Publix Plots Tear-Down Comeback At Old Arlington Corner
Publix Super Markets is weighing a full wipe-and-rebuild of its long-running Old Arlington grocery at 7117 Merrill Road, according to filings connected to a local utility review. A master site plan tied to the proposal would swap out the existing building for a modern supermarket and a separate liquor store at the...
Jacksonville police: Man who said he’d ‘come out shooting’ killed by officer near Bowden...
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said a man who said he would “come out shooting” was killed by an officer on Tuesday morning.
Rocket Launch Today lights up Florida skies again
Florida’s Space Coast has settled into a new rhythm. Rockets rise so often now that the spectacle feels both routine and quietly astonishing. In 2025, the region recorded 109 orbital launches, a figure that once seemed improbable. By mid-March 2026, that pace has not slowed. Eighteen launches have already cleared the...
Dozens of Live Roaches Trigger Emergency Closure at Duval County, FL Zebo’s Crab Shack...
A routine food inspection at Zebo's Crab Shack in Duval County, Florida, resulted in an emergency closure on March 12, 2026, after inspectors uncovered five violations — including a roach infestation with live insect issues found inside the facility. The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation...
Resident shoots at Jacksonville police as officers chase men on foot who were fleeing...
Jacksonville police said they do not believe the resident who was shooting at the officers was associated with the traffic stop Monday night on the Eastside.
Dinosauria opens at Jacksonville Zoo
Dinosaurs are back at the Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens.
Lights Out: Atlantic Beach asks residents, businesses to turn off non-essential lights at night...
ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. – The city of Atlantic Beach is asking residents and businesses to dim the night sky to help protect migrating birds this spring. The city has declared March 15 through May 15 as “Lights Out Atlantic Beach Nights,” encouraging people to switch off non-essential lights from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. so...
Historic Springfield to become site of new public arboretum and guided tree walks
Springfield Preservation and Revitalization is launching the Historic Springfield TreeWalks and Springfield Arboretum in Jacksonville. The initiative will interpret Florida’s environmental heritage through the ecological and architectural history of the city’s oldest neighborhood. Funding for the project is provided...
‘Just in disbelief’: Gas station canopy toppled during thunderstorms in Nassau County
NASSAU COUNTY, Fla. – A Sunoco gas station in Nassau County was damaged when storms rolled through Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia Monday afternoon. Nassau County Emergency Management said no injuries were reported at the gas station on County Road 108 in Hilliard. Workers inside the store told News4JAX...
JFRD responds to massive propane leak, performs ‘controlled burnoff’
Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department says crews responded to a leaking 1,000-gallon propane tank on Thursday afternoon. The incident was resolved through a controlled burnoff.

















