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A Tesla Model S (foreground) and Tesla Model 3 are pictured charging at the Cummer Museum parking lot on Riverside Ave. in this 2018 file photo.

Bills Filed in Tallahassee Would Help Build Charging Stations for Electric Cars

A set of bills filed in the Florida legislature would implement a flat tax on the purchase of electric vehicles. The revenue from that tax would fund new…

Concept design of Orange Park Medical Center's planned $14.4 million emergency center in Clay County.

Construction To Start In 2022 On $14.4M Orange Park Medical Center Middleburg ER

Orange Park Medical Center announced Tuesday its planning to build a $14.4 million emergency center in Southwest Clay County.The 10,820-square-feet…

Federal Reserve To Continue Supporting Economy Despite Surging Prices

The Federal Reserve will continue to support the economy despite a sharp jump in consumer prices. The central bank said Wednesday it would leave interest…

The Nao Santa María is pictured during its visit to St. Augustine. The ship is in Fernandina Beach this weekend.

Santa María Replica Open For Tours In Fernandina Beach This Weekend

One of the world’s best known tall ships has returned to the First Coast for tours this weekend.The Nao Santa María is open for tours at the Fernandina…

In this April 1, 2020 photo, a "For Sale" sign stands in front of a home that is in the process of being sold.

Jacksonville-Area Home Prices Fell Slightly In August From Prior Month’s Peak

The buying fever that drove up Jacksonville home prices cooled slightly in August, with median sales price dropping back to $300,000, data released Friday…

Norris Johnson, the reporter's 5-year-old, uses his talking laptop.

Wishing for a Silent Night in Toyland

Michele Norris says she's had enough of chatty dolls, singing globes and anything else with a talking microchip. All those annoying playthings make her wonder: Why are toys so loud?

Ami Polonsky, author of "Gracefully Grayson," speaks during a rally before the Duval School Board meeting on Dec. 6, 2022. The district ordered her book for fifth grade classrooms in 2021 but decided to send it back after a review process.

Duval Schools to keep 73 ‘diverse, inclusive’ books out of classrooms

Dozens of books the Duval County school district ordered in the summer of 2021 will never hit classroom shelves. A review found they may not comply with new state laws.

Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan is shown on the field before an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Sunday, Oct. 17, 2021.

Jaguars owner Shad Khan's net worth up more than 50%, per Forbes

Jaguars owner Shad Khan is back among the top five wealthiest NFL owners, thanks to an increase of $4.5 billion in his net worth according to Forbes's annual survey of the world’s billionaires.

A volunteer received an injection as part of a clinical trial for a COVID-19 vaccine at Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Fla. Studies of vaccines backed by Operation Warp Speed have enrolled tens of thousands of people in a matter of months.

Call For Administration's COVID-19 Vaccine Contracts To Be Disclosed

Members of Congress and advocacy groups say Operation Warp Speed should release its contracts with vaccine makers after NPR reporting found the terms of many aren't public.

What we should take away from the verdicts in Ahmaud Arbery killing

NPR's Rachel Martin talks with Eddie S. Glaude Jr. of Princeton University about the guilty verdicts in the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in this moment of reckoning on racial justice in America.

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