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Reports of harassment, disturbance and violence outside the state’s clinics are skyrocketing, while the federal law meant to protect clinics doesn’t cover the kind of tactics common today.

One at-large councilman wants to set aside $500,000 to remove all monuments and markers honoring the Confederacy from public property.

It’s been almost a year since a barge transporting coal ash from Puerto Rico to a landfill in Folkston, Georgia, spilled more than 5,000 tons of the toxic industrial byproduct into the ocean off Atlantic Beach.

Matt Carlucci's legislation sets a July 26 deadline to come up with a plan to remove the monuments.

The state's 1st District Court of Appeal detailed reasons for upholding a circuit judge's decision to reject efforts by the family of a dying patient at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville.

The Minnesota Attorney General’s Office accuses the Center for COVID Control of misleading and overcharging customers.

Mayor Lenny Curry wrote on Twitter that "'the science' isn't science" and that he is against vaccine mandates, as COVID cases surge nationwide.

Florida has screened just 4.5% of positive COVID tests for variants over the past six months. In contrast, California, which has traced six omicron cases, screened almost 15% during the same period.

It wants to see civil citations for non-violent misdemeanors. One pastor said "it's long past time for Sheriff Williams to follow through on his promise" to meet with the group.

Two committees of the Jacksonville City Council voted Monday against removing a Confederate monument from public property in Springfield Park, indicating broad opposition to an ordinance that would require two-thirds of the council's support.

For the minority of nursing students who have refused a COVID shot, the Biden administration's vaccine policy could mean they can’t get the training they need in a hospital or other health care venue.

A Jacksonville City Council member says he will introduce legislation to authorize a program for drug users to safely exchange used needles for new ones at no cost.