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According to the USDA, 12% of Americans don’t have enough access to fresh food.

At its board meeting on Thursday, the Florida Board of Governors confirmed Dr. Moez Limayem as UNF's president.

The law would prohibit abortions after 15 weeks and will most likely be fought for by the state.

Florida officials confirmed the recurrence of an invasive snail species that destroys wildlife and poses serious threats to human health.

Florida officials confirmed the recurrence of an invasive snail species that destroys wildlife and poses serious threats to human health.

A Florida judge on Thursday said he would temporarily block a 15-week abortion ban from taking effect, following a court challenge by reproductive health providers who say the state constitution guarantees a right to the procedure.

The exemptions apply to both in-store and online purchases.

AAA will be activating its “Tow to Go” program over the Fourth of July weekend in an effort to keep impaired drivers off the roads.

Wrapping up a NATO summit, President Joseph Biden says America is stronger than ever except for "outrageous" actions from Supreme Court on abortion rights.

Officials say a 44-year-old Florida woman bought her infant grandchild and a stash of cocaine and heroin to a recent prison visit.

A Florida judge says he will temporarily block the state's 15-week abortion ban.

The World Health Organization says the number of coronavirus cases rose by 18% in the last week, with more than 4.1 million new cases reported globally.

This SC city has BMW racing, restaurants, history and a good-sized downtown public park.

Coronavirus isn’t quite gone and certainly hasn’t been forgotten, but the virus doesn’t panic people as it did during the height of the pandemic over the past two years.

The 15-week ban is slated to go into effect on Friday — but several groups are challenging the law.

Rogan praised DeSantis for his actions during the COVID-19 pandemic, even though they have clashed with federal health guidance.

Spirit Airlines said Wednesday that it would delay a shareholder vote on its proposed merger with Frontier Airlines scheduled for tomorrow until July 8.

The death toll in San Antonio has risen to 53 as federal authorities investigate who was behind the southern border’s deadliest human smuggling episode.

Leonard Linton, who a week ago took a $2 million top prize from a Florida Lottery scratch-off , credited his pregnant dog, Ivy, for stopping and purchasing the winning ticket.

Some Florida teachers are raising concerns about the state’s new civics training.

According to the Florida Department of Health in Clay County, people should be cautious in and around Doctors Lake at Camp Echockotee, near Lucy Branch and at the end of Lawrence Road.

The Orlando Museum of Art has parted ways with its CEO in the days after the FBI raided the Florida museum and seized more than two dozen paintings attributed to artist Jean-Michel Basquiat.

New statewide test results from the Department of Education show achievement gaps between students are closing.

“Cigarette butts are one of the number one things, in terms of volume that are picked up on our beaches,” Bach said. “So, there is a cigarette filter litter problem.”

The battle between Frontier and JetBlue for discount airline Spirit is the most contentious in recent years.

The recruiting news cycle has been a roller coaster for Gators fans over the last week.

Editor’s note: The details in this story may be triggering or disturbing for some people. Discretion is advised.

Police in the Bahamas say that carbon monoxide poisoning killed three U.S. tourists found dead at a resort in May

For most of the past month, the state has averaged between 10,000 and 11,000 cases a day reported to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The final phase in the selection of 12 jurors who will decide whether Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz should receive the death sentence got underway Tuesday, the conclusion of a nearly three-month effort that began with 1,800 candidates. Each side can try to persuade Circuit Judge Elizabeth Scherer that a particular candidate is biased. The jury will decide whether Cruz, 23, receives the death sentence or life in prison without parole for the murders of 14 students and three staff members at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Feb. 14, 2018.

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Catherine Wood, chief executive officer of ARK Investment Management LLC, speaks during the Bitcoin 2022 conference in Miami, Florida, U.S., on Thursday, April 7, 2022. Ark Invest CEO Cathie Wood made the remarks on CNBC's "Squawk Box" Tuesday. Wood has had a tough 2022 as her disruptive technology darlings have been among the biggest losers this year in the face of rising rates. Her flagship active fund Ark Innovation ETF (ARKK) is down a whopping 52% year to date, falling 66% from its record high. Please check back for updates.

