‘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.
Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens announces birth of baby bonobo
The Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens announced its newest arrival Wednesday!
Woman arrested in deadly Mayport hit-and-run that killed Atlantic Beach woman last year
A 33-year-old Jacksonville woman was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run that killed an Atlantic Beach woman near Naval Station Mayport more than a year ago, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.
Family to hold vigil for 20-year-old killed in Jacksonville Halloween shooting
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Family and friends of Isaiah Henry Goodson will gather Sunday to celebrate his life and remember the 20-year-old who was killed in a shooting outside a Jacksonville house party that left nine other people injured. A vigil is planned for 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, as...
Fishermen told the wildlife officer they caught nothing — then he looked inside the...
A routine fishing inspection in Jacksonville, Florida, took an unexpected turn when a wildlife officer asked three men whether they had any fish aboard their boat. After receiving a negative answer, he examined their cooler and discovered several fish, including two spotted sea trout that did not meet the state’s minimum size requirements.
Man found unresponsive in vacant lot dies; JSO detectives investigating
A homicide investigation is underway after officers discovered an unresponsive man in a vacant Jacksonville lot Saturday night.
Jacksonville apartment fire leaves 11 residents displaced; tenant faces total loss
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – An apartment fire off Old St. Augustine Road left 11 residents displaced and damaged 12 units, according to the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department. Kelsie Lisner had moved into her apartment in July. She and her boyfriend are now without a home, and Lisner is staying with her sister while they figure out what comes next.

















