First Coast Connect With Melissa Ross

JTA entertains pedestrian ambitions; the City Council ignores business leaders' request to drop JEA probe.

A new book by two UNF researchers explores what happens when homes become an asset class.

A new investigation explores another in-custody death blamed on the jail's medical provider.

As Florida experiences one of the worst droughts in decades, we examine the main drivers of the state's water scarcity crisis.

After lawmakers adopt an even-more solidly Republican map, we talk to party leaders from both sides about what the future holds for Florida voters.

From Florida's redistricting to a gutting of the Voting Rights Act, the state's congressional elections may never be the same.

The Sporting Jax women's team heads into its final game having dominated the Super League in its inaugural season.

As it gets harder for kids to access preventative dental care, experts say emergency rooms have turned into an imperfect emergency catchall.

Why activists are targeting everything from snack manufacturers to chemical corporations in an effort to stem titanium mining in the endangered swamp.

The writer sometimes known as Jacksonville's poet laureate is also the demanding editor behind some of the area's most well-known authors.

Putting out fires, from real-life conflagrations to political ones.

Election season, Hope Florida and the ongoing battle over redistricting.

Cat advocates want St. Johns County to help neuter strays. Officials there want no part.

The debate over back-in vs. pull-in parking has become a subject of controversy, internet currency and, in some places, urban policy

The inaugural “State of the Watershed” offers an Earth Day celebration of the St. Johns River.

State lawmakers still can't reach a budget deal, and the JEA investigation expands to include communications about a former mayor's lobbying firm.

A mitigation expert explains how a criminal's life story affects the death penalty.

Two historians remember the pioneering Black aviator on the centenary of her death during a Jacksonville air show.

From an expanding JEA investigation to campaign plans, we ask Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan about the latest headlines — and take your calls and questions

A state budget decision looms over the future of the once-thriving Black neighborhood of West Lewisville.

Jax taxpayers getting “fleeced”; Duval Schools responds to new pressures to ban books

Anthropologist Judith Bense on America's oldest colony; brewery owner Ben Davis on the end of an era

A new SNAP ban on sodas, energy drinks and sugary snacks has some people praising nutritional priorities, and others worried about stigmatizing recipients

The best time of day to get chemo, and why some of the most highly processed food is baby food

A growing number of Jacksonville families are struggling to keep up with housing costs as the city faces a major shortage of affordable homes. Now, leaders are rolling out new efforts to make homeownership more attainable.

Pam Bondi is out as the country's top prosecutor, and Florida's attorney general calls foul on an NFL policy aiming to increase diversity in leadership positions.

As temperatures rise and plants bloom, we ask Jacksonville's chief health officer about local pollen counts and how to manage seasonal symptoms.

As American children veer further toward highly processed diets and selective eating, award-winning author and historian Helen Zoe Veit examines the eating habits of the past to understand how we got here.

As Florida ranks 43rd nationally in the availability of mental health workers, we examine how health care leaders are addressing market shortfalls.

With election season building and a high court decision pending, we examine the legal and political fortunes of mail-in voting.

A suspect's beating video raises concerns anew for the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office, and Florida's special election results stun red-leaning districts.

From the Golden State Killer to “Dirty John,” longtime prosecutor Matt Murphy discusses his big cases and their personal impact in a new memoir.

Airport lines grow as TSA agents leave; the legislative session ends with hits and misses for Northeast Florida.

How to manage financial precarity in turbulent times, and why debt may pose a bigger problem than the volatile Dow.

How the conservation land trust movement has succeeded by aligning the goal of environmental preservation with the rights of landowners.

Racist displays from Florida university students and an expensive investment in nonexistent courthouse artwork.

A new report investigates two Florida cases in which a judge compelled pregnant women to undergo a surgical birth, against their wishes.

Plus, the Jacksonville University dolphins are headed to the Big Dance.

The future of air travel is about to get a lot bumpier. We discuss why passengers should be bracing for a rough ride.

While Florida's first lady raises the alarm about food toxins, Congress and the Supreme Court consider ending health lawsuits against Roundup.

Our JEA-related roundtable discussion draws live feedback from current and former elected officials.

A coalition of community activists say it's high time to turn Jacksonville's Neighborhood Bill of Rights from a promise to a reality.

Author Hilary Flower highlights how the evolution of an endangered Everglades species is an example of ecological potential.

"Don't get involved in the food fight," Deegan urges, decrying political "antics."

In a new Rolling Stone cover story, reporter Michael Adno explores the forces that landed the former chief scientist of the Everglades Foundation in jail.

From the AG's attack on a local state attorney's investigation to continued political fallout at JEA, we discuss the week's top headlines.