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The high school boys soccer playoffs begin on Wednesday night.

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Boys high school soccer playoffs: Schedule, results for first round of postseason

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Raines quarterback TJ Cole signs a national letter of intent to Morgan State on Wednesday.

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Signing day notebook: TJ Cole leads massive Raines class; Brady Harris headlines blockbuster baseball group at Trinity

Read full article: Signing day notebook: TJ Cole leads massive Raines class; Brady Harris headlines blockbuster baseball group at Trinity

I-TEAM

The family of a man being held in the state-run immigration facility at the Baker County Correctional Institute says emails went unanswered until the News4JAX I-TEAM asked ICE for comment on his case

‘Nobody gives me information’: Jacksonville-area man held in ‘Deportation Depot’ for weeks talks conditions, challenges

Read full article: ‘Nobody gives me information’: Jacksonville-area man held in ‘Deportation Depot’ for weeks talks conditions, challenges

Despite liens, city has recouped little of the $4.2M in taxpayer money spent on neglected sites over last 3.5 years

Neglected properties aren’t just a nuisance, they cost Jacksonville taxpayers millions

Read full article: Neglected properties aren’t just a nuisance, they cost Jacksonville taxpayers millions

GEORGIA NEWS

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Large drug bust involving FBI yields over 50 arrests across the country, including Glynn County, Texas, New York

Read full article: Large drug bust involving FBI yields over 50 arrests across the country, including Glynn County, Texas, New York

Crackdown on fentanyl leads to decreased overdoses, but new drug challenges emerge

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Operation Fentanyl Free America sees success but also uncovers new drug trends, smuggling tactics in Southeast Georgia

Read full article: Operation Fentanyl Free America sees success but also uncovers new drug trends, smuggling tactics in Southeast Georgia

HEALTH HEADLINES

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What women don’t know about heart attacks could be deadly

Read full article: What women don’t know about heart attacks could be deadly

National Wear Red Day

Wear red, save lives: National Wear Red Day highlights women’s heart health

Read full article: Wear red, save lives: National Wear Red Day highlights women’s heart health

CONSUMER NEWS

College savings plans now open for enrollment

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Florida Prepaid allows families to lock in cost of college

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Why improving indoor air quality can make a real difference

Read full article: Why improving indoor air quality can make a real difference

MORE NEWS HEADLINES

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Man found dead after mobile home fire near Sunbeam neighborhood: JFRD

Read full article: Man found dead after mobile home fire near Sunbeam neighborhood: JFRD

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Jacksonville woman says she was trying to break up fight when she, 2 relatives, teen were shot

Read full article: Jacksonville woman says she was trying to break up fight when she, 2 relatives, teen were shot

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Crash causes major backups on I-95 North at Florida-Georgia line

Read full article: Crash causes major backups on I-95 North at Florida-Georgia line

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Paxon high schoolers stage walk out during lunch to protest ICE

Read full article: Paxon high schoolers stage walk out during lunch to protest ICE

United States Secretary of Energy Chris Wright speaks during a meeting with President Donald Trump and other oil executives in the East Room of the White House, Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Energy chief Wright says orders empowering coal plants helped keep lights on during winter storm

Read full article: Energy chief Wright says orders empowering coal plants helped keep lights on during winter storm

Pima County, Ariz., Sheriff Chris Nanos speaks with The Associated Press, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Tucson, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

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Sheriff searching for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom calls lack of video a disappointing setback

Read full article: Sheriff searching for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom calls lack of video a disappointing setback

A Tesla is driven through the Vegas Loop under the city on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil)

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Musk's underground tunnels in Las Vegas face scrutiny over safety, environmental concerns

Read full article: Musk's underground tunnels in Las Vegas face scrutiny over safety, environmental concerns

Boxes of Valentine's Day flowers arrive from Colombia at Miami International Airport, on Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Miami. (AP Photo/David Fischer)

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Valentine flower imports increase at Miami airport, despite tariffs and higher costs, officials say

Read full article: Valentine flower imports increase at Miami airport, despite tariffs and higher costs, officials say

FILE - People work at the Federal Emergency Management Agency headquarters in Washington, on Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

FEMA will resume staff reductions that were paused during winter storm, managers say

Read full article: FEMA will resume staff reductions that were paused during winter storm, managers say

FILE - Bourbon barrel rack houses sit on a hillside at the Four Roses Distillery in Lawrenceburg, Ky., Monday, Feb. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley).

