Duval County

Poisons from the city's “Brown’s Dump” seeped into the lifeblood of residents. The harm to their physical and mental health is tied to another public health crisis: high rates of gun violence among children.

The Florida Department of Health and Jacksonville Mosquito Control are coordinating West Nile surveillance and prevention.

Jacksonville schools are expanding student-led initiatives and culturally aware counseling efforts to encourage teens to discuss emotional challenges and seek support without hesitation or stigma.

The State Attorney’s Office previously ruled Officer Donald Bowers acted lawfully during the incident. On Friday, the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office released results of its internal affairs investigation.

A DOGE subcommittee seeks all communications since July 1, 2023, between the mayor's office and telehealth-related providers and agencies.

The city council is investigating Healthlink Jax, a program funded by Jacksonville taxpayers amid questions about who truly benefits from the emergency room diversions.

The superintendent says school board officials are meeting with members of the their local legislative delegation and will travel to Tallahasse to talk privately. "We’re hopeful that they’ll listen,” he said.

The civil rights attorney says the recent arrest of a Jacksonville mother illustrates a pattern of violent arrests by deputies against Black citizens for minor traffic infractions.

The city's chief health officer and the president of the Duval County Medical Society have issued written rebukes of the state's plan to phase out the requirements.

The city council's finance committee has reinstated some money it previously stripped from the proposed city budget for two popular public health initiatives for the uninsured.

Tuesday’s decision came hours after several religious leaders from across the state marched to the Capitol to call on Gov. Ron DeSantis to pause executions.

Community members in Broward, Duval and Hillsborough counties have spoken out against efforts to close or change programming in schools.