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Politicians and business boosters turned out last week - among them Jacksonville Mayor Alvin Brown, U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown, Chamber of Commerce president Daniel Davis - to celebrate their joint clout in muscling the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to approve deepening 13 miles of the St. Johns River, from 40 to 47 feet.

Long before the picks and shovels come out, there's a new tool that could help scientists shed light on archaeological mysteries long buried by eroding desert landscapes from the American Southwest to the Middle East.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Surrounded by students, Gov. Rick Scott focused on the cost of higher education at the Duval County School Board building Monday.

"If you go into my little home office, there's tear sheets and images and fabric swatches everywhere, because I'm so inspired by that," she said, "and this pile of dusty papers with numbers on it."

Almost six weeks after saying he would challenge Mayor Alvin Brown in the 2015 mayor's race, Property Appraiser Jim Overton has had a change of heart.

The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity reported Friday that the unemployment rate for the Jacksonville metropolitan area - consisting of Duval, Baker, Clay, Nassau and St. Johns counties - was 6.2 percent in March, unchanged from February.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.- The No. 1 seed University of North Florida women's tennis team fell 4-3 to fourth-seeded Stetson in the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun Conference Championship on Sunday at the UNF Tennis Complex.

Laurie Picinich- Byrd.... She's being honored for her 35 years of contributions to dance in our community.

Boxscore FORT MYERS, Fla. - University of North Florida softball fell 6-0 in the series finale with Florida Gulf Coast on Saturday at the FGCU Softball Complex.

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) April 19--Gabe Pierannunzi doesn't have a driver's license yet, but he's not afraid to take the wheel of his own company.

Rising gas prices are already affecting the First Coast economy, University of North Florida economist Paul Mason said this week.

The St. John Neumann High School girls track and field team finished third, and the Community School boys were fourth to lead area schools in the Class 1A-Region 3 meet on Thursday night at Clearwater Calvary Christian.

Police searching for peeping tom on UNF campus on firstcoastnews.com: http://www.firstcoastnews.com/story/news/crime/crime-stoppers/2014/04/17/unf-peeping-tom/7826671/ JACKSONVILLE, Fla.

Last week, Immokalee High's Anita Munoz and Leonel Delacruz proved they were the best distance runners in their district with each winning the 1,600- and 3,200-meters.

Together, the two play out on paper, linoleum and wood in Croft's 'studio' - the one-car garage of his family's Westside town home.

Cost, who took the helm of the 80-year-old liberal arts school more than a year ago in February 2013, is considering acquiring property south, north, east and northeast of the 198-acre riverfront Arlington campus.

Relevance is what the business community wants from higher education and what universities need to deliver to their students and communities.

The males boss around females, form complicated alliances and battle their enemies.

Nearly four dozen Cape students who hope to attend college visited the Sunshine State in March, touring nine college campuses and spending a day at Disney.

A new program in which Duval Schools and the University of North Florida attract and train new science and math teachers has too few takers, so officials are extending its deadline.