Jacksonville FL

Action News Jax Investigates uncovers relentless pest problems for more than three months in Duval County Public Schools.

The New Mt. Zion AME Church invited the community to join in celebrating 159 years of faith, love, and service. Founded in May of 1866, Spirit-filled believers established the original Mt. Zion Episcopal Church on a sand hill in the historic Lone Star community. These faithful pioneers—families from across the Gullah...

It has been one year since hundreds of people gathered in Sapelo Island in Georgia for a cultural celebration of the Gullah Geechee community. That’s when tragedy struck at the visitors center dock.

Interested in adding a furry friend to your family? Even if you're just keen on viewing some of the cute critters available for adoption nearby, there are ample pets waiting for their forever homes in animal shelters throughout and around jacksonville.

On the night of the crash, he was traveling on the sidewalk at the corner of Terry and Randy roads in Jacksonville's San Souci neighborhood when a speeding car hit him.

Visual Comfort & Co. can build-out its tenant space in Jacksonville-based Ashco Centers’ Outparcels at Town Center II near St. Johns Town Center now that the city issued a permit Oct. 17. Sullivan Construction Co. of Fort Lauderdale is the contractor for the $823,731 project to build-out 4,000 square...

Dutch Bros Coffee, already with a dozen identified sites in Northeast Florida, has another in review, this one at southwest Monument and McCormick roads in East Arlington. The St. Johns River Water Management District received a pre-application Oct. 15 for Dutch Bros on Monument Road. At the same time, city...

Once a cornerstone of Jacksonville’s historic LaVilla neighborhood, the Lawton Pratt Funeral Home at 525 W. Beaver Street has been given new life as The Raven, a boutique Airbnb that embraces its storied past. Originally opened in 1916 by Lawton Pratt, one of Florida’s first licensed Black funeral directors and a...

Considering pet adoption? Or perhaps you just enjoy all things cute and cuddly? Numerous charming pets are ready for a loving home at animal shelters situated in and near jacksonville.

Jacksonville City Council is reviewing legislation to bring retail development to West Jacksonville along Pritchard Road west of Interstate 295, an area of strong industrial development and generational homesteads. Ordinances 2025-0751 and 2025-0752 would allow commercial and retail uses on a 3.99-acre site at 4065...