Woman pleads guilty to punching trooper, kicking ICE officer during Jacksonville traffic stop
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A 41-year-old mother of four pleaded guilty Wednesday in federal court to punching a Florida Highway Patrol trooper and kicking an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer and will now face sentencing. News4JAX tried to speak to Jennifer Cruz as she exited the courtroom, but she had...
Clay County Sheriff Seeks Public’s Help Identifying Man Accused of Grabbing Woman on Walking...
CLAY COUNTY, Fla. — The Clay County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help identifying a man accused of grabbing a woman while she was walking her dog in the Jennings Forest area. According to investigators, the incident occurred at approximately 7:30 a.m. on June 16, 2026, near Powell The post Clay County S
First Coast News Anchor Jeannie Blaylock inducted into Florida Broadcasters Hall of Fame
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — First Coast News Anchor Jeannie Blaylock, a veteran journalist for the First Coast region and a nationwide champion of breast cancer awareness for more than 40 years, has been inducted into the Florida Broadcasters Hall of Fame Class of 2026, the Florida Association of Broadcasters (FAB) announced,
Over 20 companies to attend Jacksonville Job Fair
Job seekers from around Northeast Florida will be making their way to the DoubleTree Riverfront Hotel for the Jacksonville Job Fair.
Julington Creek’s Tide Club completed
The Tide Club at Julington Creek, a $34 million aquatics complex and park, is complete. Jacksonville-based ELM | Erving Lovett Miller, the designer of the project, announced its completion in a June 16 news release. ELM is an architecture, landscape architecture and planning firm. A grand opening was held with...
Man dies after being struck by vehicle while crossing Philips Highway
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office says a man has died after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing the road at Philips Highway, just north of Reba Avenue. This is in the area of the Walmart Supercenter. Police say the accident happened around 9:40 Tuesday...
Jacksonville Man Arrested for DUI After Deputies Find Three Young Children in Vehicle
CALLAHAN, Fla. — A Jacksonville man was arrested on multiple charges after deputies say he was driving recklessly while under the influence with three young children in his vehicle. According to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded on June 12, 2026, to a reported domestic incident in Callahan involvin
Ortega Parents Revolt Over Plan to Cut Loose Century-Old School
Parents in Ortega are scrambling to stop a district move they say could put their beloved neighborhood school on the chopping block. A Duval County proposal would declare Ortega Elementary "surplus" property, a dry bureaucratic label that parents warn could open the door to sale, lease or redevelopment of the century-o
Monaco Arms residents being asked to pay more in rent, after rent was already...
Monaco Arms residents tell Action News Jax they are being asked to pay rent money, but they say they’ve already paid.
Liquor store, cigar bar, restaurant planned for Yulee
A multi-tenant commercial development is planned in Nassau County. The Yulee project is proposed for a site about 6 miles east of Interstate 95 off Florida 200 in the county’s Amelia Station corridor. At 95950 Lofton Square Court, it is near AMC Yulee 10, Home Depot, Publix and Target.
