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First Coast
NAS Jacksonville hunts for intruder
Randy Roguski
,
2 hours ago
A man crashed his vehicle at Roosevelt Boulevard and Collins Road about 10 a.m.
today and jumped the fence onto Naval Air Station Jacksonville.
Matt Rourke
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First Coast
It's about time: The real estate market may be cooling in Jacksonville
Randy Roguski
,
2 hours ago
News4Jax
First Coast
Silverleaf expansion hits snag in St. Johns County
Travis Gibson - News4Jax
,
3 hours ago
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First Coast
Former Clay County school transportation director and wife accused of grand
theft
Anne Maxwell - News4Jax
,
4 hours ago
More Local News
 * First Coast
   A busy night for City Council: rezoning, a new taxing district and nonprofit
   ethics
   Raymon Troncoso
   ,
   4 hours ago
   In a night jam-packed with legislation, the Jacksonville City Council tackled
   two controversial ordinances facing fierce opposition from affected
   residents. The council also continued to pass ethics reform around nonprofits
   after previously receiving public backlash over instances of tax dollars
   going to nonprofits with ties to council members.
 * First Coast
   Berkman II implosion now set for March 6. Really.
   Randy Roguski
   ,
   21 hours ago
   The City Council voted in January to spend $1.2 million to bring down the
   building, which has blotted the downtown riverfront since 2007. The
   demolition has already been delayed three times.
 * First Coast
   Duval Schools could get slapped again for defying mask rules
   Mike Vasilinda - News4Jax
   ,
   23 hours ago
   Twelve Florida school districts that defied the state’s ban on mask mandates
   could lose out on a total of $200 million in state funding.
 * First Coast
   Coming soon: Sierra Grille expanding to Atlantic Beach
   Teresa Stepzinski - Florida Times-Union
   ,
   February 8, 2022
   The family-owned restaurant, a mainstay in Jacksonville Beach for 26 years,
   will open at 1021 Atlantic Blvd. in the next few months.
 * First Coast
   Former Jacksonville teacher accused of possessing child sex abuse videos
   Erik Avanier - News4Jax
   ,
   February 8, 2022
   Michael Paul Gillis was arrested by FBI agents at his home. He was a teacher
   between August 1991 and August 2007.
 * First Coast
   Dentists denounce Medicaid plan from Fleming Island rep
   Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
   ,
   February 8, 2022
   Opponents say the managed care revamp could make dentists less likely to
   treat Medicaid patients. But Rep. Sam Garrison argues the changes would make
   the system more comprehensive at less cost.
 * First Coast
   Mayor Curry sides with DeSantis on redistricting
   David Bauerlein - Florida Times-Union
   ,
   February 8, 2022
   Lenny Curry filed a brief with the Florida Supreme Court agreeing that the
   5th Congressional District, represented by Democratic Rep. Al Lawson, should
   be redrawn.
 * First Coast
   Office tower or hotel sought next to former Landing site
   Mike Mendenhall - Jacksonville Daily Record
   ,
   February 8, 2022
   The Downtown Investment Authority is learning toward a hotel or commercial
   office tower with an emphasis on parkfront retail and restaurants.
 * First Coast
   A garbage committee: Jacksonville appoints panel to look for recycling
   answers
   Raymon Troncoso
   ,
   February 7, 2022
   City Council President Sam Newby on Monday established a special committee on
   solid waste, with the task of making a report in June on how to solve the
   city's recycling and garbage troubles.
 * First Coast
   Developer buys former Times-Union property; demolition is imminent
   Karen Brune Mathis - Jacksonville Daily Record
   ,
   February 7, 2022
   The site on the St. Johns River will be redeveloped into One Riverside,
   combining apartments, a grocery, stores and public uses.

