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Sports Director Chris Porter talks London game with Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Sunday the Jaguars will play the first of back to back games in London for the second straight year. The Jaguars have been committed to playing in the International Series since 2013. In part 2 of First Coast News Sports Director Chris Porter’s exclusive interview with...
FHP: Semi-truck overturns on I-95 near CR-210 after SUV suffers 'tire malfunction'
ST. JOHNS COUNTY, Fla. — A semi-truck overturned on Interstate 95 near County Road 210 in St. Johns County Thursday night after an SUV suffered a "tire malfunction," according to Florida Highway Patrol, causing southbound traffic in the area to be backed up for hours. FHP's crash report states...
Tim Tebow- and Fred Taylor-owned Jacksonville soccer club forms charitable arm
Sporting JAX, the club developing men's and women's professional soccer franchises in Northeast Florida, has launched a charitable arm. The Sporting JAX Foundation will expand "equal access to soccer and sports opportunities in underserved communities," according to the club. ...
Flooding could be a risk in Jacksonville, St. Johns County for days
Despite escaping the worst of Hurricane Milton , the Jacksonville area could be in for days of flooding because of the storm, city and emergency officials warned Thursday. People had feared that Milton would have the worst effects locally around high tide early Thursday. But dawn broke with almost no flooding in Memorial Park off Riverside Avenue or along San Marco Boulevard, two places with a history of flooding.
Hundreds of Workers Face Job Loss as Transportation Contractor Shuts Florida Terminals Amid Crisis
Tampa, FL – Midwest Transport, Inc., a major transportation contractor for the United States Postal Service (USPS), is closing two of its Florida facilities, leading to the layoff of more than 500 employees as the trucking industry faces continued turbulence.
Effort to rename Confederate Street after late activist fails in Jacksonville City Council
In a 10-7 vote Tuesday, Jacksonville’s City Council decided against renaming the Springfield street after the late local civil rights activist Ben Frazier. Confederate Street spans just 0.2 miles, and it leads to the former Confederate Park — since renamed Springfield Park — where bronze Confederate statues once stood. Mayor Donna Deegan removed the last of those statues last year, six months after the death of one of their most vocal detractors, the 73-year-old Frazier. He died of cancer in June 2023.
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