Episcopal runner Kate Brice is the Times-Union Girls Athlete of the Week in Jacksonville-area high school sports for Sept.

JSO says its officers may not detain or arrest someone solely for openly carrying a firearm. Some restrictions apply. Here's what to know.

The No. 1 place to retire in the U.S. is Orlando, Florida, according to a WalletHub analysis. Jacksonville also made the list ...

A Florida congressman's proposal to stitch together a patchwork of springs in North and Central Florida into the country's ...

A push in Congress to designate Ocala National Forest and the surrounding springs is drawing mixed feedback from locals, ...

Florida, has proposed a bill seeking to study converting Ocala National Forest into a national park to better protect springs ...

The Florida High School Athletic Association swimming season begins this week, with the state finals scheduled for November in Ocala. Several Jacksonville-area teams are expected to contend for state ...

On July 23, U.S. Rep Randy Fine, R-Florida, introduced H.R. 4656, the "Path to Florida Springs National Park Act." It directs the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a special resource study to ...

A change.org petition opposing Congressman Randy Fine's proposed Florida Springs National Park has attracted 6,500 signatures ...

SILVER SPRINGS − U.S. Rep. Randy Fine explained his proposal for creating a new national park while standing by a clear, freshwater spring surrounded by spiny green palms and spindly oaks. The ...

A motorcyclist died in a crash involving a car and motorcycle in Ocala, Florida. The crash occurred at the intersection of Southwest 17th Street and State Road 200. The motorcyclist was a 35-year-old ...

DANGER OF COLLAPSE. WELL, WHEN YOU THINK OF NATIONAL PARKS, THE OBVIOUS ONES COME TO MIND, RIGHT? HOW ABOUT YELLOWSTONE, HOME OF OLD FAITHFUL? ANOTHER EASY ONE. THE GRAND CANYON, 278 MILES OF STUNNING ...