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National Park Service planning to move the Fort Caroline Memorial due to chronic flooding

While the exhibit has been continuously repaired, the NPS says it is no longer sustainable or cost-effective. The new location would be located upland, out of the floodplain and closer to the Visitor Center.
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Carvill Park Pool is Open

After more than 10 years, this Northside Park has a pool the community can enjoy. Neighbors from Carvill Park, a neighborhood established in 1945, fought to prevent the pool from being demolished by the city. They worked with Parks and Recreation officials to repair the pool, the bathrooms, and install new...
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Jacksonville truck driver accused of strangling 65-year-old in St. Augustine road rage attack

A Jacksonville truck driver was arrested this week after allegedly reaching into another man’s vehicle and strangling him during a road rage incident in St. Augustine, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say the trucker became enraged after a traffic dispute on Anastasia Boulevard around 9:45...
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‘These kids can’t cross six lanes’: Jacksonville parents call for new bus stop over...

“I don’t know who at the school district would look at that and think that it was safe for kids to cross six lanes with no crosswalks, no stoplights, but it seems like that’s what happened,” said a Duval County father.
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Jacksonville Man Arrested in Midday Road Rage Shootout on Atlantic Boulevard

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has arrested 28-year-old Tayler Strickland in connection with a road rage incident that escalated into a shootout on Atlantic Boulevard and St. Johns Bluff. On Saturday, August 2, just before 1:45 p.m., officers responded to reports of a shooting. Investigators learned that a...
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Aldi to open another converted Winn-Dixie this month, four more by early 2026

Aldi is doubling its store count in Northeast Florida with its conversion of the 13 Winn-Dixie and Harveys Supermarket stores it bought from Jacksonville-based Southeastern Grocers. Before the purchase, Aldi had 13 stores in the area. It now is more than halfway – 14 stores open, a 15th due in...
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Gateway Jax submits designs for apartments and grocery store at former Baptist auditorium site

The Gateway Jax development partnership is seeking conceptual approval from the Downtown Development Review Board for designs of its Block N7 project to replace the former First Baptist Church main auditorium. The Downtown Development Review Board is scheduled to consider the designs at its Aug. 14 meeting. Plans for...
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25-year-old man charged in death of security guard who was fatally shot inside Dragon...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More than nine months after a security guard was shot and killed on Oct. 3, 2024, at the Dragon Arcade on Jacksonville’s Westside, the U.S. Marshals captured a 25-year-old wanted in the murder. Quraan Osiris Goodman has been charged with second-degree murder, two counts of...
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Florida DOGE comes to Jax, prompting property tax cut proposal

Florida DOGE began digging into Jacksonville’s finances Thursday, and the state’s new CFO said he’s already seeing some positive action taken by city leaders to rein in spending.
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Pep Boys expands to five Navy bases in Florida

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Aug. 7, 2025) — Pep Boys is returning to its military roots, and bringing its services directly to U.S. Navy bases across Florida. The longtime auto service provider has announced a new partnership with the Navy Exchange Service Command (NEXCOM) that includes taking over operations at three major...

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