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It took three dead Black bodies, manifestos that made clear racist intent for the killings — and the national exposure of a presidential race — to get Republican Florida Gov.

JACKSONVILLE – A 21-year-old Oakleaf High graduate gained national infamy after shooting three people to death on Aug. 26 in what the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office determined was a …

After a racially motivated shooting in Jacksonville, Gov. DeSantis offers money for security. Why not also restore African American studies? | Opinion

From months of planning to moments of violence, police give a detailed timeline of the Jacksonville Dollar General mass shooting that left three Black people dead.

Donna Deegan isnt backing down from appointing Al Ferraro and Randy DeFoor. She said opposition comes from "punishment politics" that hurts city.

L'Darius Smith, a troubled man, was sentenced to prison even though the court acknowledged he suffers from severe mental health problems.

A Palm Beach Central High School leader said he didn't report the suspected sex assault of a teen girl because he didn't believe the suspect, his son, had committed a crime, a court filing shows.

After the School District of Palm Beach County agreed to pay nearly half a million dollars to resolve a lawsuit over its use of the Baker Act on students, some advocates want more protections for children.

The number of people Baker Acted by Orange County law enforcement so far this year is nearly double all of last year.

Documents appear to show that some staff members at Palm Beach Central High School may have known about the alleged sexual assault of a 15-year-old student months before her own parents did.