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Global financial technology giant FIS is on schedule to complete construction next year of its new world headquarters on the edge of downtown Jacksonville in the historic Brooklyn neighborhood.

Siding with the U.S. Forest Service, a federal appeals court Monday rejected a lawsuit that has been part of a decades-long effort by environmentalists to remove North Florida’s Rodman dam and restore the Ocklawaha River, which scientists say could help offset some of the issues caused by the ongoing St. Johns River dredging at JAXPORT.

The first Jacksonville Jazz Fest since 2019 starts Friday.

Senate President Wilton Simpson has a message for state prison leaders: Shut down institutions if you want pay raises for overworked corrections officers.

With weekly unemployment claims rolling in at pre-pandemic numbers, state leaders say they remain optimistic about seeing results from a summer push to get people back into the labor force.

A St. Augustine man indicted after the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has died while awaiting trial on charges that included civil disorder and assaulting or resisting officers.

Minimum wage workers in Florida will get a voter-approved pay boost this week, while about two-dozen new laws kick in, including a regulatory framework for electronic cigarettes.

The St. Johns County School District’s mask mandate for employees and visitors expired Thursday, and Superintendent Tim Forson has not moved to extend it.…

The JTA’s First Coast Flyer bus rapid transit program, offering longer-distance, limited-stop routes throughout the metro area, opens its fourth and final…

Duval County’s COVID testing positivity rate fell to 10.6% last week, the lowest rate in almost three months. The county-wide positivity rate is inching…