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Human-driven climate change, and the inability of governments to move quickly enough to mitigate it, is a major factor in the possible coming extinction of North Atlantic right whales. That’s according to a study that put more evidence behind what...

Nassau County School District students will be required to wear masks or face coverings unless a parent signs an opt-out form. The district’s school board unanimously approved the measure Tuesday night in a contentious, packed meeting at the...

In a surprise move last week, Ocean Highway and Port Authority Commissioner Miriam Hill offered a resolution that declared the Port of Fernandina port director position vacant, removing port operator Chris Ragucci from that post.

Wild Amelia has announced the winners of the 2021 Photography Contest. This year’s selections in three categories – professional, adult and youth – went through a two-stage judging process.

BONITA SPRINGS — The good news is the population of red snapper off Florida’s Atlantic Coast is better than it’s been in decades. The word “record” was mentioned. The bad news is that scientists tasked with monitoring and managing the fishery continue to report overfishing.

Florida’s manatees are starving to death, and a partnership of agencies and nonprofits are working to turn that around.

The Florida Department of Health – Nassau is hosting a Back-to-School Vaccine Clinic on Saturday as Nassau County students prepare to return to school Tuesday.

Builders of a proposed development on Amelia Island have had meetings to get feedback from the community – some of whom oppose any further development – and are using that feedback to craft their plans.

JACKSONVILLE — A three-year-old federal police brutality suit against the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office and a former correctional officer was set to go to trial this week — then a resurgent COVID-19 gripped Florida, and the trial is now indefinitely delayed.

Port of Fernandina operator and Nassau Terminals CEO Christopher Ragucci must pay $2,000 per day until he hands over documents requested by Fernandina Beach City Commissioner Chip Ross, Fourth Judicial Circuit Court Judge Steven Fahlgren ruled Monday.