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Simba and I visited and explored Beluthahatchee Park in Fruit Cove, Florida — the former home and retreat of writer, folklorist, journalist, and civil-rights activist Stetson Kennedy. Hidden among the woods beside a quiet lake, Beluthahatchee feels worlds away from the development surrounding much of modern Northeast F

Police are holding a briefing on North Main Street in Springfield tonight regarding what they are describing as a traffic fatality earlier in the day.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A motorcyclist died Saturday night following a collision with an SUV on North Main Street. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened around 8 p.m. near 16th Street. Investigators said the driver of the motorcycle was heading south when an SUV traveling north...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - A Florida man charged in the 1987 killing of a 20-year-old mother allegedly confessed after contacting authorities himself and investigators say he described details of the crime scene that had never been publicly released. Gary Edward Glowacz, 70, is charged with second-degree murder and armed bur

Police seek a teenage suspect following a shooting on Barnett Street in Jacksonville that left a man injured Saturday morning.

Free local news and info, in your inbox at 6 a.m. M-F. The nonprofit Sulzbacher and the city of Jacksonville are finalizing an agreement to provide 32 shelter beds for single women experiencing homelessness. City Council recently voted 17-0 to authorize $413,900 for the Jacksonville-based provider of housing and essent

For the second time this week, the Florida Department of Health in Duval County has issued a red tide alert. The alert was issued near Kingsley Plantation, north of the Ft. George River. Earlier this week, the department of health issued a red tide alert near the Ft. George Inlet.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Dozens of people gathered on Jacksonville’s Northside Friday night for a candlelight vigil honoring 7-year-old Chace Brown. Chace was found earlier this month in a retention pond after going missing from his home, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. They said no foul play is suspected.

A now-former Chartwells employee at Fletcher Middle School for more than 10 years was terminated after a level two screening found a drug charge almost 30 years old. Zina Brown says the charge was from September of 1997 for the "sale or delivery of cocaine." "When I first got the...

Mayor Donna Deegan unveiled a $2 billion balanced budget prioritizing housing and homelessness, with town halls through mid-September.