Fernandina Beach News

ESPN's Friday Night Fights is coming to Jacksonville. It'll be called the "Big City Brawl in Duval," and will attract a number of international boxers to the River City.

Hannah Aldridge has music running through her veins. Learn more about her before she performs May 30.

Two weeks after passing its final spending plan, the House Friday released a county-by-county breakdown of projects funded in the state's $74.5 billion budget.

They are men and women from all branches of the military. Some are still active duty.

The 37th Greene Turtle Sports Bar & Grille opened Tuesday on Long Island and the Maryland-based chain of casual-dining sports bars envisions up to 150 restaurants within five years along the U.S. East Coast, including five to eight in metropolitan Jacksonville.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- The Jacksonville Jaguars are hosting free pep rallies in Nassau and St.

The Department of Children and Families Announces First-in-the-Nation Fraud Fighting Technology Secretary Wilkins Rolls Out Public Assistance Fraud Initiatives TALLAHASSEE-Department of Children and Families Secretary David Wilkins will announce the department's new, groundbreaking public assistance fraud fighting initiatives.

Following up from his recent letters to Illinois, California and Connecticut, Governor Rick Scott has also contacted Maryland businesses urging them to come to the Sunshine State to take advantage of Florida's business friendly environment.

After sitting dormant for five years, a taxpayer-funded online health care marketplace started by the Legislature is on the verge of selling its first policy.

Question: I have a concern that I tried addressing with a specific Days Inn and with Wyndham, which owns Days Inn, but have not received a response.

Celebrate the opening of Amelia Island Trail A celebration of Wednesday's opening of the 6.2-mile Amelia Island Trail will be held Saturday.

FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. -- Fernandina Beach is gearing up for a big festival celebrating life on the waterway.

The City Commission Tuesday postponed a vote on a controversial amendment to the city's street performer ordinance, which appears to be headed for being toned down if not defeat.

Run or walk and take a scenic tour of Marineland's River-to-Sea preserve during a 5K that will help support local military veterans.

A fund-raising project for a solar-powered safety light at the Leroy Wright Park boat ramp on the St.

A last-ditch attempt to pass legislation to reform the state's assisted living facilities, measures sought since a 2011 Miami Herald investigation revealed neglect, abuse and death of ALF residents, failed on the last day of Florida's legislative session.

When the Florida legislators considered firefighter fitness rules, a couple of reps got into a dust up over a comment that women had a higher body mass index than men.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, -- There are some huge events on the First Coast this weekend, but rainy weather is almost certain to put a damper on all the fun.

SEBRING Firefighters should be fit, Sebring's chief and Highlands County's training officer agreed, but measuring body mass index isn't the way to ascertain that.

Brittany Norman, a 25-year-old Tallahassee woman with Down syndrome, had a message for Gov.