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Duval County Democrats on Tuesday blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis over housing issues across Florida. The lawmakers, along with Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried, went after DeSantis on issues like home insurance problems and affordable housing. Related: All demand, no supply: Jacksonville committee searching for solutions to city’s affordable housingContinue Reading

Duval County Public Schools said Tuesday it can offer AP Psychology credit to students this year after all. The course has been a source of controversy because it contains references to LGBTQ+ issues which some thought may be prohibited from being discussed under the Parental Rights in Education Act, commonlyContinue Reading

News4JAX has obtained an audio recording of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office interview with a now-former Douglas Anderson School of the Arts teacher accused of lewd conduct involving a student. Longtime music instructor Jeffrey Clayton was arrested in March and resigned under the threat of being fired. He’s accused of touchingContinue Reading

Scammers are targeting seniors. If you’ve received a bill in the mail for a COVID-19 test that you haven’t taken – don’t pay it. The Federal Trade Commission is warning that unordered COVID tests and bills are arriving on doorsteps across the country. Scammers are targeting people with Medicare andContinue Reading

1. In the Central Tropical Atlantic, a tropical wave is producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms a few hundred miles west-southwest of the Cabo Verde Islands. Development, if any, of this system should be slow to occur while it moves west-northwestward at about 15 mph. Formation chance through 48 hours isContinue Reading

Vice President Kamala Harris — alongside Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm — will deliver remarks highlighting the Biden-Harris administration’s “continued commitment to addressing the climate crisis with the urgency it demands while building a clean energy economy that creates good-paying jobs.” Click the play button above to watch live.Continue Reading

The latest heat wave has been the longest so far this summer setting the course for a record hot year in Jacksonville. July ranked as the hottest month on record for Jacksonville and August has set several daily records. Four of the past 10 days each has been at orContinue Reading

Scientists with NOAA and NASA confirmed Monday morning that July 2023 was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. The average global temperature in July was 2.02° above average, making it the warmest July on record. Because July is the warmest month of the year, it makes last month theContinue Reading

While the Jacksonville Jaguars are gearing up for another preseason game, the city is now gearing up for contract talks to renovate the stadium and surrounding areas. Mayor Donna Deegan’s administration announced Tuesday it has hired Chicago-based law firm Sidley Austin LLP to represent the city in forthcoming negotiations, whichContinue Reading