Palencia Elementary kindergarten classes are larger this year due to SJC district budget constraints
When parents began noticing more students in their children’s kindergarten classes, they started asking questions.
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St. Augustine invests millions in beach, bayfront projects aimed at fighting coastal flooding
Rain soaked the First Coast on Tuesday, offering a reminder of the flood risks facing St. Augustine as city, state, and federal leaders invest millions of dollars in projects designed to protect the nation’s oldest city from rising water.
Florida school districts warned to remove inappropriate books or risk losing state funding
It’s Banned Books Week, and Florida school districts are getting a warning from the state.
Heated exchange erupts at Angie Nixon’s Jacksonville coffee shop over civil rights wall
A Banned Books Week event at state Rep. Angie Nixon’s coffee shop turned into a heated exchange Monday when critics showed up and challenged her over the images on one of its walls.
Former Santa Maria property in St. Augustine to reopen as The Wharf this fall
The former Santa Maria property on the bayfront is set to reopen as The Wharf, featuring seafood and an oyster bar.
Hubbard House reports 21 domestic violence fatalities in Duval County in 2025
Hubbard House released its annual Domestic Violence Fatality Review on Thursday morning, marking the start of Domestic Violence Awareness Month in Duval County.
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrests one of its own for violence against a woman
A Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office arrested one of its own officers, Michael Schrum, on Tuesday on a domestic battery charge.
Florida’s minimum wage hits $15; here’s how far that goes in Jacksonville
Florida’s minimum wage rises to $15 an hour on Wednesday. In Jacksonville, that’s still about $8 an hour short of what a single adult needs to cover the basics, according to MIT’s Living Wage Calculator.
‘Enough is enough’: Duval school board members call for tighter oversight after two educator arrests
School board members are calling for closer oversight of how Duval County Public Schools hires, vets, and supervises the adults around students after two educator arrests in one week.
‘The morale is down’: Laid-off JTA driver says job ended with a phone call
A laid-off Jacksonville Transportation Authority employee is speaking exclusively to Action News Jax.
