Not your average pet: Endangered tortoise inspires Jacksonville conservation movement
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Every morning, Brett Desser climbs the stairs of her Jacksonville home to wake someone special. “Scooter!” she says as she goes up to the second floor. It’s not a dog pawing at the door, or a cat curled on a windowsill, or even a child...
Is There a Serial Killer in Florida? Three Murders of Females in Jacksonville Fuel...
Speculation and fear spread throughout Jacksonville, Florida, after three women were found dead in separate incidents over three days. The prevailing question on social media is, could a serial killer be operating in the city? Local authorities insist the answer is no. The public is not convinced. On Saturday,...
Operation ‘Home for the Holidays’ rescued 122 missing children, 22 from Jacksonville
Operation Home for the Holidays rescued 122 missing children earlier this month across Florida. Twenty-two of those children were right here in Jacksonville.
Jacksonville Mourns the Loss of Local Woman in Tragic Hit-and-Run Accident on South Highway...
Alyssa Gibson, 36, was killed in a traffic accident on South Highway 161 Wednesday afternoon, Jacksonville police reported. According to a social media post, officers arrived at the scene around 5:50 p.m. and found Gibson deceased. Jacksonville authorities have not filed charges against the drivers involved as the...
Chick-fil-A lands construction permits for North Jacksonville restaurant
Almost three years after plans surfaced, followed by neighborhood complaints, the proposed Chick-fil-A near the entrance to the North Creek subdivision in North Jacksonville landed permits for construction. The city issued a permit Nov. 21 for W.H. Bass Inc. to build the fast-food restaurant at a project cost of...
Woman killed in early morning crash on Brait Avenue
A woman in her mid-60s died early Saturday after being hit by a car backing out of a driveway on Brait Avenue, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said.
Man dies after crashing into 2 cars on Normandy Boulevard in Jacksonville, FHP says
A man died Friday morning after the pickup truck he was driving crashed into two other cars, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
Dozens line up, some overnight, at Jacksonville dachshund puppy adoption event following viral plea
Jacksonville TikTok creator, Bethany Michel, posted a short clip urging her followers to help in getting the about 50 dogs adopted. Dozens lined up outside Jacksonville's ACPS Friday morning for a chance to adopt one.
Only on Action News Jax: Two Jacksonville natives star in MJ the Musical on...
Two Jacksonville natives are shining bright in the Big Apple. Right now, Douglas Anderson graduates Joshua Johnson and Samuel Nelson III are *both* cast in MJ the Musical on Broadway.
Boys, 13 and 17, charged with murder in homeless man’s beating death
Roger Borkum was a 64-year-old homeless man living on Jacksonville's downtown streets. On Oct. 19 he was beaten , not once, not twice, but three separate times within an hour on the same night and died four days later. Marcavion Juh’Maine Lacey, 19, has already been charged with second-degree murder and now the State...