Japanese-based Kirin announces deal to sell the Four Roses bourbon brand to wine giant Gallo

Read full article: Japanese-based Kirin announces deal to sell the Four Roses bourbon brand to wine giant Gallo

FILE - An Italian U.N. peacekeeper soldier stands guard at a road that links to a United Nations Interim Force In Lebanon, or UNIFIL base, in Naqoura town, Lebanon, on May 4, 2021. (AP Photo/Hussein Malla, File)

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon allege surge in Israeli violence toward them

Read full article: UN peacekeepers in Lebanon allege surge in Israeli violence toward them

FILE - An Energy Star logo is displayed on a box for a freezer Jan. 21, 2025, in Evendale, Ohio. (AP Photo/Joshua A. Bickel, File)

The consumer-friendly Energy Star program survived Trump. What about other efficiency efforts?

Read full article: The consumer-friendly Energy Star program survived Trump. What about other efficiency efforts?

MLK Foundation Co-Founder Gary Thomas

Meet the man who’s kept MLK’s legacy living through downtown Jacksonville for 45 years and counting

Read full article: Meet the man who’s kept MLK’s legacy living through downtown Jacksonville for 45 years and counting

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Meet Tilly: A Sweet Pup in Search of a Loving Home

Read full article: Meet Tilly: A Sweet Pup in Search of a Loving Home

Bridegan Foundation’s ‘Bexley Boxes’ offer support, comfort for children in crisis

$100K Walmart partnership will help Jared Bridegan’s widow add ‘Bexley Boxes’ in every law enforcement office in Florida

Read full article: $100K Walmart partnership will help Jared Bridegan’s widow add ‘Bexley Boxes’ in every law enforcement office in Florida

Tips from Security First Insurance

Cold Snaps in Florida: How to Protect Your Pets, Plants, and Pipes

Read full article: Cold Snaps in Florida: How to Protect Your Pets, Plants, and Pipes

FILE - White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Wednesday, February. 4, 2026 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Ryan Murphy, File)

Leadership changes in Minnesota follow tensions among agencies over immigration enforcement tactics

Read full article: Leadership changes in Minnesota follow tensions among agencies over immigration enforcement tactics

Attorney General Pam Bondi, joined at left by FBI Director Kash Patel, and Jeanine Pirro, U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, appear before reporters at the Justice Department, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026, in Washington, to announce the capture of a key participant in the 2012 attack on a U.S. compound that killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Bondi dismisses concerns over Gabbard's role in FBI search of Georgia election hub

Read full article: Bondi dismisses concerns over Gabbard's role in FBI search of Georgia election hub

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Chef shares fun tips to spice up your Super Bowl party menu

Read full article: Chef shares fun tips to spice up your Super Bowl party menu

More than 25 cultures from around the world are represented at the 30th annual World of Nations Celebration in Jacksonville.

2026 World of Nations tickets now available for purchase

Read full article: 2026 World of Nations tickets now available for purchase

Ramon Pucha demonstrates how to turn a leaf into a hat to protect himself from the sun while looking for seeds to grow on his family's farm, where he preserves native species and shares seedlings with neighboring communities in an effort to protect biodiversity, in Alto Ila, in Ecuador's Amazon region, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)

Seed guardians of the Amazon: A family's solitary fight to save endangered plants

Read full article: Seed guardians of the Amazon: A family's solitary fight to save endangered plants

National Wear Red Day

Wear red, save lives: National Wear Red Day highlights women’s heart health

Read full article: Wear red, save lives: National Wear Red Day highlights women’s heart health

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a press conference on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)

In unusual move, Republican chairman scrutinizes companies tied to husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar

Read full article: In unusual move, Republican chairman scrutinizes companies tied to husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar

FILE - Aldis Hodge poses for a portrait in Los Angeles on Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

The new season of 'Cross' is about corrupt billionaires. Aldis Hodge sees some parallels

Read full article: The new season of 'Cross' is about corrupt billionaires. Aldis Hodge sees some parallels

FILE - Timothy Busfield appears at the 2020 ABC Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 8, 2020. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

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Actor Timothy Busfield indicted in New Mexico on 4 counts of sexual contact with a child

Read full article: Actor Timothy Busfield indicted in New Mexico on 4 counts of sexual contact with a child

FILE - The Uber logo appears above a trading post on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Aug. 16, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

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Uber found liable in sexual assault case and ordered to pay $8.5 million

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Charles Franklin Jones Jr. was arrested in connection with a fatal stabbing in Orange Park.

