First Coast

Leaders of the country's oldest city have decided to move a Confederate memorial that has been a fixture in its central plaza for 140 years.

The Downtown Jacksonville statue of America’s seventh president has been defaced for the second time in two days.

The east side of the Jacksonville Transportation Authority Rosa L. Parks Transit Station Downtown is fenced off in preparation for demolition.

State forests will start reopening for recreation next month but don’t expect to pay admission in cash.

Veterans and their caregivers in North Florida and South Georgia are being urged to use a new smartphone-friendly COVID-19 screening tool before showing up at a Veterans Administration hospital or outpatient clinic.

At least 20 inmates at a correctional facility linked to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office have tested positive for COVID-19, the Sheriff’s Office confirmed Sunday.

Jacksonville’s four regional libraries will reopen on Monday, June 22.

The fate of the Confederate monument in Downtown St. Augustine’s Plaza de la Constitucion will likely be decided at this Monday’s city commission meeting.

Friday Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry said that some are “clearly not taking this virus seriously,” as he urged people to wear face masks and continue to social distance.

The Allman Brothers, Lynyrd Skynryd, Molly Hatchet and The Derek Trucks Band are among the internationally successful acts with roots in Jacksonville.

The city is reviewing a building permit application for the site of Ruby Beach Brewing Co. at 228 E. Forsyth St. Downtown.

JEA’s long-shot quest to cancel a costly agreement for buying power from the Plant Vogtle nuclear plant fizzled out Wednesday when a judge ruled against JEA and said the contract is valid.

Following weeks of loud demands for the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office to release footage from police shootings, the agency did just that for the first time, showing the killing of a knife-wielding man last year.

The names of the members of the Jacksonville 2020 Host Committee for the Republican National Convention were released Thursday.

The Jacksonville Transportation Authority is increasing the frequency on some of its bus routes during morning peak hours starting June 22 as more people head back to their workplaces. 

The University of Florida is announcing multiple “strategic goals” to combat racism and racial inequities on its Gainesville campus.

An ambitious plan to link Jacksonville’s urban core neighborhoods in a pedestrian and bicycle friendly way is moving forward.

Gov. Ron DeSantis’ vow this week to make deep cuts in the new state budget has health-care advocates and lawmakers on edge, as the Legislature tucked nearly $100 million in so-called “special projects” into the health and human-services portion of the more than $93 billion spending plan.

Researchers from the Mayo Clinic have transfused thousands of COVID-19 patients with convalescent plasma, and the results show it is a safe method for treating the disease. 

The coronavirus pandemic is resulting in some college students looking for jobs becoming the target of online scams.

Fewer than 1-in-4 adult intensive-care unit beds statewide are empty, according to data from the state Agency for Health Care Administration.

Jacksonville-based CSX Corp. said June 17 it cut 86 jobs as part of a management realignment.

There could be new life for an old mall and a new beat in the heart of Arlington’s retail center.

Jacksonville’s Resiliency Committee is being urged to consider turning empty lots and unused properties into green space to protect the city from flooding.

The Cummer Museum of Art & Gardens will reopen to the public in two phases, beginning with a free admission weekend on Saturday, June 20, and Sunday, June 21.

A Jacksonville City Councilman is introducing a bill to change the name of Hemming Park. 

The Hyatt Regency Jacksonville Riverfront hotel, which is the largest and closest facility to the site of the August Republican National Convention, is shedding 200 workers ahead of what the Duval GOP describes as the "greatest event to come to Jacksonville since the Super Bowl."