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VyStar Credit Union is hosting free “Shred to Protect Day” events across Florida and Georgia, providing residents a secure way to dispose of sensitive documents.

An overnight fire tore through several units at the Landon Imperial Apartments on Jacksonville’s Southside, sending two adults to local hospitals and forcing a dozen residents out of their homes. One of the hospitalized adults suffered life-threatening injuries, and fire crews stayed on scene into the morning to secure

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – After 15 years of greeting students with a friendly smile, Jacksonville Police Officer Willie Perry got a surprise he didn’t see coming. Staff and students at Parkwood Heights Elementary in Arlington surprised Perry Friday with a retirement celebration in his honor. News4Jax photojournalist Ben Sch

ST. NICHOLAS NEIGHBORHOOD, Fla. – One man is dead and a woman had to be treated for injuries at a hospital after an apartment fire early Sunday morning. JFRD Chief Aaron Bebernitz says the fire happened at the Landon Imperial Apartments on Art Museum Drive in the St. Nicholas neighborhood shortly after 4:15 a.m.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The swinging sounds of jazz have swung into Downtown Jacksonville. Jazz Fest returned to the lot next to the Hyatt, Ford on Bay, and Riverfront Plaza for the first time since 2023. From Ford on Bay, to Metro Park, to the tailgater lot and back to...

Jacksonville’s annual Jazz Festival is back, and this year, it’s featuring a new stage: Jazz in the Plaza.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Closing in on two years later, a 59-year-old veteran has been identified in a grisly dog-mauling homicide on Jacksonville’s Westside. On Tuesday, May 19, the Sheriff’s Office announced that 62-year-old Melvyn Souffrount was charged with manslaughter for his role in the Aug. 31, 2024, death of Ronal

A part of Atlantic Boulevard has been closed since Saturday night after a crash brought down a wire, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Florida’s gastropub scene has come a long way from basic bar food and frozen appetizers. Across the state, a new breed of kitchen-focused pubs is pairing craft beer lists with menus that wouldn’t look out of place in a proper restaurant. From Winter Park’s Michelin-mentioned standouts to beachside spots slinging house-

Looking for a magical escape where you can cuddle fluffy Highland cows and hang out with friendly goats? Rooterville Animal Sanctuary in Melrose sits just an hour from Jacksonville and offers something you won’t find anywhere else in North Florida. This rescue farm welcomes visitors to meet rescued animals living their