Clay County man arrested in connection with fatal stabbing in apartment parking lot on Knight Boxx Road

Read full article: Clay County man arrested in connection with fatal stabbing in apartment parking lot on Knight Boxx Road

FILE - The toes of a baby are seen at a hospital in McAllen, Texas, on Wednesday, July 29, 2020. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)

US births dropped last year, suggesting the 2024 uptick was short-lived

Read full article: US births dropped last year, suggesting the 2024 uptick was short-lived

FILE - Luigi Mangione appears in Manhattan Criminal Court for an evidence hearing, Thursday , Dec. 18, 2025, in New York. (Curtis Means/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Luigi Mangione speaks out in protest as judge sets state murder trial for June 8

Read full article: Luigi Mangione speaks out in protest as judge sets state murder trial for June 8

This photo combo shows from left, trooper Hunter R. Bennett and pilot Robert Bruce Skankey,. (Arizona Department Of Public Safety via AP)

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Trooper and pilot mourned after being killed in an Arizona law enforcement helicopter crash

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This image released by Peacock shows Julia Duffy, from left, Keke Palmer, Paula Pell and Mark Proksch in a scene from "The Burbs." (Elizabeth Morris/Peacock via AP)

Keke Palmer is a fish out of water in horror-comedy series based on cult movie 'The ’Burbs'

Read full article: Keke Palmer is a fish out of water in horror-comedy series based on cult movie 'The ’Burbs'

British Ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson speaks during the rededication ceremony of the George Washington Statue in the National Gallery in London, Wednesday, June 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

UK police search two properties linked to Peter Mandelson as part of Epstein probe

Read full article: UK police search two properties linked to Peter Mandelson as part of Epstein probe

Driver's license

Florida driver’s license tests now offered only in English. State transportation officials cite safety for sudden change

Read full article: Florida driver’s license tests now offered only in English. State transportation officials cite safety for sudden change

Mandarin High School

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Mandarin High School student arrested after making threat to shoot up school, DCPS says

Read full article: Mandarin High School student arrested after making threat to shoot up school, DCPS says

Putnam County Fire Rescue Structure Fire

Putnam County Fire Rescue responds to house fire that spread to nearby trees, cars

Read full article: Putnam County Fire Rescue responds to house fire that spread to nearby trees, cars

Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, right, and US Vice President JD Vance hold a bilateral meeting during his visit to the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (Kevin Lamarque/Pool Photo via AP)

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Vance attends Olympic skating, then meets with Italian Prime Minister Meloni

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FILE - Glass, debris and overturned furniture are strewn inside a room in the gutted U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador Chris Stevens., Sept. 12, 2012. (AP Photo/Ibrahim Alaguri, File)

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Accused militant is taken into custody in the deadly 2012 Benghazi attack

Read full article: Accused militant is taken into custody in the deadly 2012 Benghazi attack

People evacuate wounded dogs after a Russian aerial strike hit a stray dog shelter in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Kateryna Klochko)

Zelenskyy says Ukrainian air force needs to improve as Russian drone barrages take a toll

Read full article: Zelenskyy says Ukrainian air force needs to improve as Russian drone barrages take a toll

Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show performer Bad Bunny departs after a news conference, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in San Francisco ahead of the NFL Super Bowl 60 football game between the Seattle Seahawks and the New England Patriots. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vsquez)

Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show: Here's some things to expect and what they mean

Read full article: Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show: Here's some things to expect and what they mean

Razed homes are seen days after an attack that left dozens dead in the Muslim-majority village of Woro, Nigeria, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, that officials said was targeted for refusing extremist ideology. (AP Photo/Pelumi Salako)

In a Nigerian village, extremists issued a call to prayer and then slaughtered those who turned up

