Jacksonville News (Page 94)

Law enforcement officials are working on two separate Friday afternoon crashes with injuries impacting traffic along Interstate 295 on Jacksonville’s Westside and Southside. The first crash involved a semi-truck and a motorcyclist. It happened on Interstate 295 near Beach Boulevard just before 2:30 p.m. According to Jacksonville Fire and Rescue,Continue Reading

Online stranger danger is a real concern on social media. As a result, Meta, parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has rolled out new tools for parents that will limit messages with kids. This, as state lawmakers want to ban minors from using social media altogether. Experts say the fightContinue Reading

“20 minutes a day paves the way.” That’s the slogan Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan said was created for a year-long push to improve literacy among school-aged children. Deegan said less than half of third graders are reading on grade level — a fact that encouraged the mayor to want to tackle literacyContinue Reading

New numbers from Care.com show most parents spend 24% of their household income on child care. Half of parents surveyed spent more than $18,000 in 2023. Mom of three, Brittney McDaniel, works full-time. She says paying for child care takes up most of her teacher salary. “It’s more than 20%Continue Reading

Fess up, you have been running the AC.  You might be sitting in a cool car, office or house right now.  Next week we will be switching back to heat. Scattered showers and an isolated storm remain possible through the evening as weak sea breezes converge near and along theContinue Reading

Work on the next phase of construction at Riverfront Plaza, the former site of The Jacksonville Landing, is underway, the city announced on Friday. “It is exciting to see continued progress being made at the Riverfront Plaza site,” Mayor Donna Deegan said. “I look forward to watching this vital projectContinue Reading

The Florida State Guard, revived by Gov. Ron DeSantis, could operate outside Florida and be called into service anytime he “deemed necessary,” under a bill approved Thursday by a House panel. The House Local Administration, Federal Affairs & Special Districts Subcommittee voted 11-3 to support a proposal (HB 1551) thatContinue Reading

A new study shows that parents are spending about 24% of their household income on child care. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services considers child care affordable if it costs the family no more than 7% of their household income. The study also showed that more than one-thirdContinue Reading

A pedestrian in his 60s was hit and killed by a school bus while crossing Mayport Road on Friday morning, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO said the pedestrian was crossing the road, from east to west, when a school bus driver struck him on the southbound lane ofContinue Reading