First Coast Connect With Melissa Ross

Local activists petition JEA to phase out climate warming fossil fuels, including coal.

Environmental attorney and author Clay Henderson breaks down the key players and history of state-funded conservation efforts in Florida and where protections stand today.

As proposed property tax cuts loom, city officials look to balance the budget and Duval voters will consider supplementing teacher salaries.

Jacksonville civil rights activist and historian Rodney L. Hurst Sr. reflects on the importance of Juneteenth and his role during the Civil Rights Movement.

An American Lung Association employee discovers she has lung cancer thanks to a national study based in Jacksonville.

Food journalist Hanna Raskin explains how Downtown dining is getting a boost from restaurant incentives.

AI slop enters campaign mode; Kevin Carrico's public records are finally released; and city funding for a Downtown Publix remains uncertain

A conversation with the Democratic candidate for Florida attorney general.

A local youth and labor delegation returns from Cuba to report on life under the embargo.

From tax revenue shocks to slowdowns at a local EV factory, we take the city's fiscal pulse in our monthly Ask the Mayor segment.

From the future of a downtown Publix to his plans for politically diverse leadership, we sit down with the incoming council leader ahead of his year at the helm

Erin Brockovich versus data centers; local governments grapple with dire tax cut potentialities.

A man accused of killing father of four Jared Bridegan implicates his wife in a recently released jail conversation.

From a spike in alcohol use during pregnancy to what we're learning from hantavirus and Ebola outbreaks, we discuss the latest medical headlines.

The cancellation of federally funded medical studies is affecting lives and families on the First Coast.

Following Friday's legislative approval of the state budget, we get granular-level analysis of the winners, losers and appropriation oddities in the ‘26-'27 spending plan.

It's the week's top headlines, from accusations of City Council bullying to the governor's plan to end property taxes for most homesteaded properties.

Surrounded by superstores, having lost its primary golf anchors, the state of World Golf Village is like nothing its original residents imagined.

From the supremacy of podcasting to an entire book devoted to sentence diagramming, the most precise large language model is still human.

A secret federal directive challenges Florida's public records law.

Ironman fatigue, spiraling subpoenas and an NAACP call for an athlete boycott.

A city proposal would guide growth and developers away from water hazards.

Author Bob Kealing discusses the long influence and short life of the legendary musician ahead of his Hall of Fame induction.

When it comes to a career, relationship or even a vacation, picking the “best” option might be a mistake.

What a stunning reversal in the Murdaugh case says about vulnerabilities in our jury system.

From concerns about “excessive” law enforcement response to big incentives for The Beef People, we discuss the week's top headlines with our media roundtable.

Local governments push back on AI data centers.

Three members of Gen Z weigh in about planning for the future at a time of grim financial forecasts, dystopian AI predictions and catastrophic environmental realities.

From state limits on DEI to resurgent criticism of the city's telehealth program, we discuss factors shaping the mayor's upcoming budget plan.

Jacksonville's most famous blues musician started making records in 1926.

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.