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A business owner’s vision of transforming a Southside property that was once considered a public nuisance into an upscale gallery has neighbors breathing a sigh of relief. On the corner of Southside and Beach Boulevards, a large building that was once the home of Mascara’s Gentleman’s Club is now theContinue Reading

County and Native American tribal leaders gathered Monday at Treaty Park in St. Augustine to mark 200 years since the signing of the Treaty of Moultrie Creek. The treaty, which was signed in 1823, resulted in the cession of a large swath of tribal lands in Florida and established theContinue Reading

Tenured faculty at the University of North Florida will now be required to undergo performance reviews every five years in response to a new state law. UNF’s Board of Trustees voted Monday to implement the changes, although the union representing hundreds of faculty members is vehemently opposed to them, sayingContinue Reading

A traffic stop for speeding led to a St. Johns County deputy and a U.S. Border Patrol Agent discovering kilos of fentanyl, meth and firearms, according to an arrest report. Cleon Miller, 31, of Ft. Lauderdale was already wanted by authorities in Broward County when he was charged with drugContinue Reading

Two weeks after the body of an 18-year-old woman was found in a field in Columbia County, investigators have identified a person of interest in her homicide. Coyoete Turner was found Sept. 3 in a field near SW Haltiwanger Road, which is not far from Ellisville. Investigators said Turner’s bodyContinue Reading

We may only be about halfway through September, but the countdown to Christmas is already on. There are just 97 days left to get your holiday shopping done, and a new report shows many Americans are already planning ahead. According to a new report from Trustpilot, two in five AmericansContinue Reading

The Jacksonville Jaguars are continuing to host community “huddles” this week to answer questions about planned stadium renovations. Clay and St. Johns counties will get a chance to weigh in Monday on the Jaguars’ proposed “stadium of the future.” The first meeting starts at 11:30 a.m. in Clay County atContinue Reading

Day 3 of testimony Monday in the trial of a Jacksonville man accused of impregnating and killing his niece in 2018 could feature a two-hour-long audio recording from a jailhouse informant. Johnathan Quiles, 38, was indicted for the first-degree murder of his niece, 16-year-old Iyana Sawyer, and her unborn baby,Continue Reading