City leaders will celebrate the grand opening of the Emerald Station with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday morning.

A new project slated for completion within the next two years in downtown Jacksonville took a major step on Tuesday, providing further evidence of the city’s priority to develop the area.

Republican Councilman Terrance Freeman is calling for a full audit of Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan’s recent European trip.

Riverside homeowners who live next to Interstate 10 are fed up with hearing loud sounds of motorcycles on the road at night.

After facing two days of criticism from Republican leaders following controversial comments made during a London radio interview, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan on Friday said she regrets her choice of words in labeling former President Donald Trump‘s immigration plan as a “concentration camp type situation.”

A day after Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters responded to Mayor Donna Deegan‘s controversial comments about former President Donald Trump’s proposed immigration policy, a racist banner flew over downtown taking aim at the sheriff.

A spokeswoman for former President Donald Trump is calling for Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan to resign “in disgrace” after the mayor made controversial comments about Trump’s proposed immigration policy, saying his plan amounts to a “concentration camp type situation.”

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan is facing backlash from city leaders and Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters on Wednesday following her comments on a London radio show about presidential candidate Donald Trump’s proposed immigration policy.

A local nonprofit known for developing “high-quality” affordable housing announced Tuesday that it has partnered with Jacksonville to house 25 “unsheltered chronically homeless citizens” as part of a pilot program that current and former members of the city’s government created.

The stadium deal is expected to benefit more than just the Jaguars and should help the city as it looks to keep the Florida-Georgia football game in town long term.

NFL owners voted unanimously to approve the stadium deal between the Jaguars and the City of Jacksonville on Tuesday, clearing the way for the Stadium of the Future to become a reality.

In the aftermath of Hurricane Milton, here’s a look at when trash pickup will resume, county-by-county

During a Thursday afternoon press conference, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan said she was “beyond grateful that we continue to be so blessed in this city,” after Hurricane Milton left the area relatively unscathed.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan and other city officials are set to hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon as the state prepares for the impact of Hurricane Milton.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan and other city officials are set to hold a news conference Wednesday afternoon as the state prepares for the impact of Hurricane Milton.

As Central and Southwest Florida evacuees make their way to safer grounds ahead of Hurricane Milton’s devastating landfall, Jacksonville is seeing a spike in traffic and hotel reservations.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan stated during Tuesday’s afternoon briefing that orange-colored, tube-like devices known as Tiger Dams will be utilized for the first time in the city’s history to help mitigate the flooding impacts expected from Hurricane Milton.

Millions of Floridians are under evacuation orders, and many are heading north to get out of the storm’s path. All of the extra traffic has some gas stations running on empty, with covers becoming more and more common on pumps.

In response to Hurricane Milton, local nonprofit City Rescue Mission announced it will increase its overnight capacity and extend its hours for people seeking shelter.

The City of Jacksonville will hold a news conference Monday evening to talk about preparations ahead of Hurricane Milton.

The mural, titled “Together in Greatness,” symbolizes the importance of unity and understanding in Jacksonville following the racially motivated shooting in New Town last year.

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department tested out a new hybrid fire truck that could potentially be added to its fleet.

Mayor Donna Deegan invites you to the inaugural Unidos Jax Dinner, a gala-style event on October 3rd at Deerwood Castle, starting at 5:30 PM! Join us for an unforgettable evening honoring Jacksonville’s Hispanic leaders, featuring delicious cuisine from four countries, live music, cultural performances, and special remarks from the Mayor. Don’t miss out on this historic celebration of culture and community!

As Floridians clean up the mess left behind by Hurricane Helene, one laundromat in Jacksonville is preparing to help those affected by the storm.

The Duval County Emergency Operations Center is now partially activated, and the local state of emergency was lifted Saturday at 8 a.m. after Hurricane Helene.

City of Jacksonville officials and other agencies will provide an update on Hurricane Helene’s response efforts Friday at noon.

Northeast Florida started to feel the effects of powerful and wide Hurricane Helene on Thursday night as the Category 4 storm made its way closer to the Gulf Coast.

Most flights scheduled to depart out of the Jacksonville International Airport (JAX) Thursday after 2 p.m. have been canceled or delayed, according to the latest update on the airport’s website.

Here’s what you should know.

The City of Jacksonville and other agencies will hold a news conference to inform the public about preparation for and response efforts to Hurricane Helene.

The City of Jacksonville and other agencies will hold a news conference to inform the public about preparation for and response efforts to Hurricane Helene.

The city of Jacksonville said Wednesday it has brought six temporary pumps into San Marco in preparation for Hurricane Helene’s impacts.

