Duval school board member Tony Ricardo faces community members after Islam post, GOP chair...
Duval County School Board member Tony Ricardo will face community members Monday night, just days after a post that appears to have been shared online went viral.
Man ‘stole’ Cybertruck to guard synagogue, Palm Beach Police say
A man who told Palm Beach Police he took a Tesla Cybertruck from a dealership and drove it to the island to "protect" a synagogue is now facing charges, according to police and court records. Ikeen Scott Peterson, 56, of Jacksonville was arrested Nov. 3 on charges of trespassing; driving with a suspended, canceled or revoked license; and operating an unregistered motor vehicle, court records show. He pleaded not guilty Nov. 5 and remained at the Palm Beach County Jail on Nov. 6 after a judge set
Atlantic Beach commissioner race heads to recount after two-vote margin
A recount is underway for Atlantic Beach City Commission Seat 4 following a narrow two-vote margin between candidates.
Millions in unbudgeted taxpayer incentives weigh on downtown Jacksonville Publix subsidy
A well-connected development group is lobbying the Jacksonville City Council to greenlight a package of taxpayer incentives Tuesday, including a $28 million cash grant, that it says is necessary to build a 15-floor apartment building with a Publix in downtown, a revitalization project Mayor Donna Deegan believes is critical despite looming budgets that will require deep cuts to city services.
Jacksonville temperatures to plunge after cold front sweeps through
After a sunny, warm weekend, the Sunshine State could soon get a taste of winter . A cold front is expected to send temperatures tumbling across the state, bringing the possibility of frost and even a light freeze in some areas. Temperatures could fall 10 to 15 degrees below historical averages Friday, Nov. 13, and Saturday, Nov. 14, as the cold front moves through Florida, according to AccuWeather meteorologist Nicholas Arman in an email Nov. 9. The coldest temperatures are expected Sunday morn
Florida gas prices fall to 4-month low as Jacksonville average dips below $3.80
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville metro average was $3.77 a gallon Monday, Nov. 9, down about 10 cents from a week earlier. AAA’s current statewide average was $3.79. Jacksonville-area gas was about 24 cents cheaper than a month ago, when the metro average was $4.14. Florida’s statewide average was about 22 cents below the national average of $4.01.
‘Complete shock’: Mandarin woman recounts terrifying moments before apartment fire Thursday
Eleven people were displaced after a large fire swept through the Mandarin Lakes Apartments in Jacksonville last Thursday, damaging 12 apartment units. Affected residents are still processing their losses after Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department crews arrived around 8 a.m. to find heavy flames burning on the second and third floors of a building.
This Florida Breakfast Chain Just Opened Its Biggest Restaurant Yet In A 5,352-Square-Foot Space
A free game room with Galaga and Pac-Man now sits inside a breakfast restaurant. Yes, you can chase ghosts between pancakes, and nobody will ask you for a single quarter. That’s not even the biggest surprise. This brand-new spot seats up to 190 people, while its sister restaurants top out at 107.
Ascension St. Vincent’s plans primary care expansions in Aberdeen, Nocatee and Fruit Cove
This week, Ascension St. Vincent’s announced that it is expanding primary care services across St. Johns County, with three new clinic locations in Aberdeen, Nocatee and Fruit Cove.
Man in his 20s shot in the head near UF Health on Sunday survives...
A man in his 20s who was shot in the head on the north side of Downtown Jacksonville on Sunday survived his injuries, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office The incident occurred about 10 a.m. on Reiman Street near UF Health Jacksonville, just north of 8th Street and west of I-95 near downtown.
