Florida News (Page 343)

Three teachers on Wednesday filed a federal lawsuit alleging a new state law restricting titles and pronouns at schools unconstitutionally discriminates against transgender and nonbinary educators. The lawsuit is the latest challenge to a series of measures, championed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and passed by the Republican-controlled Legislature, that haveContinue Reading

Recently, Southwest Airlines rolled out a new policy that gives a free extra seat(s) to passengers who need extra room. According to the policy, “Customers who encroach upon any part of the neighboring seat(s) may proactively purchase the needed number of seats prior to travel to ensure the additional seat(s)Continue Reading

A 19-year-old man died and a 15-year-old girl was critically injured after the motorcycle they were riding on collided with a pickup truck traveling on Peppergrass Road in Clay County Wednesday evening, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. According to FHP, the teenagers were traveling northbound on Cosmos Avenue atContinue Reading

Ok, so let’s get real here — Santa’s almost on his way to town, so you’ve gotta get that list together and if you’re like me, you’ve gotta get that act together and go from Naughty to nice REAL QUICK! Have you talked to him yet? Told him what youContinue Reading

A 26-year-old Satsuma woman died after colliding with a tree on Old US-17 near Tompkins Road in Putnam County, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The car was travelling westbound on the road and for unknown reasons, it crossed over the south shoulder where it went into the tree line andContinue Reading

A 36-year-old man from Tallahassee was killed after getting hit by a car while pushing a shopping cart Wednesday on Blanding Boulevard in Clay County, according to Florida Highway Patrol. The driver, a 44-year-old man from Jacksonville, was traveling northbound on Blanding Boulevard, just north of Wells Road at aroundContinue Reading

The best way to spread Christmas cheer is… uploading your content to SnapJAX so we can share it with others! We want to show off some of our News4JAX Insiders’ holiday spirit! From Northeast Florida to Southeast Georgia, SnapJAX users are uploading holiday lights, Christmas trees, local events and more!Continue Reading

A man died and another man was injured when a pickup truck hit both of them while they were standing next to a lawnmower Wednesday evening in Putnam County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP said the two men were standing next to a ride-on lawnmower in the eastboundContinue Reading

It’s more important than most of us realize, and it’s growing in the Jacksonville region. Warehousing. Warehousing touches so much of what each of us needs or uses every day. Some of that relates to cost; some of it comes from accessibility and transportation. “If you buy anything, if youContinue Reading