If the judge rules against the injunction, those who violate the 15-week ban could face up to five years in prison. Medical professionals could lose their licenses and pay $10,000 for each violation.

The boy fired a round that passed through and killed a baby and struck a toddler, the sheriff said.

Nearly 150 laws that Florida legislators passed this year are set to hit the books Friday.

In American politics, ideology is often a smoke screen for individual ambition.

The string of commits continue for the Gators as Jacksonville, Bartram Trail cornerback Sharif Denson pledges to the Gators.

The summer travel season is on — and even with high prices at the pump and sky-high ticket fees to fly, travelers are out there, outnumbering pre-pandemic crowds.

A 1-year-old girl is dead and her 2-year-old sister injured after an 8-year-old boy accidentally shot them at a Florida motel.

The body of a Florida man was recovered Monday by lifeguards after he saved the life of a juvenile at Porter Beach, officials said.

Graham Media Group Jacksonville is seeking a highly motivated, adaptable and strategic Account Executive to join our sales and business development team.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning Roe v. Wade is expected to be a major influence in the upcoming midterm elections.

Reproductive health providers are asking a Florida court to block a new law from taking effect this week that would restrict abortions after 15 weeks.

Just in time for the summer, starting July 1, you can save money on entertainment purchases and recreational sporting and outdoor items.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday morning signed a bill that will allow students seeking a Bright Futures scholarship to use a paid job to meet service requirements.

In Jacksonville, a primary election will be held in August before the general election in November.

Having a case of the Mondays? This ought to help.

A suspect holding two women hostage was fatally shot by deputies along Florida’s Space Coast following a chase that spanned three counties.

Reproductive health providers are asking a Florida court to block a new law from taking effect this week that would restrict abortions after 15 weeks.

The Florida governor is seen as a rising star in the GOP, and is said to be threatening Trump. Neither have said whether they were running in 2024.

The author reads her story from the July 4, 2022, issue of the magazine.

Camp Milton Historic Preserve was voted the place to go for the best trails in Jacksonville.

Monday marked a year since 80 firefighters from Northeast Florida traveled to help search and rescue efforts when the Champlain Towers collapsed in Surfside.

An incredible video shows the moment lightning struck a passenger-filled boat off the coast of Florida.

On Sunday morning, 330 sailors returned to Naval Station Mayport Sunday when the USS Jason Dunham docked following a nearly seven-month-long deployment.

In the late 1960s, the rumor spread throughout the school — the beloved English teacher and yearbook advisor was once the baby whose image still covered glass jars of baby food.

Nick Fusco was 16 years old when he got his first cigar — a gift from his grandfather, plucked out of a special tobacco drawer in his grandparents’ Surfside condominium.

The right to same-sex marriage and same-sex intimacy could be in jeopardy following the Senate’s decision to overturn Roe V. Wade on Friday.

A Bradford County day care had its license suspended Friday after an ongoing investigation by the Starke Police Department, which has been working with the Department of Children and Families.

Supporters at the Proud to Say Gay Rally covered the Duval County Courthouse’s lawn Saturday afternoon to speak up for equal rights.

A man and woman were found fatally shot at a hotel resort in central Florida’s tourist corridor in what authorities are describing as a murder-suicide that started as a domestic dispute.

Even before a gunman opened fire at an annual LGBTQ Pride festival in Norway, police officials in a Florida city that hosts one of the largest Pride celebrations in the southeast U.S. were gearing up for “all hands on deck” to make sure the three days of festivities went off safely.

An estimated 150 to 200 teens attended the party, Walton County Sheriff's Office said. Police are now studying footage of the wild scenes for suspects.

The landmark Roe v. Wade ruling Friday by the Supreme Court will have ripple effects. The issue is expected to change the way mid-term election campaigns are conducted this summer and fall.

