‘Hurt and blindsided’: Laid-off JTA employee says employees were given severance packets, escorted out...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Transportation Authority is cutting hundreds of jobs to close a $39 million budget gap, and some of those employees say the impact was immediate and unexpected. News4JAX spoke with one laid-off JTA employee who said workers were blindsided by the cuts. “Employees are feeling...
Florida troopers recover 2 stolen semis hauling tires and batteries; driver flees
Florida troopers recovered two stolen tractor-trailers carrying tires and lithium-ion batteries at a St. Johns County truck stop. Authorities arrested Eugenio Gonzalez-Merlo, 42, of Jacksonville. Another driver escaped on foot. An FHP arrest report details the September 14 operation. Georgia State Patrol alerted Florid
Sheriff Waters names Mark Romano as JSO undersheriff
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters on Monday named Mark Romano undersheriff of the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office after current Undersheriff Shawn Coarsey retired. Coarsey is retiring after nearly 32 years with the department. He became undersheriff in March 2023 after serving as director of Investiga
One dead, another injured after shooting in Jacksonville’s Hillcrest area: JSO
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – One man is dead and another is in stable condition after a shooting in Jacksonville’s Southwest Side, specifically in the Hillcrest area, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office. JSO said District 4 patrol officers were notified about the shooting at about 4:40 p.m. Saturday...
Stormy Skies, Rip-Current Danger as Cooldown Hits Jacksonville Beaches
Jacksonville is starting Monday with mostly cloudy skies, sticky air and temperatures in the mid-70s. The city could reach 88 degrees, but showers and thunderstorms are expected to become more likely from late morning through the afternoon. Gusty winds and brief heavy downpours could complicate outdoor plans before a c
Florida ‘LEGO bandit’ connected to $20K retail theft case leads ‘dangerous’ chase in U-Haul,...
Florida deputies chased down a man known as the "LEGO bandit" last week after investigators said he was wanted in connection with an organized retail theft operation.
Police investigating shooting on Spruce Street that sent one man in his 20s to...
Police are investigating a shooting on the 100 block of Spruce Street on Sunday that sent one man in his 20s to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Another craft brewery in Jacksonville bites the dust
It sure seems like the craft brew craze is over in Jacksonville, because another taproom has closed. Voodoo Brewing in San Marco has shut down after only two years here. Voodoo Brewing, based in Pennsylvania, has not had a good past three years. The Jax location closing makes 12 Voodoo Brewing taprooms that have now sh
Families of suspected illegal miners who died in Nigerian detention accuse officials of mistreatment
Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Mubarak Dahiru, second left, and friends who survived while in detention by NSCDC officials are photographed in Minna, Nigeria, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Afolabi Sotunde) If you need help with the Public File, call (904) 393-9801. At WJXT, we are commi
Steamy Jacksonville Sunday Set for Afternoon Storms, Cooler Week on Deck
Jacksonville is starting Sunday under mostly cloudy skies, with temperatures in the upper 70s and a steamy afternoon ahead. Highs should reach about 87 degrees before showers and thunderstorms become more likely during the afternoon. The rain may offer some relief, but it will not exactly cancel summer. The National...
