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Coast Guard Cutter Valiant Returns after Deployment in Florida Straits, Windward Passage
Coast Guard Cutter Valiant (WMEC 621) and its crew returned to their homeport at Naval Station Mayport in Jacksonville, following a 49-day migrant interdiction operations patrol in the Florida Straits and Windward Passage. Valiant’s crew deployed in support of Homeland Security Task Force – Southeast (HSTF-SE) and Operation Vigilant Sentry...
Adam Waller makes it two in a row for San Jose in Jacksonville Amateur golf playoff win
Jason Duff was crushed but knew what Adam Waller was feeling in the aftermath of the 63rd Jacksonville Amateur Championship's final round on Saturday at the Jacksonville Golf and Country Club. "I've got one of these [the 2022 Amateur at Deerwood]," said Duff, a rising senior at the University of North Florida. "I...
Nick Luukko resigns from Jacksonville Icemen after three seasons as ECHL head coach
Nick Luukko resigned Saturday after three years at the helm of the Jacksonville Icemen to take a position in the American Hockey League, leaving the ECHL hockey club in search of the third coach in team history. Luukko, 32, left to take an assistant coach position in the AHL with...
NFL talking makes the case that Jaguars HC Doug Pederson is vastly overlooked
Talking head Emmanuel Acho of FS1 has previously shared several puzzling takes on the Jacksonville Jaguars and Trevor Lawrence. More recently, though, he said that head coach Doug Pederson is severely overlooked and deserves a higher spot among his peers in power rankings. Acho was part of a roundtable on...
Jaguars' Ronald Darby Named Under-the-Radar Player Who Could Shape 2024
How big of an impact could Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Ronald Darby have for the Jaguars in 2024?. After a busy offseason that saw the Jacksonville Jaguars add veteran players, high-upside rookies and new coaches, there are plenty of new faces surrounding the Jaguars in 2024. One of those new faces...
Jaguars Elite 15U flag football team falls to Steelers in NFL Championship quarterfinals
The Jaguars Elite 15 and under boys flag football team got off to a slow start on offense and never recovered on Saturday in Canton, Ohio, losing to the Loudon Legends 15-12 in the quarterfinals of the NFL Flag Championships. Quarterback Ty Keister, who will be a sophomore at Englewood, ran for one...
Which Floridians would benefit from $17/hour
Data: Oxfam America; Chart: Axios VisualsMore than a quarter of Florida workers — mostly women, Black and Hispanic — would benefit from a raise in minimum wage to $17, according to new data from Oxfam.The organization revised its definition of a low-wage worker this year, from those earning less than $15 an hour to those earning less than $17.State of pay: This fall, state minimum wage increases to $13 per hour for non-tipped employees and $9.98 per hour for tipped employees.Flashback: Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment in 2020 to make the minimum wage $15 by 2026. It will increase by a dollar on Sept. 30 every year until then.After that, the minimum wage will be adjusted each year for inflation.The big picture: Just 13% of U.S. workers earn less than $15 an hour; two years ago, that number was 31.9%, per Oxfam.
As student aid requests lag in Florida, groups are stepping in to help some fill out the FAFSA
By summertime, most prospective college students know which school they're attending and how much they have to pay in tuition. But not Viviana Gonzalez. The Sumner High School graduate started filling out the FAFSA or the Free Application for Federal Student Aid back in January. But a technical issue prevented her from completing the parents' portion of the form for months.
WATCH LIVE at 10:30 a.m.: Gov. DeSantis speaks in St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference Monday morning in St. Petersburg. The governor will be joined by Florida Department of Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. at 10:30 a.m. at St. Petersburg College. The topic of discussion has not been released. News 6...
TIMELINE: Afternoon showers, storms expected along I-4 in Florida on Monday
ORLANDO, Fla. - Our Monday morning begins on a dry, warm and muggy note across Central Florida. Plan for temperatures around the upper 70s and low 80s as you head out the door. This afternoon, highs will be a few degrees above normal region wide, topping out around the mid...
Have shark attacks increased in Florida? Expert says no
A shark bit a child last week near Crandon Park, off Key Biscayne, leaving him with a minor superficial wound to his leg, just days after a man spearfishing off Key West was badly bitten by a bull shark. These are just two of the latest shark attacks that have...
Florida hopes to reduce ‘diagnostic odyssey’ for children with rare diseases
Tiem Strouse seemed like a perfectly healthy baby boy when he was born in 2013 in St. Petersburg. But at about 13 months his development stalled. The baby words that had come early stopped. He would only walk on the balls of his feet and at times would spin around for no reason, mom Liz Strouse said. He also appeared to be suffering from night terrors.
Florida seeks direction from Hillsborough’s school tax referendum battle
The big story: Hillsborough County school district officials say they were caught off guard when county commissioners denied the district’s effort to hold a property tax referendum in November. It surprised observers across the state, too. The expectation was that commissioners would pass through the ballot initiative, as is...
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