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A body pulled from the surf Wednesday morning by a Jacksonville Beach paddleboarder has been identified as a 19-year-old swimmer who went missing in the ocean south of the Jacksonville Beach pier Sunday evening.

Cmdr. Katie J. Lunser took the reins of Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 50 during a Change of Command Ceremony on Thursday at Naval Station Mayport.

After a search that included volunteers and authorities, the lifeless body of Connor Mathis was found in the surf on Jekyll Island on Tuesday afternoon.

Crews from the U.S. Coast Guard are searching for a 35-year-old man who went overboard Monday from the Carnival Magic cruise ship.

The incredibly popular python hunt is returning to Florida in August, and hunters who want to accept the challenge of removing invasive Burmese pythons from the wild can register now.

National Safe Boating Week begins this weekend, and boating experts are sharing some simple rules to keep you safe -- and alive.

The festival honoring Emancipation Celebration Day in Jacksonville has become an annual tradition for James Weldon Johnson Park.

According to data from the FTC, people in their 20s reported losing money to fraud at a higher rate than people in their 70s.

Speaking at a Christian school in Tampa that filed a lawsuit to be able to pray before sporting events, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a series of bills Wednesday, including two of the most controversial of the 2023 legislative session.

While most eyes were on the mayor’s race Tuesday — which was clenched by Democrat Donna Deegan — seven City Council seats and the race for property appraiser were also in runoffs after the first election in March.

Democrat Donna Deegan defeated Republican Daniel Davis — becoming Jacksonville’s first female mayor — in a runoff on Tuesday.

Citing a 50% increase in human trafficking arrests nationwide last year, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a trio of human trafficking bills Tuesday at a news conference in South Florida.