Jacksonville FL

Coast Guard crews worked with local fire rescue to evacuate a head-injured mariner from a ship offshore from Mayport.

Jacksonville renters can use jaxstablehousing.org to view a rental's code violations, eviction filings and local rental or legal help.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A new Florida law that took effect Oct. 1 expands how police can use social media posts as evidence against criminal gang members in Florida. The law is known as House Bill 429, and a new social criteria added to it was created by Rep. Jessica Baker. She said it’s to modernize the statute.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The last remaining Hooters restaurant in Jacksonville has permanently closed. The lone location on San Jose Boulevard at Baymeadows Road posted a sign on the doors of the shuttered building that read, “Unfortunately we have closed permanently.”. Though the exact date of closure is unknown,...

Hidden in Jacksonville’s Big Island Drive sits a bakery that’s rewriting the rules on American desserts. Light On The Sugar Bakery Café doesn’t just make pastries, they craft edible art that won’t send your taste buds into sugar shock. Their star attraction is a cream puff so legendary it’s earned its own fan club: a g

Open Mon–Fri, 6:30 AM–7 PM | Sat–Sun, 7 AM–6 PM. Bold Bean Coffee Roasters – Riverside has won people over by making an everyday coffee stop feel like a small ritual worth savoring. Since opening its first café in Riverside in December 2011, it has...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville City Councilwoman Tyrona Clark-Murray, who faces a possible suspension without pay from her Duval County Public Schools teaching job, hosted a town hall to urge residents to reject Amendment 3 and back a 1-mill school tax renewal. The suspension is pending approval from the school...

A Hooters in Duval County was temporarily closed by Florida inspectors on Sept. 29, 2026, after rodent droppings were found in multiple areas of the restaurant — marking the second emergency closure for this location in 2026. The routine inspection at 8938 San Jose Blvd in Jacksonville recorded 10 violations total.

WJCT Public Media Builds Momentum With Four New Trustees and Appointment of New Board Chair. Oct. 1, 2026 — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. –– WJCT Public Media, the independent, community-owned public media organization serving Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia, has started its new fiscal year with the installation of four n

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – From a home show and whiskey festival to Pride celebrations, fall markets, live music and family activities, Jacksonville has plenty to do this weekend. Jacksonville Home + Patio Show — 10 a.m.-8 p.m. at the Prime Osborn Convention Center, 1000 Water St. Admission is $12 for adults at the box offic