The first major legislation on gun safety sailed through congress and was sent to President Joe Biden on the day marking one month since the deadly mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Americans are reacting with anger, joy, fear and confusion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

According to a search warrant, federal art crimes investigators have been looking into the 25 paintings since shortly after their discovery in 2012.

The bidding war over Spirit Airlines is heating up again.

Frontier Airlines sweetened its offer to combine with fellow budget carrier Spirit Airlines, that airline said late Friday, less than a week before Spirit shareholders are set to vote on the deal.

The rare sight of five bright planets lining up with the moon wowed skywatchers around the world Friday.

And it was alive.

State gas tax holidays resulted in savings that were "mostly passed on to consumers," research finds. Experts say the results of a federal plan may be limited.

'The only reason I know to ask for a pardon, is because you think you’ve committed a crime,' said Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.), who sits on the Jan. 6 committee.

The Space Launch System rocket has passed its final test, NASA says, clearing the way for a launch in late summer.

About $100 million is earmarked for legal fees, and $96 million set aside for owners of the building's 136 units.

About $100 million is earmarked for legal fees, and $96 million set aside for owners of the building's 136 units.

The $1.2 billion settlement is for unit owners and families of those who died in the condo tower. It was finalized one day before the anniversary of the disaster in which 98 people died.

After six men who have sex with men were reported dead from a meningococcal outbreak in Florida, the CDC is urging others to get a vaccination.

The company’s customer service department did not explaining the reasoning for the decision.

A judge gave final approval Thursday to a settlement topping $1 billion for victims of the collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium building that killed 98 people.

A company affiliated with Larry Ellison bought a property near Palm Beach in an off-market deal. The billionaire also owns most of a Hawaiian island.

Massive 18-foot python matriarch had 122 eggs when biologists caught her in Collier County's Picayune Strand

A team of biologists recently hauled in the heaviest Burmese python ever captured in Florida, officials said. The female python weighed in at 215 pounds (98 kilograms), was nearly 18 feet long (5 meters) and had 122 developing eggs, the Conservancy of Southwest Florida said in a news release. The team used radio transmitters transplanted in male “scout" snakes to study python movements, breeding behaviors and habitat use, said Ian Bartoszek, wildlife biologist and environmental science project manager for the conservancy's program.

A New Zealand resident spotted a "bizarre but very cool" blue spiral above her house following a SpaceX launch on Sunday (June 19).

NASA officials are pleased with Artemis 1's performance during its recent "wet dress rehearsal" but need more time to determine its readiness for launch.

The retail holding company Franchise Group is weighing lowering its bid for Kohl's, according to a person familiar with the deal talks.

He's accused of soliciting six-figure campaign sums and then diverting thousands for personal use.

Crypto custody and infrastructure startup Prime Trust raises more than $100 million in Series B funding to expand its suite of financial products and services.

The federal indictment alleges that the former Tallahassee mayor conspired to commit wire fraud, by soliciting and obtaining funds using false and fraudulent promises between 2016 and 2019.

Andrew Gillum, the former mayor of Tallahassee who came within about 34,000 votes of beating Ron DeSantis in the 2018 race for Florida governor, was indicted by federal authorities and arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday, according to court documents.

The female had 122 eggs developing in her abdomen, biologists say.

Mortgage rates surged to the highest level since 2008, but more buyers applied for loans, perhaps concerned rates would move even higher.

SpaceX and OneWeb have written a joint letter to the U.S. Federal Communications Commission declaring harmony in orbit for spectrum coordination between their satellite-internet constellations.

Beyond the moral debate over state abortion bans or restrictions, critics say there is an economic argument against them amid a short supply of workers.

They tried on clothes and jewelry, deputies say.

The tech billionaire's 18-year-old daughter has applied to legally change her name and gender.

Kimberly Charles, now 29, pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a child after an investigation into her relationship with a student.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the Biden administration is lying about his state ordering COVID vaccines for young children, and the media played along