Florida News (Page 305)

The Florida Department of Transportation is looking to replace a decades-old seawall in St. Augustine to provide a safer option and more protection against storm season, where significant amounts of flooding impact the area. FDOT learned during an inspection in 2022 that the aging seawall located in downtown St. AugustineContinue Reading

City investigators who were looking into the Douglas Anderson School of the Arts Foundation, which raises money to support arts initiatives at the school, struggled to get the answers they sought, according to a letter obtained by the News4JAX I-TEAM. Last year, school alumni raised questions about the non-profit foundation’sContinue Reading

If you feel like housing is unaffordable, you are not alone. A new study from Harvard University found that a record half of all US renters spent more than half their income on rent and utilities in 2022. The study found a scarcity of affordable housing to this date, butContinue Reading

The building where the Ida Claire restaurant sits is changing for the third time after the company announced it will rebrand to an “everyday urban tavern,” according to News4JAX news partner The Daily Record. The Dallas-based restaurant will transform to its sister concept called the Whiskey Cake Kitchen & Bar,Continue Reading

The University of North Florida is set to close several on campus centers – after a decision by the Florida Board of Governors – that ends the use of public money towards diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives on campus. This will affect the Women’s Center, the LGBTQ Center, and theContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO) said it has identified the man responsible for abducting and murdering an 18-year-old woman who was found dead in Jacksonville nearly 44 years ago. On Sunday, March 23, 1980, at approximately 2:00 a.m., college student Carol Ann Barrett who was visiting Daytona Beach while onContinue Reading

A 42-year-old man was arrested in connection to a deadly hit-and-run accident that happened in Springfield in October of 2023. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, Orsby King, 63, was crossing North Main Street when a driver struck him and continued driving. The investigation revealed that Byron was caught onContinue Reading

The News4JAX I-TEAM is looking into the history of a stretch of I-10, where hundreds of people say their windshields have been chipped or cracked from the broken asphalt on the highway. And it’s not just cracked or chipped windshields, it’s cracked lights, front cameras and paint chipping on theContinue Reading

Dr. Otis A. Mason, the first Black elected school superintendent in the state of Florida, died earlier this month in St. Augustine. He was 95. A service to honor Mason is planned for Friday and the wake service begins at 5:30 p.m. at St. Paul AME Church in St. Augustine.Continue Reading