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Hidden cost of vacation rentals skyrockets property taxes for hundreds of local homeowners
Hundreds of northeast Florida homeowners are taking advantage of the summertime beach living to put rooms up for vacation rentals, but are finding a hidden cost in renting out their place.
Florida denies racial discrimination against FAMU
TALLAHASSEE — Disputing that state policies are discriminatory and rooted in segregation, Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office has asked a federal appeals court to reject a potential class-action lawsuit about issues such as funding and programs at historically Black Florida A&M University. Lawyers in Moody’s office filed an...
Dirty rain has hit South Florida. The Panhandle could be next. Here's the latest forecast
A huge plume of Saharan dust has moved over 3,000 miles across the Atlantic Ocean, from the western coast of Africa, to Florida and the Gulf of Mexico. The dust plume is partly responsible for the relatively quiet start to what is expected to be a "hyperactive" 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, but things could soon get dirty. ...
Paul Finebaum Names Best Freshman Quarterback in College Football
Things are not looking good for the Florida Gators and head coach Billy Napier. After consecutive losing seasons, Napier could be on the hot seat if there isn't significant improvement this season. Napier inherited a program with two losing seasons since 2014, with one in 2021, the year before he ...
Bookstore aimed at selling books banned in Florida opens in Northwest Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A local lawmaker is taking a stand against the book bans happening across the state. State Rep. Angie Nixon recently opened Cafe Resistance in Northwest Jacksonville to make sure Black history isn’t forgotten. The bookstore is on Soutel Drive and has a mission to counter...
Accident involving downed wires closes all lanes of San Jose Blvd., police report
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has reported an accident involving downed wires at the intersection of Old St Augustine Rd and San Jose Blvd. As a result, all lanes on San Jose Blvd are currently closed.
Florida's lobster mini-season underway, "bug hunters" hope to bag their limit
MIAMI - Attention lobster lovers: the 2024 Florida mini-season is now open.So-called "bug hunters" hit the water at the start of the season, 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, hoping to bag their limit. That's six spiny lobsters per person in Monroe County and Biscayne National Park and 12 per person in the rest of Florida.The lobster's carapace must be larger than 3 inches and measured in the water. Anyone participating in harvesting spiny lobster must have a measuring device at all times. The spiny lobster, often called "bugs," inhabit tropical and subtropical waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, and Gulf of Mexico.At...
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