St. Augustine invites residents to a public open house to discuss high-tech infrastructure projects targeting traffic, parking, and safety at City Hall on September 26.

A woman died and a man with a baby were injured in a pickup crash near Jacksonville's Acosta Bridge, ActionNewsJax reported. The driver hit a lane divider while changing lanes, causing the accident.

Jacksonville State University partners with EOS North America, expanding its additive manufacturing capacity with a second EOS M290 metal printer, signaling over $3 million investment and boosting its manufacturing support center's capabilities.

A study from UF Health Cancer Institute found that the bacterial compound Bac429 may improve lung cancer immunotherapy, with potential applications across different cancer types.

The Gator Robotics team from the University of Florida participated in a robot competition, with their bots Steggy and Termigator reaching the semi-finals and Top 16 respectively. The event offered valuable engineering experience.

Duval County Public Schools in Florida are installing new weapon detection systems in all district middle schools to enhance security. The rollout will be in phases, with instructional videos and communication to families about the new procedures.

Daniel Maxwell, a consultant at UF, contributed to "Degrees of Change," a book examining AI's impact on education and work, coinciding with the World Economic Forum meeting.

Two University of Florida scholars influenced Mars mission planning with their report on science goals for the Red Planet, prioritizing the search for life and other scientific explorations.

A University of Florida study revealed multiple small errors led to the collapse of hurricane-resistant light poles during Hurricane Ian, including manufacturing flaws, design issues, and installation errors.

Recent findings from the ACTIVE study show cognitive speed training may reduce dementia risk by 25% over two decades, based on University of Florida research.

The University of Florida's IPPD program transforms student projects into real-world technological solutions, such as assistive apps, AI simulators, and lightning protection for solar panels.

The social media platform X, formerly Twitter, faced an outage affecting users, especially on the mobile app, with service restored by 10 a.m. ET. This was the third outage in 2026, with previous incidents linked to external service disruptions.

St. Johns County has expanded its livestreaming of Board of County Commissioners meetings by including broadcasts on Facebook and YouTube, enhancing public accessibility and civic engagement.

Duval County faces challenges managing climate control in over 160 facilities with 11,000 HVAC units, using technology and a dedicated team to ensure comfort in schools.

Duos Technologies promoted Doug Recker to CEO effective April 1 as the Jacksonville company signed a non‑binding GPU hosting LOI with Hydra Host that could bring roughly $176M over three years.

ENCORE Research Group is enrolling in Jacksonville for an early trial testing a potential one‑time gene‑editing treatment that aims to permanently lower LDL for people with inherited high cholesterol.

Infosys will acquire Jacksonville Beach-based Optimum Healthcare IT for up to $465M, adding provider-focused AI and cloud capabilities while preserving local leadership. The sale follows rapid growth and a notable apprenticeship program.

NASA is moving ahead with Artemis II preparations at Kennedy Space Center while Coast Guard personnel who secure the launch range continue to work without pay amid a DHS funding lapse.

UF cut the ribbon on a new $41M Whitney Marine Research Center in Marineland, expanding lab space, imaging capacity and a Sea Turtle Hospital for rehab and outreach.

A federal judge in Jacksonville dismissed CVS-Aetna’s lawsuit against Radiology Partners, blocking the insurer from undoing prior No Surprises Act arbitration awards.

UF researchers at the Whitney Lab in St. Augustine are mapping how sea stars regrow tissue, revealing gene programs that could inform future human regenerative medicine.

FIS has teamed with Anthropic to co-design a Financial Crimes AI Agent that aims to cut AML investigation times to minutes, with pilots at BMO and Amalgamated Bank.

Ukrainian surgeons told Fort Bragg medics that drone swarms are stretching evacuations from minutes to days, forcing new training and underground care plans.

Researchers are tagging sharks with sensors to collect subsurface ocean data that could sharpen hurricane forecasts. Florida scientists say the method could plug gaps satellites miss.

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.

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.

Microsoft and Mayo Clinic announced a partnership to build a Mayo‑owned AI model for healthcare that will be piloted inside Mayo Clinic’s clinical systems. The model will be trained on de‑identified clinical data and Mayo clinicians' expertise.