A year after a chaotic City Council meeting, one organizer was jailed and another given community service as the courts closed this chapter. Sentences include jail time, no‑contact orders and required apologies.

Gov. DeSantis signed HB 925, letting clerks retain more fees and fines; analysts estimate millions will flow to county court offices beginning July 1, 2026.

Researchers argue the strongest storms are getting stronger and have floated a hypothetical Category 6; Florida forecasters say the official scale isn't changing. The debate matters for local preparedness and rebuilding.

Merrell Bros. has offered a $34.6M plan to build a biosolids‑to‑fertilizer plant in St. Johns County, reviving debate over odors, permits and a public‑private deal.

A Charlotte father of 10 says a Jacksonville facial‑recognition match led to an arrest that cost him his job, home and freedom. The case renews calls for stricter AI guardrails.

NEFAR's April report shows Northeast Florida's median slipped to $390,000; in Duval that buys a modest Avondale bungalow while Nassau buyers get much more space.

Two Lake City men were sentenced to long federal terms after authorities recovered multiple kilograms of near‑pure meth and cash during traffic stops and a home search.

Google has filed with the EPA to test Wolbachia‑treated male mosquitoes in Florida, proposing 16M releases per year for two years to cut disease‑carrying populations.

A St. Johns County man received a 15-year sentence after a jury convicted him of holding his wife and son at gunpoint and assaulting his wife. Prosecutors say the attack lasted more than an hour.

UNF’s new Perry Weather Heat Lab will simulate extreme-heat conditions to test wearables, nutrition and protocols aimed at reducing preventable heat deaths among athletes, military and outdoor workers.

Showers and thunderstorms are likely Saturday with heavy downpours and localized street flooding possible.

Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Ricky Dixon is retiring after about 30 years of state service, the agency said Friday.

RentCafe’s 2026 study put Ponte Vedra’s 32081 (which covers Nocatee) among America’s newest neighborhoods after housing units nearly quintupled in a decade.