A Fantasy 5 ticket sold at a Westside Jacksonville store matched all five numbers and is worth $120,814.

Freedom From Religion Foundation and other groups say pre‑meeting invocations at Duval County School Board meetings may violate the First Amendment; the district has not replied.

Dream Finders CEO Patrick Zalupski appears on Forbes’ 2026 billionaires list even as his homebuilder’s stock slid and his purchase of the Tampa Bay Rays reshapes his assets. The mix of public shares and private sports ownership is what moved the needle.

KABR Group says it is raising a $300 million fund to expand into Central Florida, targeting Orlando. The move builds on the firm's recent Florida projects.

Florida’s Aug. 18 primary will decide hundreds of local and statewide races. Register or change party by July 20 and request a mail ballot by Aug. 6.

Lawmakers broadened Florida’s public‑nuisance law to include gambling houses, boosting fines and letting cities place liens and force foreclosure for repeat offenders.

JSO is investigating reports of shots fired during a gathering at Blue Cypress Park in Arlington. Officials canvassed the scene Wednesday night; no details on victims yet.

A new city resolution would lock in shorter dates for St. Augustine’s landmark Nights of Lights and require holiday lights be taken down within 30 days. The commission will debate the measure on March 23.

Florida’s attorney general has subpoenaed Discord in a civil probe into whether the chat app exposes children to predators. The state is seeking moderation, age-verification and NCMEC records.

Deputies warn of a scam that floods phones with Apple ID verification requests and fake 'Apple Support' calls. Safety tips and local contacts are included.

About half of Florida’s vacant homes are held for seasonal use — roughly 741,000 units — shrinking the pool of homes available to year‑round buyers and renters.

A proposed Florida law would bar many public employers from requiring preferred pronouns, but lawyers warn it could clash with Title VII and Supreme Court precedent.

Signed contracts rose 1.8% in February as affordability eased slightly, but the rebound is uneven — a few metros and the Midwest led the gains.