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New St. Johns County Superintendent Dr. Brennan Asplen said the district is already making adjustments as it looks to the future. That includes a new communications app for parents and a new school bus tracking app.

More than 130,000 students are returning to class in Duval County Public Schools, starting Monday. DCPS, which is the 18th largest school district in the U.S., includes 197 schools served by 11,560 staff members. And for the first time, they will be attending school in an “A” district.

As students in 10 Northeast Florida counties head back to school on Monday, that means buses will be rolling out in the morning and afternoon again -- and it’s time for an important reminder for drivers.

If you have any questions or issues with your child’s bus, we have the numbers for each district’s transportation department and bus hotline, along with info for districts with bus apps.

The reigning Miss United States, whose hometown is Lake City, has filed a report with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office, accusing her ex-boyfriend, a central Florida Republican congressman, of threatening to release intimate videos and private images of her after she ended their romantic relationship.

A father who tried to intervene in a domestic violence incident between his daughter and her boyfriend was shot by the boyfriend, who ran away from the scene, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

A 20-year-old man from New York City was killed early Friday morning when he was struck by two SUVs on I-95 northbound in Flagler County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department engineer has been charged with a misdemeanor count of petty theft after investigators said they confirmed he had stolen items from several Winn-Dixie stores -- sometimes while on duty.

A 71-year-old man died Wednesday night after he was hit while trying to cross U.S. 17 at Wells Road, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

The Florida Highway Patrol is asking the community to help locate the suspect vehicle of a hit-and-run crash that killed a 59-year-old man in Putnam County early Tuesday morning.

The Clay County Sheriff’s Office released Trevor Lee’s arrest report, mug shot and 911 call on Tuesday. The 14-year-old is accused of fatally shooting his parents.