Regional

Some members of the Fernandina Beach City Commission said they will not support an interlocal agreement after the Ocean Highway and Port Authority amended the agreement before sending it back to the City Commission for approval. At its last meeting,...

Legislation that could further restrict the ability to assist people seeking asylum in the U.S. passed a Florida Senate committee Monday, the first step in several of securing a policy priority for Gov. Ron DeSantis this session. State Sen. Aaron...

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to spread throughout the country and the world. According to Johns Hopkins University, the U.S. has seen close to 800,000 new COVID-19 cases every day in the past week. But, how is COVID-19 affecting our...

Craig Pittman has won a number of impressive awards and could be considered the preeminent Florida environmental journalist of our time. He’s also a kind of unofficial ambassador for the Sunshine State’s cornucopia of the bizarre. “I’ve...

A Fernandina Beach man who participated in the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol was just a pawn of former President Donald Trump and Trump’s loyalists, according to the defense’s sentencing memorandum filed in federal district court in Washington, D.C. ...

Sightings of North Atlantic right whale calves in January haven’t kept up with the pace of December, but the total calves born this season stands at 11, with one seen on New Year’s Eve, and a delayed identification of a calf first seen on Christmas...

An interlocal agreement between the Ocean Highway and Port Authority and the city of Fernandina Beach continues to be ironed out, and an updated version will be sent to the city despite the objections of one OHPA commissioner, Miriam Hill. It was...

When Omni purchased Amelia Island Plantation, part of the allure involved controls written into the development’s declaration, along with its covenants and restrictions. That being, having control on architectural standards, and right of first...

Negotiations between the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office and a man arrested for trafficking methamphetamine concluded recently with an undisclosed settlement for the man. Former Deputy Kyle Tholl pulled over a blue van driven by Lester Allgary Jr....

Pet Paradise, a Florida-based comprehensive pet care, health and wellness provider, opened its newest location Dec. 22 in Yulee. The location is its 46th in the U.S.