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 * State News
   Florida leaves doctors protected from medical malpractice suits
   Melissa Hernandez De La Cruz
   ,
   11 minutes ago
   The Legislature will not overturn what critics deride as the state's "free
   kill" law, which generally prevents families from filing medical malpractice
   lawsuits against doctors or hospitals when the victims are adults.
 * State News
   Florida appeals to keep COVID-19 data under wraps
   Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
   ,
   February 7, 2022
   A lawsuit alleges that the Department of Health violated public-records laws
   by turning down requests for daily COVID-19 data. The data, in part, would
   have provided county and demographic information about COVID-19 cases.
 * State News
   COVID-19 treatments are in short supply. Here's what you need to know.
   Stephanie Colombini
   ,
   January 28, 2022
   Treatments are available only for patients at high risk for developing severe
   COVID-19. Select pharmacies and health facilities have supplies.
   Listen • 1:19
 * State News
   Surgeon general gets GOP support after frustrated Democrats walk out
   Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
   ,
   January 26, 2022
   Democrats on the Senate Health Policy Committee complained that nominee
   Joseph Ladapo was evading questions about COVID-19. Republican committee
   members approved his appointment.
 * State News
   Study finds employees in Florida pay among the highest rates for health
   insurance
   Katrine Bruner
   ,
   January 24, 2022
   The Commonwealth Fund study found that families in Florida were hit harder
   than any other state. On average, employees opting for family coverage had to
   pay $7,674. Those who opted for single coverage averaged the third highest
   rates in the nation – $1,811.
   Listen • 0:50
 * State News
   US judge blocks ‘unconstitutional’ rules limiting UF professors from
   testifying against state
   Carolina Ilvento - Fresh Take Florida
   ,
   January 21, 2022
   U.S. District Judge Mark Walker compared the university's actions to those
   who capitulate in Hong Kong to the repressive policies of China's government.
 * State News
   Florida school assessment tests could be on the way out
   News Service of Florida
   ,
   January 12, 2022
   A bill that would carry out Gov. Ron DeSantis’ plan to end the Florida
   Standards Assessments received unanimous approval Tuesday in its first Senate
   committee.
 * State News
   DeSantis touts 'free state' as legislative sesssion opens
   Jim Saunders - News Service of Florida
   ,
   January 11, 2022
   Gov. Ron DeSantis largely stuck to priorities that he has outlined in recent
   weeks, such as providing a $1 billion gas tax break to motorists, boosting
   pay and providing bonuses for teachers, revamping elections laws and being a
   “law and order state.”
 * State News
   As pediatric COVID-19 hospitalizations rise, doctors are urging families to
   get kids vaccinated
   Stephanie Colombini
   ,
   January 10, 2022
   Thousands of kids in Florida are testing positive for the coronavirus.
   Doctors say hospitals are seeing about as many patients as they did during
   the delta surge.
   Listen • 0:57
 * State News
   Omicron and a teacher shortage combine to create a 'perfect storm' for
   Florida schools
   January 7, 2022
   Florida Education Association president Andrew Spar says a "massive exodus"
   of teachers is contributing to the shortage.

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National News
 * National News
   New York lifts indoor mask mandate, with California and N.J. mandates also
   set to end
   Rachel Treisman
   ,
   1 hour ago
   New York will no longer require masks in most indoor public settings, but
   they will still be required in schools and health care facilities. Several
   other states have made similar moves this week.
 * National News
   'Don't Say Gay' bill would limit discussion of sexuality and gender in
   Florida schools
   Joe Hernandez
   ,
   1 hour ago
   Supporters say the measure empowers parents to have a say in what their
   children learn. Critics argue it will harm LGBTQ kids. President Biden
   slammed the bill, which has Gov. Ron DeSantis' support.
 * National News
   A Black woman on the High Court is a good start. But representation has
   limits.
   Sandhya Dirks
   ,
   5 hours ago
   With President Biden set to appoint the first Black woman Supreme Court
   Justice, Black women in the legal profession reflect on the limits and
   promises of representation.
   Listen • 4:10
 * National News
   No-knock warrants are under new scrutiny after fatal shooting in Minneapolis
   Martin Kaste
   ,
   8 hours ago
   No-knock warrants have been in steep decline since the height of the war on
   drugs, but the killing of a Black man in Minneapolis has raised questions
   about why police still insisted on the tactic.
   Listen • 4:14
 * National News
   News brief: Russia-Ukraine tensions, Mikaela Shiffrin, California mask
   mandate
   Leila Fadel
   ,
   8 hours ago
   Efforts continue to de-escalate the Russia-Ukraine crisis. Olympic star
   Mikaela Shiffrin fails to finish 2nd race. California will drop its indoor
   mask mandate — some areas will keep them in place.
   Listen • 11:20
 * National News
   Ohio rule allows for the possibility of redrawing congressional maps every 4
   years
   Andy Chow
   ,
   8 hours ago
   Ohio lawmakers are drawing up a new congressional district map after the
   previous attempt was ruled unconstitutional by the state supreme court.
   Listen • 3:31
 * National News
   California's mask mandate expires next week for vaccinated residents
   Jackie Fortier
   ,
   8 hours ago
   While the statewide mask mandate will end for vaccinated residents, that
   doesn't mean everyone in the state will be able to remove their masks indoors
   — even if they've gotten the shots.
   Listen • 3:22
 * National News
   Interior Department hires former top cop to review jail deaths on his watch
   Nate Hegyi
   ,
   8 hours ago
   The Interior Department ordered a review of tribal jail deaths, but the man
   who got the contract is a former agency official who oversaw the jails when
   some of the deaths occurred.
   Listen • 3:24
 * National News
   Lindsey Jacobellis wins the U.S. its first gold medal at the 2022 Beijing
   Olympics
   Jaclyn Diaz
   ,
   10 hours ago
   Jacobellis, a five-time Olympian, won her first gold medal during the women's
   snowboard cross event on Wednesday. She is also the oldest American woman to
   win a Winter Olympics gold medal.
 * National News
   2 of the U.S.'s snowboard champs are in medal contention at Beijing Olympics
   Jaclyn Diaz
   ,
   11 hours ago
   Despite a fall during one of their qualifying runs, Shaun White and Chloe Kim
   were able to move on to the medal round of the men's and women's halfpipe
   events.

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