‘Significant problem’: Data shows number of foster homes in Florida dropped 23% from 2023-2025
New data from the nonprofit Fostering Media Connections shows that the number of licensed foster homes in Florida dropped by 23% from 2023 to 2025.
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New data from the nonprofit Fostering Media Connections shows that the number of licensed foster homes in Florida dropped by 23% from 2023 to 2025.
In early July, a tenant says the power went out in her building. Two days later, she says a man came to install a generator, but when he turned it on, it blew all of the AC units in her building.
Students who were supposed to begin school at the newly built Charlton County High School are getting an extended summer vacation, as the district says school will not start on Monday as originally planned.
K-12 students in Brantley County wrapped up the first day of the 2026-2027 school year on Tuesday.
Shanna Gardner, the woman accused of plotting to kill her ex-husband Jared Bridegan, appeared before a judge for one of her final pretrial hearing on Friday.
Action News Jax and our Family Focus Partners are teaming up to collect new school supplies as part of our “Tools for School” drive.
The City of Jacksonville has activated its Emergency Cooling Center Contingency plan due to an extreme heat warning.
On Monday, JEA began the third phase of the $117 million Fulton Cut Transmission Line Clearance Project.
Neighbors and office managers in Jacksonville’s Englewood neighborhood are sounding off about a vacant building’s alarm.
Widower Calvin Harrison seeks harsher charges for driver Carson Harris after a 2025 Florida crash killed his wife, Selma, at 92 mph.