First Coast

Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry confirmed Tuesday afternoon that 6-year-old Braxton Williams and his 5-year-old sister, Bri'ya, have been found safe.

State Rep. Dan Daley, D-Coral Springs, has filed a bill aimed at increasing the number of electric vehicle charging stations in the state, similar to a Senate proposal that started moving forward last week.

The JEA board voted unanimously Tuesday to suspend Managing Director and CEO Aaron Zahn with pay indefinitely while the Office of General Counsel continues its investigation into Zahn.

The Downtown Development Review Board gave conceptual approval Dec. 12 to Chase Properties Inc.’s plans to redevelop Reddi-Arts in San Marco as shops and restaurants.

As calls grow louder for JEA Managing Director and CEO Aaron Zahn to be fired or resign, the man at the center of the controversy said at a Jacksonville City Council hearing on Monday, “I made an error in judgement.”

JEA Board member Henry Brown intends to call for the firing of utility Managing Director and CEO Aaron Zahn at the board’s Dec. 17 meeting.

Are there a bunch of Scrooges in Florida or here on the First Coast?

A Valdosta, Georgia-based developer intends to buy and demolish the George Doro Fixture Co. property next to Intuition Ale Works in the Sports Complex for redevelopment as apartments, retail space and a rooftop bar.

As the sun rose Monday over the Paradise Village Mobile Home Park off Beaver Street, efforts to find a boy and girl reported missing early Sunday afternoon.

The Florida Municipal Power Agency, in partnership with 12 municipal utilities and Origis Energy, is adding 600,000 solar panels for a total of 1.5 million panels by 2023.

Vestcor Companies Inc. has submitted design plans for its 88-unit, for-sale townhome project in LaVilla to the Downtown Development Review Board and is asking for conceptual approval.