ahead of part of the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Jacksonville this August.

Getting more people to wear face masks when they’re out in public is gathering momentum in St. Johns County.

At least three Fernandina Beach restaurants are reporting COVID-19 cases among their employees, forcing more shutdowns, reopenings and rethinking.

Clay County’s recently reported COVID-19 case numbers have been fluctuating in the state’s online database. 

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority held a virtual “State of the JTA” address Wednesday morning, speaking about future projects and summing up 2019. 

A new fellowship program is meant to help Duval County teachers encourage diversity and nurture inclusion at school.

Mayor Lenny Curry says, effective immediately, city code enforcement will be monitoring businesses throughout Jacksonville to make sure state ordered capacity guidelines are being followed.

A study out this week by Blacktower Financial Management Group ranked Florida at the top of the 50 states for retirees in 2020.

Duval County Public Schools will be reopening for the fall semester on August 10, although online learning will still play a big role.

The Jacksonville City Council approved spending $16.54 million to help 72 nonprofit and for-profit businesses suffering revenue losses because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some city leaders may be ecstatic that Jacksonville will host part of the Republican National Convention in August, but the majority of residents are less than thrilled by the idea, according to a new University of North Florida public opinion poll, which touched on a wide array of topics.

Florida has more intensive-care unit capability than a state website indicates, a top health-care regulator said Tuesday, as the DeSantis administration defended a decision to change how hospitals report available ICU beds to the state.