Jacksonville FL

JTA’s spending is coming under new scrutiny with an Inspector General’s report suggesting the company selected for a project may have gotten insider information from someone within the agency to help ensure it secured the pricey contract.

The St. Johns County Property Appraiser’s Office has been awarded the 2026 Jacksonville Top Workplaces Award. The award was presented by The Florida Times-Union in partnership with Energage, an employee engagement technology company. The Property Appraiser's Office received an award for ranking as one of top three...

A federal labor arbitrator has ruled that the City of Jacksonville improperly punished a district chief with the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department, and that the Mayor’s office – influenced by negative publicity - became deeply involved in discipline discussions.

A federal labor arbitrator has ordered the City of Jacksonville to put District Chief Byron Iveson back in charge and cut him a check for lost wages, ruling the city went too far when it disciplined him over a February 2025 clash at Fire Station 28 involving a probationary firefighter who was fasting for Ramadan. The...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A stretch of persistent sea fog has settled along the coast in recent days, reducing visibility and creating cool, gray mornings that show little sign of quickly clearing. What makes sea fog much more stubborn than your typical overnight radiational fog?. Unlike typical overnight radiation fog,...

Following news that EverBank is considering leaving downtown for the suburbs, in part due to security costs, the Duval DOGE committee dug into statistics on the downtown homeless situation on Tuesday.

Known for New York-style bagels that are "Always Boiled. Never Toasted," highly anticipated Jeff's Bagel Run is ready to debut its first Northeast Florida restaurant in Neptune Beach. The Orlando-based bagel chain will introduce itself with a soft opening on March 4-5, then celebrate its grand opening on March 6 at...

JACKSONVILLE, Florida - Jonathan Simeon Gholston, a 35-year-old from Jacksonville, has pleaded guilty to conspiring to receive kickbacks for referring Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries for HIV prophylactic medications. Gholston, who owned a marketing company, entered into an agreement with a Jacksonville pharmacy...

Frustration is growing at a Northside pharmacy as customers say they’re struggling to get prescriptions filled on time at the Lem Turner Road location of Walgreens.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has arrested 42-year-old Zachariah Salak of Jacksonville after investigators say he sent messages to a juvenile and failed to register several online accounts, as required under Florida law. Agents took Salak into custody on Feb. 10, wrapping up the first phase of an...