St. Augustine fence company being investigated after complaints from homeowners
Several St. Johns County homeowners claim a local fence business took their money and never completed the work.
Florida’s mobile home parks are an affordable housing lifeline. But residents face steep eviction...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Manufactured housing plays a key role in providing affordable housing, especially in Florida, which has one of the largest numbers of mobile home parks in the country. But unlike single-family homeowners, mobile homeowners do not have the same legal protections against displacement, and every...
Police officer fatally shoots man armed with knife
A man is dead after an officer shot him Wednesday on Buckman Street in the city’s Talleyrand area, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Police say the 30-year-old man had tried to set fire to a house on East 16th Street early Wednesday, but he fled.
Florida announces new ‘Deportation Depot’ jail after Alligator Alcatraz is launched
The new facility, dubbed "Deportation Depot," will be housed at a prison in north Florida
$7 Theft Leads to Major Arrest
Sheriff’s Office arrested 51-year-old Eric Detiege of Tampa on Friday after he stole two beers from a Marathon gas station in Yulee and struck two clerks who tried to stop him—damaging the store’s front door in the process. When deputies located Detiege, he smelled of alcohol, had...
Jacksonville nonprofit seeking donations for students in need
JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Tuesday night, dozens of First Coast News viewers reached out to help after we aired the story of a grandmother of a Jean Ribault Middle School student said she couldn't afford the required shirts with embroidered school logos on them, which she said led the school to hold him out of class.
Clay County Mother Arrested After Child Brings Gun to Coppergate Elementary
At the start of the school day, a student at Coppergate Elementary in Middleburg, FL, discovered a gun in their backpack. The student immediately reported it to their teacher, who notified school supervisors and law enforcement. Deputies confiscated the firearm, and the school was placed in a “secure status,”...
Duval County leaders clash over potential historic school designation
The School Board, which owns the now-closed Annie R. Morgan Elementary School, says landmark status could interfere with its plans to sell or lease the building—an important step in addressing the district’s budget problem.
Police investigating after man allegedly recorded woman while she was showering at Bartram Springs...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville police are investigating an incident alleged to have occurred at the Bartram Springs amenity center that the victim’s family is describing as an act of video voyeurism, while police have referred to the situation as one involving a “prowler.”. According to the victim’s...
Movies and TV shows casting in Jacksonville
Backstage compiled a list of movies and TV shows casting in Jacksonville.
