Fernandina Beach car shop owner arrested leaving nearly two dozen customer vehicles abandoned
Michael Jacobsen, 68, owner of All Pro Automotive, was arrested Monday leaving dozens of customers' vehicles abandoned in Fernandina Beach.
Florida riverkeeper sues terminal owners, says coal ash keeps spilling into St. Johns River
When pollution enters a river, the effects do not stay confined to one industrial site.
Culver’s Eyes 11th Northeast Florida Spot on Lem Turner Road
Culver's is exploring a 1.29-acre site on Lem Turner Road in Northwest Jacksonville, a quarter-mile north of Interstate 295, where site plans call for a 4,300-square-foot restaurant with a drive-thru, indoor seating and a patio. The vacant land is owned by John Grant-Dooley, Jean Grant-Dooley and Robert Gittings, and n
VIDEO: Local alligator trapping legend wrestles feisty reptile near Arlington Expressway
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Wild video of a gator being wrangled near the Arlington Expressway is dropping some jaws online. It shows the ‘Blue Collar Brawler’ A.K.A Mike Dragich wrestling with the reptile during an emergency trapping call. Dragich posted the video on social media today, but said...
FEMA Sends Florida $317 Million as Jacksonville Hospital, Cape Coral Canals Get Fixes
FEMA has approved $317 million in disaster recovery and hazard-mitigation funding for Florida, with nearly $53 million of it earmarked for St. Vincent's Medical Center Riverside in Jacksonville to armor the hospital's roof, walls and other building components against hurricane-force winds and flooding. The money spans
Early-bird tickets for 71st Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair go on sale Sept. 1
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Early bird tickets for the 71st annual Greater Jacksonville Agricultural Fair go on sale Sept. 1, offering discounted general admission and a limited number of $25 Mega Passes that include admission and unlimited mechanical rides for one day. The fair runs Nov. 5-15, 2026, and for...
‘It’d be right on brand for Jax’: National R&B Hall of Fame could be...
Jacksonville has emerged as a top contender to become the permanent home of the National Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame, a move that would bring a prestigious national museum to the city.
You Haven’t Lived Until You’ve Tried The Legendary Uglies At This Florida Donut Shop
What if the best-looking donut in Florida is actually the ugliest one in the box?. At one old-school Jacksonville counter, enormous apple fritters emerge from the fryer with twisted edges, golden peaks, and glossy rivers of glaze. They are lumpy, oversized, and proudly imperfect. They are also warm, gooey, crisp...
Vance Gaylord Moore – Jacksonville, Fla.
Vance Gaylord Moore, 94, of Jacksonville, Fla., passed away August 16, 2026. He was born in Greenville, Mich., on January 16, 1932, where he grew up climbing apple trees, hunting small game, and spearing pike until joining the Navy at age 18. Vance proudly served his country in the United...
‘Spidey Senses Are Going Off’: Florida Woman Spots 2 Men at Gas Station, but...
Florida TikTok creator Tasia Alexis (@tasiaalexis) says her “spidey senses” started going off after she spotted an older man looking her up and down at a Walmart in Orange Park. She had stopped by the store to buy a checkered bath rug, but things got unsettling when she realized the man she had noticed earlier […]
