Dan Scanlan | WJCT News 89.9

The first lady had a 30% favorability rating among respondents. Most of the other potential candidates suffered from a lack of recognition. Former Rep. Matt Gaetz had a 39% unfavorable rating.

"Symbols matter," Mayor Donna Deegan said. "By removing the Confederate monument from Springfield Park, we signal a belief in our shared humanity." But a Republican state lawmaker called the removal "tearing down history."

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan called the bill "another slap in the face to our Black community, which has already endured so much. It’s an overreach and unconstitutional.”

A Jacksonville man was arrested after a toddler was pulled alive from a parked car while he shopped. More than 1,050 children have died in hot cars nationwide since 1990.

WJCT radio host Melissa Ross is leaving "First Coast Connect" to serve as Donna Deegan's director of strategic initiatives and press liaison.

The bill sponsored by Rep. Kiyan Michael of Jacksonville imposes new restrictions on employers, hospitals and local governments.

Operation Safety Net seized six guns, including three assault rifles, after a tip about an armed person at Westside High School in Jacksonville.

The North American black bear escaped an exhibit behind the scenes and attacked a zookeeper until shot by staff, police said.

Overnight Tuesday, a surging ocean pushed ashore a remarkably well-preserved, 48-foot section of the wooden hull of a sailing ship that could date back...