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On tonight’s program: After the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene, President Biden paid a supportive visit to storm-tossed Taylor County; We speak with some recognized experts when it comes to such things as climate change. And we’ll celebrate the golden victory of a young Florida athlete; A Florida climate expert explains why hurricanes are getting stronger; Florida says goodbye to a former governor and U.S. Senator. Famed political analyst Susan McManus remembers Bob Graham; And a Florida State University swimmer finally got to represent Team U.S.A this year at the Paralympics and found a chance to use her voice.

Two community leaders share the stark realities of their diagnoses, treatment paths and lessons learned in a candid new podcast.

The city’s first Black pediatrician in private practice is recognized for a lifetime of achievement.

On tonight’s program: A special legislative session on immigration also seems to signal a lessening of power for Governor Ron DeSantis; An attorney weighs in on Florida’s efforts to reform immigration policy; Florida lawmakers may again try to pass a bill restricting the kinds of flags that can be flown over government buildings or public schools; Artificial intelligence could be an effective way of detecting illicit firearms. Republicans aren’t happy with that, but some public safety proponents believe it’s a good thing; Florida’s agencies that help kids provide lots of services. But being a place where the children spend the night isn’t supposed to be one of them; The desperate search for something – anything – to halt the spread of citrus greening disease in Florida’s shrinking citrus groves may have turned up a solution. The problem is, that solution could take years to have a positive impact; And a civil rights champion in the Florida Legislature has died.

A newly formed task force in North Florida is working to change how the state approaches animal cruelty cases.

Eastside revitalization gets a kickstart with the launch of Florida Avenue Main Street Inc.

Who are these people and why are they saying these things? In advance of next week’s start of the Florida lawmaking session, we’ll help you figure out what’s going on; Whatever lawmakers do, the governor usually has the last word. Sometimes well in advance; As a citizen, how do you let lawmakers know what you want? We’ll tell you how to go about that; You’ll get a quick primer on how the committee process works; Florida dreamers could find an affordable path to higher education blocked as a result of one bill already filed in the legislature; And we remember Geraldine Thompson, the Orlando lawmaker for whom the preservation of history was a sacred duty.

Jacksonville native and Pulitzer Prize winning reporter Kevin Sack discusses his new history of the storied Charleston church.

Local schools must make way as a charter school network prepares to occupy dozens of existing school buildings in Duval and around the region.

The Jacksonville utility earned poor marks in the Sierra Club's "Dirty Truth Report" for its continued embrace of coal and slow transition to renewables.