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Local News Day launches nationwide โ€” and weโ€™re a Founding Newsroom!

Weโ€™re excited to share the launch of Local News Day, a new nationwide day of action dedicated to connecting communities with trusted local news and information.ย 

The Florida Trib is proud to be a Founding Newsroom of Local News Day.ย 

Taking place on April 9, 2026, Local News Day will bring together hundreds of local newsrooms across the country to celebrate the essential role local news and information plays in our everyday lives โ€” from helping people make informed decisions to strengthening community connection and accountability.

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JSO jailers said she had no visible injuries. Photos say otherwise

Allison Fierroโ€™s face was unmarked when she was booked into the Duval County jail on a DUI.ย When she bonded out three days later, her eyes were a frightful black-and-blue mask, the result of a violent โ€œstraight-arm-barโ€ takedown by two officers who decided the 108-pound, 55-year-old woman pleading for her anxiety meds was being โ€œuncooperative.โ€

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