Foreclosures Rise Sharply Across Florida as Housing Costs Overwhelm Homeowners
Adjusting mortgage rates and depleted savings push thousands toward default in Orlando, Tampa, and Jacksonville. By Senior Staff Writer, Edmond Thorne for OmniCom MultiMedia. Florida News Network: Tallahassee —The dream of homeownership is slipping away for thousands of Florida families as foreclosure filings surge...
Wakulla County Man Taken Into Custody After Allegedly Driving To Jacksonville To Meet A...
A Wakulla County man was taken into custody after allegedly driving to Jacksonville, Florida, to meet with who he thought was a child, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Richard Lynn Simmons, Jr., 36, is charged with using his cellphone and the internet to attempt to entice an 11-year-old...
Moroccan and Mediterranean Flavors Arrive in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, FL — EZ Eatz by Yaya is now in a soft opening phase at 1023 Park St, Jacksonville, FL 32204, bringing Moroccan and Mediterranean-inspired cuisine to the Five Points area. Owner Yahia “Yaya” Zrikem told Business Debut the restaurant quietly opened this week, with a grand opening planned for sometime next...
City of Jacksonville employee put on administrative leave after warning of ICE presence in...
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — City of Jacksonville Hispanic Outreach Coordinator Yanira "Yaya" Cardona has been placed on administrative leave amid a city review on comments she made on an Instagram livestream Wednesday, during which she warned her followers about the presence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)...
Missing 81-year-old Jacksonville woman found safe
Freddie Rudine Starks, 81, was last seen at 6 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of Harts Road and Dunn Avenue. She suffers from memory loss.
Jacksonville woman protesting ICE enforcement punched FHP trooper, Attorney General says
ICE made its presence known in Northeast Florida on Wednesday, running joint operations with the Florida Highway Patrol throughout our area.
Clay Eye to pay $2.14M for alleged kickback scheme
A Fleming Island ophthalmology practice is one of five in Florida that have agreed to pay a total of nearly $6 million to resolve an alleged kickback scheme, according to the U.S. Justice Department.
A man arrested in Florida now facing murder charges in connection with a deadly...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — A man arrested in Florida is now facing murder charges in connection with a deadly shooting in West Ashley earlier this month, and state records show he has a lengthy criminal history in South Carolina that includes felony gun convictions and multiple parole violations. Charleston...
Intercontinental Exchange investment at Deerwood Park North topping $100 million
A year after ICE Mortgage Technology Holdings Inc. of Atlanta bought the 52.23-acre Merrill Lynch Deerwood Park North campus, the company has applied for permits to renovate the first building inside and out at an estimated cost of $53.37 million. Counting two more permits issued in 2025 for interior demolition...
FIRST ALERT WEATHER DAY: A very cold morning kicks off a prolonged stretch of...
The Action News Jax First Alert Weather Team has declared a First Alert Weather Day due to freezing temperatures in our area.

















