Changes coming to Jacksonville Park Safety Council after Action News Jax Investigation
The group was created by executive order in 2020, following the 2017 death of Amari Harley at Bruce Park in Arlington. The toddler died after falling into an unsecured septic tank.
Driver cited after striking e-bike rider in crosswalk on Beach Boulevard
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Jacksonville man riding an electric bicycle was struck by a pickup truck while crossing in a designated crosswalk Thursday afternoon, sending him to the hospital. The crash occurred at approximately 4:45 p.m. on July 23, at the intersection of Anniston Road and Beach Boulevard, according...
5-star DE Asher Ghioto, 2028’s No. 3 prospect, sets South Carolina official visit date
He received an offer from the Gamecocks in May of 2025.
Jacksonville Boy Spends 100 Hours Reading to Shelter Animals
Most children spend their free time playing games or watching videos, but 11-year-old Nehemiah Turner has spent the past two years reading books to animals at the Jacksonville Humane Society . Nehemiah recently became the first participant in the shelter’s Pawsitive Reading program to complete 100 volunteer hours , ear
Cornerstone Classical Academy breaks ground on Wildlight campus
Cornerstone Classical Academy broke ground July 23 on its planned Wildlight Garden District campus in Yulee, marking the start of construction on the public charter school’s second location. The school’s first campus opened in 2020 in Jacksonville. The campus is scheduled to open in August 2027, initially serving...
Jacksonville Swelters As Heat Index Nears 110 And Storms Crash The Afternoon
Jacksonville rolled out of bed to sauna-level air on Monday, July 27, 2026, with the airport already clocking about 82°F this morning and temperatures expected to spike near 96°F by afternoon. A Heat Advisory is in effect from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., with heat-index readings forecast to...
Two Northeast Florida Cracker Barrel stores appear tied to $77 million national sale-leaseback deal
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Inc. announced July 20 it completed a sale-leaseback transaction with an undisclosed institutional real estate investor involving 26 company-owned Cracker Barrel locations, with two Northeast Florida stores appearing to be part of the agreement. The real estate transaction for the Crack
Shooting under investigation in Callahan, Nassau deputies say
Deputies are investigating a shooting that happened Monday in Callahan, the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office said.
State drops 2 of 4 charges against Mario Fernandez in Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire case...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Two of the four charges against Mario Fernandez have been dropped, prosecutors announced during Monday’s final hearing before the start of the first of three trials in the high-profile Jared Bridegan murder-for-hire case. Fernandez, who is accused of hiring a gunman to murder Bridegan, his...
Woman arrested for murder after woman stabbed to death outside Jacksonville convenience store: JSO
A woman is in custody after police say she stabbed another woman to death outside of a Jacksonville convenience store on Thursday.
