Steve Patterson
Florida Times-Union
Jacksonville, FL, United States
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IT hiring firm pays for computer magnet school Andrew Jackson High to open 'tech lab'
Jacksonville-based CSI Companies spent about $300,000 on Andrew Jackson High School's creation of a new "tech lab." → Read More
Rejecting transgender labels, Catholic store's lawsuit fights Jacksonville human rights law
The lawsuit asks a federal judge to rule that parts of the city's HRO violate the U.S. Constitution. → Read More
North Florida Land Trust conserves Intracoastal Waterway marsh by Atlantic Boulevard
The deal continues a string of steps to protect Instracoastal marshes between Butler and Atlantic boulevards. → Read More
Applications open for Duval, Nassau, St. Johns homeowners seeking hurricane erosion grants
The Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement Grant Program was created after Ian and Nicole damaged much of the state. → Read More
Coldest Christmas in 33 years is forecast for Jacksonville. Here's what to expect.
Temperatures in some areas could remain below freezing from 12 to 20 hours each day this weekend, the National Weather Service said → Read More
Osteopath college aims to open Jacksonville medical school at JU, filling need for doctors
The north end of Jacksonville University will be the fifth campus site for Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. → Read More
Florida Senate District 5: Tracie Davis tops Binod Kumar to take bigger seat in Legislature
A three-term member of Florida's House of Representatives, Davis brought experience and name recognition to the race for Senate. → Read More
'Something I was raised to believe in:' Virginia Hall pursues charity beyond J.P. Hall party
One of the Times-Union's 2022 Eve Award winners, she's spent years leading two charities that touch Northeast Florida families. → Read More
Duval schools' math, reading levels fall in test that shows worse changes nationally
The report called "America's report card" tied the pandemic loss of in-person schooling to worsened reading and math scores in grades four and eight. → Read More
Hurricane Ian: Volunteers help Ken Knight Drive neighbors on Jacksonville's Northside
Largely organized through social media, volunteers helped residents fill and distribute hundreds of sandbags Wednesday. → Read More
From Confederate monuments, Jacksonville lawsuit morphs to also challenge 5 county names
The suit argues using tax money to memorialize Confederates violates parts of the U.S. Constitution and Civil Rights Act of 1964. → Read More
Hike in teachers' starting base pay, to $48,700, set for Duval County School Board vote
The new Duval Schools pay scales still need approval by the Florida Department of Education before they can take effect. → Read More
April Carney, Charlotte Joyce win Duval County School Board seats with DeSantis endorsements
The Duval County Republican Party said the vote "rejects the WOKE indoctrination, sexualization, and Marxist polices that have been allowed to occur." → Read More
‘Bundle of lies’: Duval School Board hopeful Carney decries video linking her to Jan. 6 riot
The video, circulated through a tweet from the Duval County Democratic Party, continues a partisan tone in the nonpartisan race. → Read More
Ex-U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown running for Congress again, now in Central Florida
Although the congresswoman was convicted on a tax charge last month, the Congressional Research Service says felons can be elected to Congress. → Read More
North Florida prison employee could face jail for misdemeanor guilty plea in Capitol riot
Jonathan Daniel Carlton pled guilty to one of the four charges he faced involving the Jan. 6, 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol. → Read More
Still without feds' final report, panel seeks lessons from Jacksonville coal ash spill
The Jacksonville Waterways Commission doesn't have the U.S. Coast Guard report on the barge Bridgeport's spill, but talked about facing future risks. → Read More
$116,000 donated for defense in Jacksonville gun trial frozen online. Why?
About 3,000 donations totaling $116,000 were sent to GoFundMe.com. After delays releasing the cash, fundraising has shifted to another site. → Read More
With no agreement on dancer age, Jacksonville pays $60K to help settle strip club lawsuits
The agreement restores rules police formerly used when they brought charges against dancers and requires deleting dancer photos in a police database. → Read More
Wondering about Stovall Weems' legal fight with Celebration Church? Here's what we know.
A court fight in the Jacksonville-based megachurch is getting a lot of attention. Who are the major players and what's the story with the lawsuit? → Read More