Jacksonville City Council passed Mayor Donna Deegan’s $1.9 billion budget, which focuses on issues like addressing public safety and homelessness.

The storm has already made several games move from their Friday spot on the calendar.

The system, which is brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, is expected to become Hurricane Helene before it hits Florida’s Gulf Coast later this week.

The system, which is brewing in the Gulf of Mexico, is expected to become Hurricane Helene before it hits Florida’s Gulf Coast later this week.

The city of Jacksonville is working to address the homelessness problem with a $2.5 million ordinance that would create a seven-person team through the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan is pushing to get more trees planted in the city, at a faster rate. Particularly in neighborhoods, including the Urban Core.

The most important thing drivers can do is report potholes as they see them on the road by calling 630-CITY.

Mayor Donna Deegan will sign the Paris Declaration, making Jacksonville an official Fast-Track City, during a ceremony in City Hall on Wednesday, which is National HIV/AIDS and Aging Awareness Day.

The U.S. Departments of Transportation has funded the purchase of a new diesel hybrid-electric ferry to supplement the Jacksonville Transit Authority’s existing St. Johns River Ferry service.

The City of Jacksonville will recognize Hispanic Heritage Month during a ceremony at City Hall Monday at noon.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan will sign the long-awaited Community Benefits Agreement Friday morning.

Brown, murky water sits at the end of a driveway on Huntington Forrest Boulevard.

After months of discussion and feedback the Jacksonville City Council could finally decide on Tuesday night how to spend millions of dollars that were originally part of the Jaguars stadium deal.

The Jacksonville City Council’s Public Safety Committee will consider Tuesday two bills -- totaling $2.5 million -- that are part of a $10 million budget proposal to help the city comply with a new state law banning sleeping in public spaces.

Housing costs are a major focus for both Republicans and Democrats in the 2024 election as affordability is becoming a major issue for voters.

Jacksonville University held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Monday morning to celebrate the opening of its new College of Law campus downtown.

A lot has changed in the Grand Park neighborhood in Northwest Jacksonville over the last year following the racially motivated shooting that left three people dead at a Dollar General store.

The Democratic National Convention is well underway and much of the discussion for Florida delegates who are on hand in Chicago is Jacksonville.

On Friday, 125 students walked across the stage to receive their certificates and diplomas from various fields, ranging from electrical to nursing.

The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, community groups and residents took part in another Neighborhood Crime Prevention Walk Saturday morning.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan expressed her support for Amendment 3, a November ballot initiative that if approved would legalize the use of marijuana in Florida for those 21 years and older, according to a report by Florida Politics.

Mayor Donna Deegan visited The Morning Show to share more details about how the city's new "Show Up to Shine" program will tackle the issue of chronic absenteeism in Duval County Public Schools.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan and other city leaders will announce a new citywide school attendance campaign at a 9 a.m. news conference at Arlington Elementary School.

The city of Jacksonville launched a new program Wednesday called “Show Up to Shine” to address the issue of truancy in Duval County Public Schools.

The finance committee overseeing Mayor Donna Deegan’s proposed 2024-2025 budget on Friday voted to defund the Chief of Diversity and Inclusion position, currently held by Dr. Parvez Ahmed.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan is defending her proposed budget and bracing for a tough fight in the coming weeks over funding for initiatives like affordable housing, the arts, and equity in city government.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan is defending her proposed budget and bracing for a tough fight in the coming weeks over funding for initiatives like affordable housing, the arts, and equity in city government.

Jerry Holland, the Duval County Supervisor of Elections, is sounding the alarm that critical money his office requested was left out of the mayor’s proposed budget.

The Artist Walk Skatepark in Riverside is set to officially open Thursday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8:15 a.m. after months of delays.

The City of Jacksonville and agency partners will hold a news conference Monday at noon to provide updates on preparation and response efforts for Tropical Storm Debby.

The City of Jacksonville and agency partners will hold a news conference Monday at noon to provide updates on preparation and response efforts for Tropical Storm Debby.

The Jacksonville City Council will hold a special meeting Sunday morning in the Council Chamber to discuss the latest updates on Tropical Storm Debby and provide recommendations for its potential local impact.

Q: Jacksonville Today reader Alice K. has multiple questions about Jacksonville’s 3-year-old Office of Resilience. Does the resilience office have more than advisory power? she asks. If not, how serious is the mayor about actually listening to the office’s advice? And is the resilience office “part of the debate about what to do with the Downtown/river corridor?

City council is expected to vote on the proposed budget at the last council meeting in September.

