Duval County

John Dawson is accused of murdering his wife, Kathleen Dawson, nearly 30 years ago. He was arrested for the murder in 2009, and is on trial for her death. The following is a reporter’s first-hand account of the trial. Dawson, Day Ten, 8:45 p.m....

Jose Baez just can't seem to stay away from controversy. In the nearly three years he's represented Casey Anthony — whose case has enough drama of its own — Baez has been linked to a "spokesman" who tried to extort a journalist, and was...

Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Scott, a first-time candidate who once joked that he hoped to learn the names of all 67 Florida counties before Election Day, has learned enough to appoint “grass-root” chairpersons in every county. His...

 Thirty more businesses and local government agencies in Florida have signed up for help paying medical costs of their early retirees — people who aren't yet eligible for Medicare. Created by the Affordable Care Act,  the Early Re...

It's budget time for Florida's public schools, and this year, like the past several, that means many districts are looking for places to cut spending. The Florida Legislature, dealing with a big budget hole, is looking to reduce, on average, school...

TALLAHASSEE — Although the results won't be official until tomorrow, the Florida Democratic Party is claiming victory in what is reportedly the closest-ever Jacksonville mayoral contest and one that apparently will elect the city's first African-...

Duval County school officials have come up with an interesting way to deal with their most struggling schools — split them each into two smaller schools with their own principals and their own academic focus, according to an article in today's...

Authorities say Andrew Jason Hasty was boating on the Trout River in Duval County on Mar. 26 when he came upon a closed railroad drawbridge. Hasty got impatient and took matters into his own hands. The 27-year-old Lake Forest man is accused of...

In its early life, Camelot Elementary was Central Florida's poster child for runaway school growth. At its most crowded, the east Orange school had more than 1,320 students on a campus built for 740 and needed 45 portable classrooms to accommodate...

Find out tonight at 6:30 p.m., when the state's new teacher of the year is revealed. No Central Florida contestants made the final round this time. But last year, Apopka English teacher Melissa Reiker was one of the contenders (Tampa elementary teacher...

TALLAHASSEE — Fresh off the latest Florida unemployment figures, Republican gubernatorial hopeful Rick Scott's campaign just released a schedule for a six-day rollout of his economic plan, beginning in Miami next Wednesday and ending with a jaunt...

Two reviews of FCAT by private firms concluded this year's results are accurate (see our story here) but some Florida school superintendents remain unconvinced. Duval County's superintendent — who was one of five who first raised concerns about &#...