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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Greater Jacksonville area is surrounded by water, so seafood is naturally a go-to treat for many when they stop by local restaurants. But a study by SeaD Consulting on behalf of the Southern Shrimp Alliance found that nearly 60% of randomly sampled local restaurant shrimp are being falsely...

DeShawn Russ, 35, of Jacksonville, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to possession of ammunition by a convicted felon and faces up to 15 years in prison. The post Jacksonville man arrested after Gainesville shooting incident pleads guilty to federal charge of unlawful possession of ammunition appeared first...

MELROSE, Fla. (WCJB) - Fire rescue departments are mourning the death of Colton Tibbetts, 23, a Jacksonville firefighter, who died in a crash in Melrose on Wednesday morning, a witness told TV20. Florida Highway Patrol troopers say a 23-year-old man lost control of his car on State Road 26 near...

The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department extinguished a fire in the 6600 block of West Beaver Street on Monday afternoon.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A man charged in the shooting death of a 2-year-old boy was denied bond Tuesday and remains in jail, authorities said. Police say A’mahri Robinson was shot and killed Sunday at the Valencia Way Apartments in what began as an argument between adults. The child’s death has sent shockwaves through...

Bellwether has closed Downtown, at least a week before ownership initially indicated it would shut its doors at 117 W. Forsyth St. after nine years in business. “Today is goodbye, and while it comes sooner than we expected, we leave with full hearts,” the restaurant posted on its website, bellwetherjax.com.

After nine years, a landmark restaurant in the heart of downtown bid farewell about a week earlier than it originally planned to shut its doors. Saying the end "comes sooner than we expected," Bellwether , 117 W Forsyth St., announced on social media March 21 that it is now closed. "We leave with full hearts. Nine...

A towering column of thick black smoke rolled over Jacksonville’s west side Monday afternoon after multiple vehicles caught fire at a junkyard, sending a dark plume visible across neighborhoods and highways. Drivers and tower cameras zeroed in on the growing cloud as firefighters rushed toward the scene. According...

Already this year, dozens of new restaurants have opened across Jacksonville and Northeast Florida, from the city's historic districts of Five Points, San Marco and Springfield, to the Beaches, to the Town Center, Baymeadows, Mandarin, northern St. Johns County and more. And several notable restaurants have closed,...

A late Sunday night run for fast food at the St. Johns Town Center McDonald’s turned into a drive‑thru nightmare when a man dressed in black opened fire on a car waiting in line on Jan. 18, leaving the driver wounded but alive. The group in the vehicle managed to get themselves to a hospital, and investigators say...