Heather Schatz

As the number of new coronavirus cases in Florida continues to soar, researchers are trying to improve the state’s coronavirus testing and tracing efforts.

A lawsuit has been filed in Jacksonville seeking to scale back the Republican National Convention next month at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena. The complaint calls the event a public nuisance.

Part of the Republican National Convention is still scheduled to take place in Jacksonville next month. A group of local pastors have joined the growing local chorus in speaking out against it.

Florida has topped 200,000 coronavirus cases.

On this week’s program, we took a closer look at voting in Florida and how the election might play out here this fall.

As coronavirus cases keep mounting in Florida, hospitals are working to manage their COVID-19 wards.

On Friday, the state once again restricted the sale of alcohol in bars, to help try and slow the spread of coronavirus. That means that many bars, breweries and nightclubs either had to switch back to to-go only service, or shut down altogether again.

On Wednesday, the state saw its largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases. 

A new poll conducted by UNF’s Public Opinion Research Lab shows widespread local opposition to the Republican National Convention coming to Jacksonville this summer, as well as increased levels of concern over coronavirus and its effects. 

As Confederate monuments around Jacksonville start to come down, there’s also a push to change the names of public spaces and schools.

Protests continued in and around Jacksonville - and around the country - this weekend.

The U.S. Surgeon General said Monday to expect new outbreaks of the coronavirus resulting from the nationwide protests - protests that have seen thousands of people gather in close proximity - over the death of George Floyd.

Thousands of protesters took to the streets in Jacksonville on Saturday to demand justice for George Floyd and transparency around the police-involved shooting deaths of three black men in the city over the last six months.

On Monday, an attorney for the family of Ahmaud Arbery said the U.S. Department of Justice is investigating the shooting death of the Brunswick, Ga. man as a hate crime.

Wednesday morning, we took a closer look at the global movement to encourage everyone to wear masks with Jeremy Howard, co-founder of the #Masks4All movement.

A Florida International University student has filed what is at least the third potential class-action lawsuit seeking refunds for students in the state university system. He says online classes are inferior and not worth the price of tuition he’s been paying.

On Wednesday’s program, we took a closer look at the jobs and employment situation in Northeast Florida with Tim Gibbons, Editor of the Jacksonville Business Journal; and Ron Whittington of CareerSource Northeast Florida.

The COVID-19 pandemic is sparking growing concerns about the nation’s food supply chain, particularly with shortages of meat, but also with other items.

The shooting death of an unarmed black man in South Georgia is making news around the world.

As the battle against coronavirus takes its toll on the global economy, one industry that has been hit particularly hard is aviation. In the United States, major carriers have seen passenger numbers and revenue plummet.