Read full article: In a Nigerian village, extremists issued a call to prayer and then slaughtered those who turned up

The Weather Authority

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LIVE: News4JAX Weather Authority talks dry conditions following Red Flag Warning for NE Florida, SE Georgia

Read full article: LIVE: News4JAX Weather Authority talks dry conditions following Red Flag Warning for NE Florida, SE Georgia

FILE - Former President Barack Obama talks with then President-elect Donald Trump as Melania Trump reads the funeral program before the state funeral for former President Jimmy Carter at Washington National Cathedral in Washington, Jan. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

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Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it

Read full article: Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it

FILE - President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House, April 2, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

The Latest: Trump’s racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash

Read full article: The Latest: Trump’s racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash

Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, left, shakes hands with Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, prior a debate during the Texas AFL-CIO Committee on Political Education Convention, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Georgetown, Texas. (Bob Daemmrich/Texas Tribune via AP, Pool)

Her jabs go viral. He's known to quote the Bible. How social media is shaping a Texas Senate race

Read full article: Her jabs go viral. He's known to quote the Bible. How social media is shaping a Texas Senate race

Sasha Gallant, cofounder of the DIV Fund, speaks at an event Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Moriah Ratner)

With $48M in philanthropic backing, a division of USAID relaunches as a nonprofit

Read full article: With $48M in philanthropic backing, a division of USAID relaunches as a nonprofit

Robert H. Jenkins, Jr. Elementary School

Putnam forced to close elementary school again because of poor visibility from area wildfire

Read full article: Putnam forced to close elementary school again because of poor visibility from area wildfire

President Donald Trump listens to a question from a reporter as he speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Trump's aggressive tactics force a reckoning between local leaders and Washington

Read full article: Trump's aggressive tactics force a reckoning between local leaders and Washington

Lucas Pinheiro Braathen attends the Olympic opening ceremony at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

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Milan Cortina is going for Olympic fashion gold. Take a look at some eye-popping outfits

Read full article: Milan Cortina is going for Olympic fashion gold. Take a look at some eye-popping outfits

LIVE: News4JAX Weather Authority talks dry conditions following Red Flag Warning for NE Florida, SE Georgia

11 watches in effect for 11 regions in the area

Mandarin High School student arrested after making threat to shoot up school, DCPS says

2 dead, 2 injured after stolen SUV flips in San Marco while speeding away from traffic stop: JSO

‘Corrupt union boss’: Federal prosecutors call for 3-year prison sentence for former DTU president

Victim of attempted car theft that led to deadly crash shares story with News4JAX

Mandarin High School parent speaks after student was arrested for school shooting threat

Meet the man who’s kept MLK’s legacy living through downtown Jacksonville for 45 years and counting

Arrest made in fatal Orange Park stabbing

Florida driver’s license tests now offered only in English

Red Flag Warning: Fire danger alert in effect for Northeast Florida, Southeast Georgia

2 dead, 2 injured when stolen SUV speeding away from traffic stop flips in San Marco: JSO

Gun 11-year-old brought on school bus was loaded, St. Johns County deputies confirm

Paxon high schoolers stage walk out during lunch to protest ICE

Jacksonville woman says she was trying to break up fight when she, 2 relatives, teen were shot

City starts foreclosure process on long-troubled home in St. Augustine

3 women, 1 teen shot during fight in Northwest Jacksonville: JSO

Blown tire believed to spark 120-acre Baker County wildfire amid severe drought conditions

The Melanin Market’s grassroots beginnings turn a Historic Eastside street into an economic engine

Massive drug bust involving FBI ends with 55 of 56 arrests in Glynn County

Putnam County residents still dealing with effects of wildfire

Star-filled baseball class headlines national signing day at Trinity Christian

National signing day: Mandarin honors athletes signing with college programs

11 Chinese nationals indicted in marriage fraud scheme involving Jacksonville Navy sailors

Florida nonprofit that helps veterans and low-income homeowners expands to Jacksonville

Fatal stabbing in Orange Park has shaken up residents

Heavy smoke prompts school, road closures in Putnam County

Westside brush fire 'under control,' JFRD says; minimal damage done to nearby fences, yard materials

Council committees opt to shift control of $40M in Eastside community benefits funding back to city

