Florida News (Page 433)

A slate of bills aimed at reducing regulations on public schools began moving forward Wednesday, as a key Florida Senate panel signed off on changes such as eliminating testing requirements for earning high-school diplomas. The bill proposal is titled “Deregulation of Public Schools/Assessment and Accountability, Instruction, and Education Choice.” READ:Continue Reading

Nearly one year after the grand opening of an affordable housing complex in St. Johns County, tenants said they are now moving out because of their living conditions. The San Marcos Heights housing complex off Hometown Lane is designed to help people with lower household incomes. It offers 132 unitsContinue Reading

The sun took a vacation this week in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia. This week’s weather has been filled with cloudy skies and rain and not a lot of sunshine. Some of us around News4JAX have noticed it’s got us feeling a little blah, especially since it’s getting darker earlier,Continue Reading

The News4JAX I-TEAM is digging into the frequency of fights in Duval County public high schools in light of an altercation among teens in Las Vegas earlier this month that left one of them beaten to death. Jonathan Lewis Jr. was 17-years-old. Police in Las Vegas said he was assaultedContinue Reading

Starting Friday, TSA expects 30 million airline travelers to pass through airport security around the country during a 12-day period. You do not want to get delayed at security and miss your flight, there are three things you can do to avoid it: Arrive at least two hours before yourContinue Reading

Prosecutors and defense attorneys are preparing for a legal showdown in the Jared Bridegan murder case, which new legal filings show will involve the use of wire taps and phone search warrants. On Wednesday, lawyers for one of the three people arrested filed a sweeping motion asking a judge toContinue Reading

The Gateway Jax project, also known as The Pearl Street District, is getting incentives from the city to start construction in mid-2024. The entire project is estimated to cost developers nearly $2 billion. They’ve gotten incentives from the Downtown Investment Authority (DIA) to begin a project that they say willContinue Reading

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Cloudy skies with light rain, showers and the occasional downpour.  The heaviest rain remains to our south.  Cloudy skies with showers tonight and early Friday.  Showers will end around noon tomorrow followed by cloudy skies.  Cloudy skies will start our Saturday with partly cloudy skies developing through the afternoon. Now: Continue Reading