Jacksonville

Florida Democratic Party Chair Nikki Fried blasted Gov. Ron DeSantis on Thursday for his plans to open 'Deportation Depot,' which she called "another wildly expensive and inhumane immigration detention facility paid for by Florida’s taxpayers."

At a news conference in Jacksonville, 22-year-old William McNeil Jr. spoke softly as he made a few brief comments with his family and civil rights attorneys by his side.

On "The Florida Roundup," council members Nick Howland and Jimmy Peluso wrangle over a new city ordinance mandating up to 60 days in jail for immigrants in the city without legal status.

The proposal calls for the team and city to contribute $625 million to the $1.25 billion project. Jacksonville, which won’t levy new taxes to fund the rebuild, would chip in another $150 million to prep the site.

A young, white gunman’s killing of three Black people over the weekend in Jacksonville, Florida, is again raising questions about so-called red flag laws

Two children and their parents are suing the state of Florida, alleging that their Medicaid coverage was terminated without proper notice or a chance to contest the state agency's decision.

Democrat Donna Deegan, a candidate who promised a new era of openness for Jacksonville, will be the Jacksonville's next mayor.

City Councilman Rory Diamond is proposing a law that would ban anyone from projecting images onto someone else's building — a response to several antisemitic displays in Jacksonville.

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

Jacksonville has been the longtime home of the annual football rivalry game, where more than 75,000 fans were expected to come to the city to attend Saturday's game.

Two Jacksonville Starbucks stores voted to unionize Tuesday, following a Tallahassee Starbucks that was the first to unionize in Florida last week.

Focusing on a North Florida district that has become a legal and political battleground, voting-rights groups and other plaintiffs are seeking a temporary injunction to block a congressional redistricting plan pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.