New fire station replaces 46-year-old firehouse at Blount Island
Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. A train loaded with new cars trundled into JAXPORT’s fenced-in Blount Island Marine Terminal on Wednesday as city leaders officially openeda new fire station. The new station, Station 48, replaces one opened 46 years ago inside the...
Westview K-8 parent: ‘I’m sending my kids to school … and there’s no A/C:’
Parents at Westview K-8 are wanting answers from the school and Duval County Public Schools as air-conditioning units left students enduring stifling indoor temperatures this week.
Classic Dive Bar since 1933 Pete’s Bar Neptune Beach
Unpretentious watering hole, with old school dive bar energy and cheap drinks. Just a block from the sand, Pete’s Bar has been a go to for locals for 93 years in Jacksonville. Legend has it that when Prohibition ended, Pete’s was the first establishment in Duval County to be...
THE JAXSON | Warehouses of history: Jacksonville then and now
Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. Jacksonville’s historic warehouses and industrial buildings tell the story of a city shaped by railroads, shipping, manufacturing and commerce. From coffee roasting plants and wholesale grocery warehouses to bottling operations and distribution centers, these build
Jacksonville cooling center to offer food and shelter as temps hit 95+ degrees
City Rescue Mission is opening its cooling centers in Jacksonville to provide relief from forecasted high temperatures.
LIVE: Ben Crump, family of 22-year-old demands release of JSO body camera footage after...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Civil rights attorney Ben Crump will join the family of a 22-year-old woman on Thursday to demand that the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office release video from the Aug. 11 fatal officer-involved shooting. Crump is holding a news conference at 11:30 a.m. Southside Church of God in...
Crown Point Elementary evacuated due to smoke in building
Crown Point Elementary School was evacuated Thursday morning due to smoke in the building.
As federal food assistance shrinks, Jacksonville families are turning to local nonprofits for help
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Federal cuts to food assistance are being felt right here in Jacksonville. Millions of Americans have lost access to SNAP benefits following the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and local nonprofits said the need in their community continues to grow. The One Big...
Street racing crackdown: JSO arrests at least 5 drivers in weekend operation on San...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A city-wide street racing deployment on San Jose Boulevard ended with at least five arrests Saturday night, as Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers and Florida Highway Patrol units fanned out across the corridor after social media posts flagged the area as the site of a planned car meet, accordin
Jacksonville Police Hunt Pair Who Distracted Greeter to Swipe $1,500 in Goods
Two suspects allegedly worked together to steal $1,500 worth of merchandise from a department store on Atlantic Boulevard, with one distracting the store's door greeter while the other slipped out with hidden goods, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. The theft happened on July 12, and investigators are now