With the Florida public sleeping ban set to go into effect on Oct 1., Jacksonville organizations are hopeful a new proposal from Mayor Donna Deegan will allow them to give people without homes the support they need to find a safe place to live.

The City of Jacksonville is looking for people to join its LGBTQ+ advisory board.

Monday morning, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan unveiled the city’s new plan to mitigate homelessness and address Florida HB 1365, the new state law that makes it illegal to sleep in public spaces and goes into effect on October 1.

The special Jacksonville City Council committee appointed to determine how the CBA money could be spent has the first of four planned meetings on Monday.

The City of Jacksonville is set to hold a news conference Monday outlining its plan to address a new Florida law.

The year-long citywide challenge to improve literacy rates among school-aged children known as “River City Readers” has surpassed its goal of 1.5 million minutes read, according to Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan.

A report from the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) revealed that the city of Jacksonville has been giving away free land to people in an effort to build more affordable housing. However, since 2019, they failed to hold the land recipients accountable.

Years after the Jacksonville Journey ended, a relaunch appropriately titled “Journey Forward” is now in the works. Mayor Donna Deegan briefly talked about it in her budget presentation at City Hall Monday. Journey Forward aims to get to the root cause of crime, and pick up where the Jacksonville Journey left off.

A small portion of Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan’s $1.9 billion budget proposal presentation that she made in front of city council Monday morning includes $10 million to address homelessness in the city.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan presented a $1.9 billion budget, the first composed entirely by her administration, to the City Council on Monday.

Mayor Donna Deegan completed her first full year in office. What's ahead in year two? Democrat Rahman Johnson joins the conversation, giving his perspective on the political question of the year: Should President Joe Biden continue his run for reelection?

On Monday, Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan is set to present her proposed 2024-25 budget to the Jacksonville City Council. The budget will address everything from public safety to infrastructure and public health.

Mayor Donna Deegan will present her budget to the city council on Monday at 9:30am. So, we want to know what questions you have about the budget that we can bring to the mayor?

Former Jacksonville Fire Chief Cullen Chalker celebrated his 100th birthday surrounded by loved ones Wednesday.

As Mayor Donna Deegan prepares to present her budget to the city council on Monday, July 15, a special committee overseeing a portion of that budget is now in the works.

Q: Jacksonville Today reader Jonathon A. wants to know what is happening with the money set aside by the City Council for Confederate monument removal.

Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters is calling for more police officers as Mayor Donna Deegan gets ready to present her budget to the city council on July 15.

A brief meeting in the mayor’s office shared how capital improvement funds could be spent over the next five years.

Since being sworn in on July 1, 2023, Mayor Donna Deegan has passed her first budget, launched several new programs and helped negotiate the Jaguars stadium deal. She already has a full plate as she begins year two with two key issues taking center stage this month.

In April, the Jacksonville City Council passed Ordinance 2021-0253, which approved $200,000 to invest in revitalization and development in Durkeeville.

The City of Jacksonville will hold a ceremony Friday morning at City Hall recognizing LGBTQ+ Pride Month.

The City of Jacksonville will hold a ceremony Friday morning at City Hall recognizing LGBTQ+ Pride Month.

Getting an NFL team and keeping an NFL team, Jacksonville has now defied the odds and done both.

Jacksonville City Council is expected to vote on the Stadium of the Future in Tuesday’s council meeting.

Jacksonville City Council is expected to vote on the Stadium of the Future in Tuesday’s council meeting.

Jacksonville City Council is expected to vote on the Stadium of the Future in Tuesday’s council meeting.

The City of Jacksonville will host a tour of one of its cooling centers Monday morning.

Jacksonville is home to Florida’s largest population of military families. And Thursday, the city is set to host a memorable evening dedicated to the spouses of retired and active military members.

Former State Senator Audrey Gibson resigned from her role with the city of Jacksonville as the head of the Grants and Compliance division.

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan named 11 people to sit on the inaugural Mayoral Advisory Board for African Americans.

The City of Jacksonville and Fraternal Order of Police (FOP) have reached a three-year tentative collective bargaining agreement, the city announced on Tuesday. The agreement covers both Police and Corrections Units and includes a 13% raise for police and a 15% increase this year.

The City of Jacksonville will recognize Juneteenth, which is also known as Emancipation Day, during a ceremony in the City Hall Atrium on Tuesday.

The Jacksonville Jaguars so-called “Stadium of the Future” should have a huge impact on the city and it’s expected it could change nearby neighborhoods.

The Jacksonville Jaguars so-called “Stadium of the Future” should have a huge impact on the city and it’s expected it could change nearby neighborhoods.