Sulzbacher, Jacksonville Speech and Hearing Center Honored at 20th Annual Sapphire Awards
Bold City nonprofits Sulzbacher and Jacksonville Speech and Hearing Center were among the nine honorees at the 20th anniversary of Florida Blue Foundation’s 2025 Sapphire Awards. The annual Community Health Symposium and Sapphire Awards were held on May 1 in Orlando, with a theme underscoring the power of AI,...
Officials give update on 6-year-old airlifted out of Silverleaf amenities center over the weekend
A 6-year-old child remains in critical but stable condition Monday morning following a near-drowning incident over the weekend at the SilverLeaf community amenity center, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office. The incident occurred Sunday at the facility located at 218 Silver Forest Drive. SJSO deputies...
First Alert Weather: Warm start to the week before rain and storms increase
Highs will reach the lower 90s inland, and the humidity shouldn’t be too bad.
Wife of fallen Jacksonville firefighter working to install memorial sign at his fire station
The Jacksonville Beach City Council is meeting Monday to vote on approval for a street sign to honor Ian Church.
The St. Johns Riverkeeper wants you to save water, drink beer
The St. Johns Riverkeeper is celebrating its 25th anniversary in a clever way.
Increasing rain chances return this week as highs waiver in the upper 80s, low...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Monday’s forecast puts daytime highs close to 90 degrees for the start of June, following what she confirmed as the warmest May ever recorded in the city. If you noticed it felt warmer stepping outside this morning, you weren’t imagining it. Temperatures around the area...
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Celebrates National Corrections Officer Week with Unity and Festivities
Amidst the annual celebrations and appreciations that mark our calendar, May brought a moment to acknowledge the less sung heroes patrolling the often fraught corridors of correctional facilities. The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office took to social media with a post commemorating National Corrections Officer Week,...
Teen Who Can’t Swim Saves Drowning Man At Beach With Family’s Help
Jacksonville, Florida, 17-year-old Brandon Williams recently rescued a man from drowning at Jax Beach with the help of his family. On Saturday evening, Brandon and his father, Kay Williams, along with his younger brothers Zayden and Kyson, were spending time at the beach when Zayden noticed a man struggling in the...
‘State of the Air’ report: Jacksonville metro area declines in air quality
Air quality has declined in the Jacksonville metropolitan area after three years in a row of being named one of the cleanest in the nation. The annual American Lung Association State of the Air report ranks communities across the nation for "exposure to unhealthy levels of ground-level ozone air pollution, annual...
Woman Sentenced to 8 Years for DUI Manslaughter in Fatal Hit-and-Run of UF Student
On Monday, June 2, 2025, Margaret Caitlin Walker was sentenced to eight years in prison for DUI Manslaughter in connection with the death of a University of Florida graduate student on November 27, 2022. The incident occurred during nighttime hours on South Main Street, where Walker, driving a 2017 Volvo The post...