River City Guide: Fun to liven up the beginning of the month from Feb. 5 -8

This Week in Jacksonville - Business Edition: Gateway Jax CEO shares vision for downtown’s transformation

Recognizing the past, looking to the future: News4JAX celebrates Black History Month

Clay County man arrested in connection with fatal stabbing in apartment parking lot on Knight Boxx Road

LIVE: News4JAX Weather Authority talks dry conditions following Red Flag Warning for NE Florida, SE Georgia

Putnam forced to close elementary school again because of poor visibility from area wildfire

Neglected properties aren’t just a nuisance, they cost Jacksonville taxpayers millions

Putnam County Fire Rescue responds to house fire that spread to nearby trees, cars

Florida driver’s license tests now offered only in English. State transportation officials cite safety for sudden change

2026 World of Nations tickets now available for purchase

‘Nobody gives me information’: Jacksonville-area man held in ‘Deportation Depot’ for weeks talks conditions, challenges

‘Incredible homecoming’: Bolles grad returns home as Thunderbird, prepares for historic air show at NAS JAX

Meet the man who’s kept MLK’s legacy living through downtown Jacksonville for 45 years and counting

Going Ringside Ep. 174: Melina Perez

🔒River City Guide: Fun to liven up the beginning of the month from Feb. 5 -8

LIVE: News4JAX Weather Authority talks dry conditions following Red Flag Warning for NE Florida, SE Georgia

Boys high school soccer playoffs: Schedule, results for first round of postseason

Signing day notebook: TJ Cole leads massive Raines class; Brady Harris headlines blockbuster baseball group at Trinity

‘Nobody gives me information’: Jacksonville-area man held in ‘Deportation Depot’ for weeks talks conditions, challenges

Neglected properties aren’t just a nuisance, they cost Jacksonville taxpayers millions

Large drug bust involving FBI yields over 50 arrests across the country, including Glynn County, Texas, New York

Operation Fentanyl Free America sees success but also uncovers new drug trends, smuggling tactics in Southeast Georgia

What women don’t know about heart attacks could be deadly

Wear red, save lives: National Wear Red Day highlights women’s heart health

Florida Prepaid allows families to lock in cost of college

Why improving indoor air quality can make a real difference

Man found dead after mobile home fire near Sunbeam neighborhood: JFRD

Jacksonville woman says she was trying to break up fight when she, 2 relatives, teen were shot

Crash causes major backups on I-95 North at Florida-Georgia line

Paxon high schoolers stage walk out during lunch to protest ICE

Energy chief Wright says orders empowering coal plants helped keep lights on during winter storm

Sheriff searching for Savannah Guthrie’s missing mom calls lack of video a disappointing setback

Musk's underground tunnels in Las Vegas face scrutiny over safety, environmental concerns

Valentine flower imports increase at Miami airport, despite tariffs and higher costs, officials say

FEMA will resume staff reductions that were paused during winter storm, managers say

Japanese-based Kirin announces deal to sell the Four Roses bourbon brand to wine giant Gallo

UN peacekeepers in Lebanon allege surge in Israeli violence toward them

The consumer-friendly Energy Star program survived Trump. What about other efficiency efforts?

Firefighters rescue swan stuck in frozen Connecticut river

Groundhog Punxsutawney Phil predicts 6 more weeks of cold

Punxsutawney Phil prepares to issue his Groundhog Day weather verdict from Gobbler's Knob

Freezing reptile dubbed 'Lizard in a blizzard' is rescued after being buried in Rhode Island snow

Meet the man who’s kept MLK’s legacy living through downtown Jacksonville for 45 years and counting

Meet Tilly: A Sweet Pup in Search of a Loving Home

$100K Walmart partnership will help Jared Bridegan’s widow add ‘Bexley Boxes’ in every law enforcement office in Florida

Cold Snaps in Florida: How to Protect Your Pets, Plants, and Pipes

Leadership changes in Minnesota follow tensions among agencies over immigration enforcement tactics

Bondi dismisses concerns over Gabbard's role in FBI search of Georgia election hub

Chef shares fun tips to spice up your Super Bowl party menu

2026 World of Nations tickets now available for purchase

Seed guardians of the Amazon: A family's solitary fight to save endangered plants