The hospitals in town are going smoke free.

They'll now force people to go off hospital property to light up. 

Naval Station Mayport will be the future home of a nuclear powered aircraft carrier.

Senator Bill Nelson's office confirms to WOKV that an environmental impact study by the Navy indicates there is no reason Mayport could not handle a nuclear carrier once dredging is completed and the wharf is upgraded.

(AP)  State officials are considering closing 19 Florida state parks temporarily in 2009 for financial reasons.

Earlier this fall, Gov. Charlie Crist asked all state agencies to come up with a way to cut 10 percent of their operating costs from their proposed 2009-10 budget requests.

JaxPort's fast-moving expansion is encroaching on some of the Atlantic's oldest fishing grounds and Mayport business owners want to keep a planned Jacksonville Port Authority cruise ship terminal out of the historic village.

The Department of Environmental Protection says it would like to adopt California's Motor Vehicle emission rules and apply it to new vehicles sold in Florida.

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The administrative hearing surrounding a permit to allow Seminole county to withdraw water from the St. Johns River starts today.  The St. Johns Riverkeeper, Neil Armingeon, says they've raised about $175,000 towards this fight that is expected to last a couple of weeks.