Steve Patterson

The payout may set a record for private securities class-action settlements in Florida, but it's a sliver of the roughly $12 billion in damage claims.

Sen. Tom Leek of Ormond Beach says he fired campaign consultant after learning of fraudulent endorsement mailer. July 10, 2026, 5:48 p.m. ET

Jacksonville Florida Times-Union Jacksonville's courthouse is one of the quieter fronts of the year's election-season tumult, but campaigns are still competing for voters in races for two open Duval County judgeships.

Jacksonville Florida Times-Union The Duval County School Board is voting August 4 on closing Ortega Elementary School in 2028 despite questions about plans for the school its students will move into, Venetia Elementary

Across the county, 18 Duval County public schools will begin the 2026-27 school year with new principals at the helm.

Clay County public schools will open Tuesday, August 11, but school districts for Duval, Baker, Nassau and St. Johns counties resumed classes Monday.

Brian Brightman, who had already pleaded guilty to a drug conspiracy, was accused in a new indictment of leading a violent drug gang called Slime.

A 16-count indictment accused Jon Christopher Williams of tax evasion and trying to obstruct the IRS. He pleaded not guilty.

Eleven candidates are competing for three open seats representing School Board districts from the Beaches to Jacksonville's Westside.

Jacksonville Florida Times-Union A Jacksonville immigrant who illegally voted in the 2020 election will serve a three-year prison sentence and be kicked out of the country, a federal judge has ordered.